AIO/AITA for taking a $2200 rush load over my daughter Amber's rehearsal dinner
Amber (26F) is getting married in six weeks. Back in March she asked me to be there for her rehearsal dinner the night before, not just the wedding, she was real specific about it on the phone. Around the same time my dispatcher offered me a rush load, Denver to Chicago, paid $2200 more than my usual run because the guy who had it called in sick last minute. I tried to swap it off with another driver at my terminal but nobody wanted it that week, everyone had their own plans lined up. I took the load. Made it to the actual wedding day fine but missed the rehearsal dinner completely, wasn't even reachable most of that evening since I was still on the road. My ex wife Carol was at the dinner and apparently said something to Amber like she wasnt surprised, that I always pick the truck over the family, been that way since Amber was a kid. Amber found out I heard about it through her older cousin who was there, not from her. She hasnt brought it up to me directly since but shes been short on the phone the last few weeks, calls are quicker than they used to be. Carol texted the family group chat something about consistency and it got a few replies I wasnt part of. Wedding is coming up fast and I dont know if I show up to a good day or a cold shoulder.
What People Are Saying
Oh dear, she was so specific about wanting you there, and you still chose the truck. Amber's silence says more than any group chat ever could.
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@e.voss.writes+1
You could have swapped it off (you tried) but you also could have just said no to a rush load that wasn't guaranteed to anyone; the money was the deciding factor, not necessity. YTA, gently.