Family events are meant to bring people together. Whether it’s a birthday celebration, an engagement party or Christmas dinner, spending time with your loved ones can be absolutely priceless. But if you’re constantly excluded from these gatherings, it might be hard not to take it personally.

One woman reached out to Reddit for advice after months of being unable to attend her fiancé’s family events. Somehow, her soon-to-be mother-in-law found a way to schedule all of these occasions when she had to be at work. Below, you’ll find the full story, as well as some of the advice readers left the author.

This woman hasn’t been able to make it to any of her fiancé’s family’s events for months

So she finally decided that if her fiancé’s mom doesn’t want her there, she’ll stop trying to attend a

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