mum not going to my brothers wedding

[scruffybird]

Is my mum being unresonable to not go to my brothers wedding?
Ok background info, my brother has a 9 year old son from a previous relationship who since he was very young has spent most weekends at my parents house with my brother seeing him for a few hours over the weekend.
My brothers current partner wants nothing to do with my nephew and tries to make it as difficult as possible for my brother to see his son. They have two boys together both under 2 and are hoping to get married next year. My mum asked if his older son would be invited and my brother went quiet, to which my mum replied "If he isn't invited then I will not be there".
Also I am then torn because do not want my brother to have no close family there but also don't think its right to not invite his son.

[galletti]

I think you should advise your brother not to go to the wedding! Sounds like it would save him a lifetime of grief.

Although, also sounds like he deserves it if he thinks it is reasonable not to have his own son at his wedding.

Good on you Mum!

[galletti]

MadameCastafiore - what a horrible post

[DontLetTinselDragOnTheFloor]

Why does your brother only see his son for a few hours at the weekend?

[StayingFatherChristmasGirl]

I happened to catch a bit of 'Stepkids, don't ruin my wedding' last night, and one of the brides (who looked to be in her 40s, and therefore old enough to know better) had banned one of her stepdaughters from the whole wedding because she'd refused to be a bridesmaid!

She cheerfully told the cameras about how good she was at holding a grudge, and how it was going to take ages for her to forgive this poor girl. Her fiance did not seem to be making any efforts to intercede on behalf of his daughter, and was allowing her to exclude his child, which sickened me just as much as the story on this thread has.