In our family we tend to give the kids money in a card for birthdays. This stops once the kids are adults. My sister was 22 last week so I sent a card without money in it. The week before was my birthday and she didn't even send me a card.
Anyway my mother is furious and not speaking to me - she has started slagging me off to relatives saying I "didn't even bother putting money in sisters card". My relative stated that as she's an adult, it's understandable but my mother got arsey with relative and said "but DD2 is her SISTER!". Relative pointed out that I was HER sister and had received sweet FA for my birthday, not even a card so how is it any different? My mum replied "well, I suppose I didn't think of it like that but I still think she could have given her something".
I'm fuming about the outrage of injustice for my sister when I didn't even receive a card on my birthday! We're both adults, yes I'm older than her but we're both independent adults!
The favouritism is so fucking irritating. On my wedding day they turned up at the last minute (MIL and SIL helped me get ready!) as they decided that would be a good day to help sister with her house hunting. Afterwards they complained that it was a "long day for everyone" like my wedding was some kind of fucking chore.
AIBU about the lack of birthday money and AIBU to consider limiting contact from now on?
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NurseScorne · 26/05/2017 16:53
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