I really need some advice, I am maybe a bit too close to the situation to see clearly so some other opinions would be greatly appreciated.
First I must explain I have lost 2 children when they were just a few weeks old which obviously is just the most awful thing to ever go through, I have never made a secret of them and I speak of them often as I find it helps me a lot.
One night my brothers girlfriend and I were having a few drinks and speaking about our children when she told me about this baby she had who was stillborn, she told me about his funeral an even went and got a photo of him, she went on in detail for over an hour about everything and then said it upset her when I talked about my angels and asked me not to do it in front of her anymore as it was too painful, which made me feel awful as I had no idea and would never upset anyone like that if I had known.
She spoke about it a few more times over the weeks and I was careful not to mention my babies in front of her. I was going to get her a bracelet for her birthday with her childrens names on it and so I told her sister and asked her advice on whether to get her little angels name on it too (as I know I would hate my angel babies to be left out) and her sister had no idea what I was talking about. As it turned out she was absolutely lying, she had never had a stillborn baby, the picture she showed me was a cousin of hers, every single bit of it was an out and out lie.
I told my brother and my Mother about it and they were outraged to begin with, after a couple of weeks their outrage settled down, mine did not. My brother and I had an arguement on the phone where things were said on both parts that were wrong, then this woman then went onto facebook and started slagging my children off.
I point blank refuse to speak to her now, not only did she lie about the worst thing you can lie about, but she made me feel awful for 'upsetting her' when I was speaking about my angels and then slagged off my children. It is a sick and disgusting thing to lie about and a terrible thing to do.
I have been told to get over it and sort it out to make life easier for everyone (by my mother), I can't do this, I can't forgive her and want nothing to do with her. As it stands now I have been pushed out of my own family and haven't spoken to them for over a year. None of them seem too bothered as they have her and her kids, so basically I've been replaced.
Am I being too sensitive? Should I forgive her?