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The original was posted on /r/aitah by /u/IllustratorUpbeat865 on 2023-08-11 22:02:05.
I didn't intend to embarrass her but I don't feel that matters, really. My husband and I just welcomed our last baby in to this world 5 weeks ago. My company gave me 3 months paid leave and his company offered him 4 weeks. I'm not sure what exactly went wrong but during his 4 weeks out, he was fired. They said it was due to budget cuts but I'm almost leaning toward them being salty that he took time off because they are short staffed and "needed him". We are currently looking in to wrongful termination and unemployment while he's job searching. On the income I get from paid leave, we do have bills covered but it's like every single penny that I have coming in. I have had to start couponing heavily and go to food banks and even then, sometimes me and my husband are still hungry. We are now facing the possibility that we might not actually have a place by next week because they raised our rent by $300 and I absolutely cannot afford it and our landlord is far from lenient or willing to work with us. Fingers crossed that unemployment kicks on by then but we are preparing for the worst. It's been a very, very stressful few weeks.
Last week my MIL had asked if she, my SIL, and my 2 BILs could come see the baby and stated that they would bring a bunch of food and prepare us a nice meal and keep an eye on our kids so we could catch a break. We of course accepted the offer and they all came by on Sunday. At some point or another my husband was talking to his brother about how stressed he is and how he feels like it's his fault we could potentially be homeless by next month and was basically asking him if he knew of any cheaper end rentals or any work available in his field. My SIL overheard and included herself, telling him to go work at McDonald's if we are that hard up (he already applied there). But then it switched and she goes "that's okay, I have no idea how I'm going to make my cruise payment this week so I guess we are all screwed". She booked a cruise for next year and is doing monthly installments. So I said "'That's okay?' In what world is your luxury trip in any way comparable to us potentially becoming homeless?" She immediately stopped talking and her face went beet red but nothing else was mentioned. However, I just got a text from her this morning saying that she "is trying to get over the fact that I embarrassed her the way I did but she can't and since I knowingly embarrassed her without apology, she will be going no contact". AITA?