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Brother and sister in law nasty to me

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AllHailKingRobb · 10/04/2016 09:12

I have just joined mumsnet though I have lurked on threads I see pop up on facebook so thought this was the best place to come to get a straight answer.

This time last year i was with my ex boyfriend and had depression pretty bad, I live in a different country to my brother and sister in law but came home for a week to clear my head. Sil had had depression before and said she was always there to help, to her defense she messaged frequently and even offered to get the anti depressants I am on for me (I pay in my country quite a lot and it's cheaper in england) I refused and managed anyway. She married my brother in june and asked me to be her bridesmaid which i accepted. I split up with my boyfriend in May 2015 and they married in June 2015 so I attended alone. Everything seemed fine.

I will not lie and say during my depression i cheated on my ex boyfriend in December 2015. We split briefly for a week then got back together in April then split in may again. I then dumped him and got with the man i cheated on him with in July 2015.

My new boyfriend had a silly made up name on facebook at the time and brother started taking the mick. I was so upset, he is my new boyfriend ffs! Surely it's nicer to make him feel settled in the family? Brother said he was sorry and thought it was light hearted and apologised but i think he is just mean and nasty. After that my new boyfriend had some issues whcih led to him being in hospital and my brother kept messaging and asking how he was, how i was doing. I i ignored him. He was horrible to my boyfriend and made him feel like rubbish so I didn't want to talk to him anymore and i felt like the messages were to try and make him "good guy" and i don't buy it

In about august sil uploaded a photo about how water could be thicker than blood and her and her friend commented on the photo, she only normally uploads jokey photos or quotes she likes that dont have relevance to her but her and her friend commented below which i feel was digs at me. I thought this was so rude. I knew it was about me but she then had the nerve to message that week asking how the depression was and i ignored it. She claimed she also posted me a necklace for my birthday but i never got it. Hmm She said it was signed for my end though on her tracking service (she sent it to my ex boyfriends house, i did tell her to as I was still moving my stuff out and going back) the signature she said was not readable so she got her money refunded. I just don't believe her. That photo was clearly aimed at me.

Anyway my two newphews birthdays are in the summer. I did send something for them but i did not pay for recorded and it got lost. My brother let me know nothing was received. He said not to worry, it happens but I could tell he did not believe i had sent it.

After this i had enough! I stopped liking anything by sil and brother on facebook. He had been nasty to my new boyfriend and she was uploading nasty memes, they are honestly a nasty pair of work! I chose not to send anything to my nephews for xmas either, why on earth would i? we wasn't talking and this is where it all blew up. I hadn't replied to any messages from brother and sister in law had withdrawn from facebook posting (think she restriced me) My brother messaged me some time last year asking what was up and I told him about the meme, he says sil had been upset about not much contact with her brother (apparentely somethng boring happened like they lost their family home) and her brother had not been in much contact trying to sort it and she felt upset. I don't believe this. She never once mentioned before about losing her family home all though i know she now has and she never mentioned on facebook about her brother.... seems like a cover up and she feels bad for being childish.

It was my brothers 30th not long ago and I am pregnant with my new boyfriend and i am so happy about it. I simply messgaed on his birthday Happy birthday brother, have a lovely day and you are gong to be an uncle. He didn't reply and I was so annoyed. He is about to be an uncle and doesn't care??! I blocked him on facebook and did the same to sil. I can't be bothered with them.

Sil then messaged and i think it was nasty. She said she wants to sort it out all of us, it's silly, she said my brother didnt reply as he didn't know what to say. WHen it old him i was pregnant i had been with my new bf 7 months so he thought it was all rushed and she said he was concerned about me due to my issues with the depression and worried it was all hasty. How judgemental can you get?! Rather than just congratulate me he was just judging me on my choices! She also said she felt it was quite nasty ignoring the kids. Why would i send stuff for the kids when they have been horrible to me?! She's being nasty expecting a card for them after the way they have acted! She then had the cheek to say my eldest newphew asked about it. He is 6. why would he ask why he didn't get anything for me? Just to make me feel bad. He clearly never asked about me at all.

I ignored it anyway and told my mum and my cousin and aunt. They didn't say much but mum has said my brother is judgemental to so i think she's on my side. She has now fell out with my brother to which makes me think even more she is on my side. She called my brother a black sheep before so i know she regards me higher than him.

Anyway aibu? Why on earth would i sent gifts when they have been nasty and sil uploads things clearly aimed at me? I just want to stay out of touch now and won't ever talk to them again unless they apologize.

