A bit like me... with my brother ( and family) .... Well thats how I'm feeling anyway. He has split up with his wife and has net a new lady...
My brother has introduced her to mum and dad, Aubrey and Craig & Siobhan my two other brothers and sister-in-law and also my nan.
A party was planned to celebrate him moving in and yet again not invited. Mum was ill so could not go and all of a sudden the party was cancelled.
Mum wants us all to be happy friends ( Little House on the Prairie) So I'm dreading it a little that he may now invite me to the next gathering which I don't think he really want too but wants to make mum happy.
What do I do??? Go along grin and bear it and be very polite or Simply just make an excuse?
As been the only girl I seem to be the one that gets the worst end of the deal.... there is a long, long story ...... I'm going to be expressing my feeling and thoughts over the next few weeks.......
Its a difficult thing to get your head around when family changes but..... personally I think you should always keep the door open. Think about how much of your life that he is part of and fit it in to your huge part.
Its a sort of bleak photo and beautiful because of that!
As maggiemae says, change is difficult, but I also think you should keep the door open........feelings change, things happen. I didn't see my sister for years, then I did for a while and now I don't.........we haven't really fallen out, just have nothing in common. Love how you have managed to portray how you feel with a lone tree x
I learnt a long time ago that you can pick your friends but you can't pick your family! What that means as well is that you don't have to be friends with some of your family either! My siblings and I haven't spoken to my brother for over 20 years........then we saw each other at Mum's funeral and nothing had changed - we know that we don't want/need to speak to him for another 20 years! As @pixiemac mentioned - sometimes you just don't have anything in common. I look forward to your updates to see how you go.........take good care xx
Its a sort of bleak photo and beautiful because of that!