To expect a text/call regarding dd's injury?

[CeliaFate]

Dd fell on Tuesday - we suspected a break but after going to a+e it transpires her ankle is sprained badly. It's now Friday and nobody in our family has sent a text or a call to say "how is she?"

AIBU to be miffed about this? My mum's retired and dsis is off work this week so it's not that they're busy.

It depends what your relationship is usually like. I wouldn't be overly bothered if it was me to be honest.

Maybe they see it as 'no news is good news'.

Yes, I'm being sensitive about it I think.

It's only a sprained ankle. Do they normally ring? I would hope they would ask when they do, but wouldn't expect a special call just for that.

Well I wouldn't text or call specifically - what's going to have changed in 3 days?

I'd be miffed yes, but we tend to ask how each other is. My BIL is a copper & was recently hurt at work. I sent a message to DSis twice on a week to ask if he was feeling better, no other reason.

It depends on how your family usually works...

Yanbu. A quick text or call to see how she is and whether you need anything is always welcome when nursing a sick child.

I probably wouldn't tell my husband about a sprained ankle, let alone wider family, but if that is what your family normally do then YANBU to expect them to extend their concern to her. I hope she's ok...

There's times if I expected a call from everyone for that sort of thing then my family would need to keep a spreadsheet just for my 3 dc, let alone the cousins etc.

If they phoned/messaged for something else they might ask, but not even my dm (who's very much a worrier and likes to keep in contact) would I expect to hear especially from.

I would not ring about a sprained ankle.

DS2 dislocated and broke his shoulder in 3 places, no-one rang us. He was getting the treatment and care he needed, and was at home. Maybe if he was in hospital it would have been different.

YABU.

I don't think a sprained ankle is worth texting about really.

I wouldn't text about a sprained ankle either. I might enquire about an Illness where there is a chance they may deteriorate but not a sore foot.

I read it as the last they knew the child had gone to A&E with suspected break

i read it that way too if my in laws didn't text about that i would be miffed