Basically my uncle, who was 80, died about six weeks ago. The funeral was massively delayed until two weeks ago and obviously I attended and went to the wake - it's about 80 miles away. I said to my aunt (who isn't the blood relative but I have known her my whole life) that her son, my cousin, who is 46 but has always lived with his parents - don't even go there - should bring her down to see us for Sunday lunch soon..
I phoned my cousin in the evening when we'd got back from the funeral and suggested two dates for lunch, 10th or 24th March and he said lovely, and that he would ring me back the next day to confirm. I've not heard a word! It'll be two weeks tomorrow.
I don't want to ring again and hassle them as it appears they don't really want to come and I know that everyone deals with grief in different ways, but AIBU to expect my cousin to just ring and say "Mum's not up to it," or something similar, just so that I know? I have metastatic breast cancer myself so am not 100% fit and healthy (although doing ok at the moment) and I have hardly any family left, parents both dead and I'm a single mum to two teenage daughters, so don't want to lose touch with the little family I still have.
What to do?
Please or to access all these features
Please
or
to access all these features
MNHQ have commented on this thread
AIBU?
To expect a reply from my cousin?
48 replies
allo2101 · 04/03/2013 20:14
OP posts:
kinkyfuckery ·
04/03/2013 20:57
This reply has been deleted
Message deleted by Mumsnet for breaking our Talk Guidelines. Replies may also be deleted.
Please create an account
To comment on this thread you need to create a Mumsnet account.