One more time
Feb. 23rd, 2026 09:31 am![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
asphaltcowgrrlI keep trying to write a post about this and it keeps diverging into family drama, so I'm going to try this one more time and keep my pettiness in check. Wish me luck. 🤣
Mom texted this morning to let me know my nephew married his long-term girlfriend on January 26th. She only just told me because a) she thought my brother and SIL would notify everyone (they did not) and b) because my SIL had the nerve to tell my mom that she 'tells everything she knows' and 'can't keep a secret'. So, mom held out for almost a month until she realized neither my sister nor I had been told.
My brother can't be bothered to communicate. He's always been like this. I don't know if it's because he's a man or what, but this is who he is. I talk to him twice a year - once on my birthday in July and again on his in December. We have a fine relationship, even if we're not close. I could call him in an emergency, but he would not be my first call either. My SIL refuses to communicate with anyone who isn't my brother's direct family, meaning my mom and stepdad. (Mom remarried her ex-husband years after she divorced my dad, in case you'r having trouble with this timeline. Hahaha.) I don't know if she doesn't like us or if we aren't true 'family' because we're half-siblings (although that could be the Austen talking).
So, now I know and I'm half inclined to send a 'thanks for keeping me in the loop' text to her and my brother, but I won't. Keeping the peace is more important, especially since she and my brother are the golden children. I'd certainly be scolded by my mother for causing drama. Although, I can be petty AF and I reallllllllllllllllly wanna be right now. What I need to do is text my sister.
Anyway, the family drama seeped out despite my best efforts, but much less than in my other two unpublished posts, to that's a bonus, I guess. I'm really happy for my nephew. His new wife seems to be a pretty nice girl and I want them to have a good life together, they both deserve it.
Mom texted this morning to let me know my nephew married his long-term girlfriend on January 26th. She only just told me because a) she thought my brother and SIL would notify everyone (they did not) and b) because my SIL had the nerve to tell my mom that she 'tells everything she knows' and 'can't keep a secret'. So, mom held out for almost a month until she realized neither my sister nor I had been told.
My brother can't be bothered to communicate. He's always been like this. I don't know if it's because he's a man or what, but this is who he is. I talk to him twice a year - once on my birthday in July and again on his in December. We have a fine relationship, even if we're not close. I could call him in an emergency, but he would not be my first call either. My SIL refuses to communicate with anyone who isn't my brother's direct family, meaning my mom and stepdad. (Mom remarried her ex-husband years after she divorced my dad, in case you'r having trouble with this timeline. Hahaha.) I don't know if she doesn't like us or if we aren't true 'family' because we're half-siblings (although that could be the Austen talking).
So, now I know and I'm half inclined to send a 'thanks for keeping me in the loop' text to her and my brother, but I won't. Keeping the peace is more important, especially since she and my brother are the golden children. I'd certainly be scolded by my mother for causing drama. Although, I can be petty AF and I reallllllllllllllllly wanna be right now. What I need to do is text my sister.
Anyway, the family drama seeped out despite my best efforts, but much less than in my other two unpublished posts, to that's a bonus, I guess. I'm really happy for my nephew. His new wife seems to be a pretty nice girl and I want them to have a good life together, they both deserve it.
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Date: 2026-02-25 11:38 pm (UTC)Its difficult, but let it go when you can. Send a card, congratulate the couple (not the parents).
I love you!!
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Date: 2026-02-26 06:44 pm (UTC)That was exactly my thought. More to that last point — my brother is 6 years older than I am. I was a full on adult before I realized he was only my half brother. We've always just been family.
Thanks. I went home and gave Maddie an earful, she gave me her own earful, and I feel better. Hahaha.
Love you, too!