Would this bother you?

I live in a different city to my mum and she visits me and my son infrequently, maybe once every couple of months for a day or night. I have two older brothers who live closer to her. Today she came to visit us and she mentioned casually that she has booked a holiday with one of my brothers later in the year, and then added that the second brother decided that he wanted to come too and is also going. Basically, she has organised a holiday with the two of them. One of my brothers has two young children so is not in a dissimilar situation to myself. So basically I wasn't invited, or even consulted so didn't have a chance to say if I'd like to go. Just to add, our dad died just over a year ago, just to clarify that he was not uninvited like me. This isn't something that surprises me, because there are many small things that make it evident that my mum prefers my brothers. I don't intend to speak to her about it, because I'm used to it really and I'm not interested in causing problems. I just wonder if it would bother others.
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Depends on the relationship and context tbh! But could this be her slightly awkward way of letting you know so you can invite yourself (like your second brother did)? As in, she doesn't see it as thing you get invited to and that it's just an open invitation

No, she was telling me their plans. It's already booked. I don't really think my other brother just tagged along, I think she was telling it like this to try and make it sound less like I'm just completely left out. Basically, she's planned it with brother 1 and then they've asked brother 2 if he's interested, and booked it together.

That's a rubbish situation, I'm sorry that you've been treated like an outsider. To answer your question, it probably would bother me in that type of situation.

My mother favour my sister and bother …for example we live in different countries all of us when the go back home ( back home ) she wait for them and the get like vip treatment When I go I don’t find her even there she would go travelling and she would say sorry I’m not going to change my plans for you .. it’s had been like that for years and I try my best to not get upset with it and ignore it but it’s still hit me as every time something like that happens… if you never spoke to her about it I would suggest you do

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