To cut a long story short my seven-year-old DS has ADHD, he can be very sensitive to certain things one being my parents dog who has a history of nipping, usually in overexcitement but it does spark a lot of emotion in DS.
I have invited my parents over for Christmas Day and made it very clear that the dog isn’t invited and I’m sure that the dog would be okay if they came over for just a couple of hours and left the dog alone For a short period. They agreed and have been accepting of this, which is quite unusual, but I’m really grateful.
My 53-year-old brother still lives with my mum and dad, I had hoped that he would be spending Christmas with his girlfriend but it seems not, he messaged me to ask about the dog situation and I felt I needed to ask if he was coming over for Christmas dinner but he replied with a very blunt ‘ Don’t know yet, it’s up to Mum Mum and Dad’. I find this quite rude because In actual fact I’d rather he didn’t come but I’ve invited him and he’s not responded in a way that I would, also I need to plan my shopping and do extra cooking and get extra provisions, et cetera et cetera. Me and my brother are not close at all, we see each other maybe once a year and we are the complete opposite. How would you deal with this?