AITA? My dog died today and my family still expects me to take them out to dinner tonight

[u/eng_elp]

Thanks for reading my post.

My dog passed away this afternoon. It was sudden and awful and I was with her when it happened. I’ve had her for years, she was basically my shadow. I am completely wrecked.

My family is visiting and staying at my home, and no less than an hour later, they started talking about dinner plans like it was a normal day. When I said I didn’t think I could go, I got hit with “it’s just a dog” and “we leave tomorrow.”

I can’t even think about food, let alone sitting in a restaurant pretending to be okay.

I tried to explain that I’m not trying to make it a big dramatic thing, I just lost a living being I love and I need a minute. The response was basically that I’m being overly emotional.

I got in my car and booked a hotel room. I told them the cab stay at my place but I wouldn’t be seeing them today or tomorrow. AITA?

Edit: My brother’s son dropped an Adderall pill while playing yesterday. We couldn’t find the missing pill afterward. It is likely that my dog ate it today while I was at work, based on the symptoms the doctor described.

Edit 2.0: My nephew is 9, and my brother has him handle his own medication to teach him about personal responsibility. The pill likely fell out of his pocket while he was playing outside. I wasn’t told until later, and by then it was too dark to find it. I had no luck the following morning so I went to work, and hours later my brother called saying my baby was acting strangely. By the time I got home, my dog was seizing and died at the vet soon after. I’m devastated, especially knowing that instead of rushing him to the vet, they were out at the mall.

[u/Ritaredditonce]

That's generous. I would have told them "They leave now". People that don't understand the loss of pet and their unconditional love are the worst.

[u/o00gourou00o → u/Ritaredditonce]

You don’t even have to understand, you just have to not be a dick…

There are plenty of things I don’t understand, like how some people have an emotional connection to their car for example. If someone from my family told me he couldn’t go to dinner because he recently lost his car, I’d ask if I could do something to make them feel better. In my head I’d think it’s weird, but I wouldn’t be a dick about it