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Wedding but I don't speak to my family

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NotLookingForwardToIt · 04/12/2023 16:45

So, very excited that my wonderful niece is getting married but I'm dreading the wedding. I don't speak to my brother, my niece's dad, or my mother, who will both be there.

I haven't spoken to my mother for years- she's horrible and I'm happier without her. She broke contact with my DS after I'd stopped talking to her and she's made some horrific comments about my son's additional needs to try to hurt me.
My brother's very similar to my mother but I managed to keep a relationship going with my niece since her birth and we're close. I love her and won't miss her wedding.

I am dreading it. Mostly because I don't want my son to be hurt by them in any way. My brother hasn't bothered with my son since he was about 4 and as I said above, my mother stopped contact with him when I stopped contact with her.

DS is 20 now but I still don't want him to get hurt. I don't really know why I'm posting this other than to have somone to tell!

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ChateauDuMont · 04/12/2023 16:51

You avoid them.

If they approach, walk away. Let them holler if they want to make a scene, but you keep your mouth shut and stand with dignity.

What does your Bruce say about the situation?

ChateauDuMont · 04/12/2023 16:51

Niece not Bruce!

Whoopitywhoops · 04/12/2023 16:58

Your son is 20 and has no relationship with them so he's unlikely to be hurt by them. Just go, enjoy it and avoid them.

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Unexpectedlysinglemum · 04/12/2023 20:18

Your son won't know who they are, will he?
Will he know anyone else there?

Just avoid them and I'd advise you to make a polite request to your niece that you can be seated far away.

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