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dillydotty · 10/04/2016 09:34

Just saying...

Brother and sister in law nasty to me
SmallLegsOrSmallEggs · 10/04/2016 09:35

I actually think your depression may be clouding all your social interactions.

You are overthinking things. Assuming things are aimed at you when they may not be (people are busy they probably spend less time thinking about you than you think). Abd you are oversensitive.

If I were you, I'd try to get some talking therapy/cpubselling to get things in perspective otgerwise you risk a social phobia and and all out war with your family.

YouSay · 10/04/2016 09:36

YABU. You need to grow up. You have a baby on the way.

AllHailKingRobb · 10/04/2016 09:36

It's none of his business that i got pregnant with my new boyfriend, he is judgemental. I only told him because i thought he would be pleased, why wasn't he in the wrong to not congratulate me? For people wondering why not a phone call, i live in another country, brother and sil rarely call and whatsapp or facebook as it costs too much for them to phone me. i don't have a problem with that anyway.

again why should i just lay back and take insults to my bf? so what he has a silly name. no one asked for my brothers opinion and he just sticks his nose in all the time. He has not once visited me since i moved abroad either so he clearly doesn't care.

I am 26

and ok i will stay out of touch for now then. thank you for the replies anyway.

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gamerchick · 10/04/2016 09:36

are you a teenager? All of what you've written sounds like a teenager who thrives on drama Confused

I think your life would be instantly better if you delete Facebook.

MrsUnderwood · 10/04/2016 09:37

Yeah, I think you need to get off Facebook.

Fratelli · 10/04/2016 09:37

You sound about 13. Get a grip. Your brother made a joke, you couldn't handle it. Not sending xmas presents to your nephews is just nasty. Yabu.

LiviaDrusillaAugusta · 10/04/2016 09:38

So your Sil must be lying about something being lost in the post but it really happened to you?

Getting pregnant within seven months of a new RL is very quick and I can understand their concern.

You sound about 12 years old - unlike many on here, I love Facebook but that's because I don't have this pathetic shite on there.

If you love your nephew, of course you shouldn't punish him just because you rowed with his parents.

So your mother calls your brother the black sheep and that's okay is it?

You sound dysfunctional as hell - I just hope you can concentrate on bringing your baby up without all this drama.

Nocabbageinmyeye · 10/04/2016 09:39

Yabu, you sound petty, paranoid and childish. You need to take a break from Facebook too. Your sil and brother actually sound like decent enough people to me, he made a joke that he apologised for (your bf had a stupid false name so obviously done as a joke/to get attention, so not like your brother picked up on nothing), you are the one ignoring and involving children in your petty squabbles and then when he doesn't break out the bunting for your pregnancy announcement you get the hump? Are you twelve.

Obliviated · 10/04/2016 09:39

Those awful people... Messaging to see how you are, sending gifts, worrying about your health...

You sound like very hard work. If you've got a stupid made up name on fb then surely it's expected that people joke about it? You ignored your nephews, ignored their messages, slagged them off to family, told them you were pregnant by some bloke you were having an on of relationship with via fb!

I think they've been very patient with you. I'd have told you to fuck off ages ago.

LiviaDrusillaAugusta · 10/04/2016 09:39

Just seen your update about your age. 26? Wow - is that a typo because you truly sound like your are in your early teens.

wannabehippyandcrazycatlover · 10/04/2016 09:39

YABVU and just plain nasty in ignoring your nephews.

You seem very self centred thinking everything is about you and a complete hypocrite about the gifts getting lost in the post.

I think you need to do a lot of growing up before you have a baby as you'll need your family more than you know.

AllHailKingRobb · 10/04/2016 09:40

no im not sil.

well my mum agreed. she said i should of sent a present but at the same time i probably don't understand as i don't have kids of my own so i dont realise how hurtful it is. Not at all but if i want to cut contact with them all, i dont see why i'd send a gift. I don't want contact at all anymore after all of this. I just wanted to know if i was being unfair about the situation.

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RaeSkywalker · 10/04/2016 09:40

I think you're assuming that every little thing is a dig at you. You're expecting them to believe that the Birthday presents you sent got lost but disbelieve that theirs to you got lost?!

Sounds like a giant misunderstanding to me. Get off Facebook!

MrsBungle · 10/04/2016 09:40

All this because your brother made a joke about a silly made up Facebook name? Childish and petty. It sounds like your brother and sil tried to reach out to you and you've acted like a child. Yabvu.

TheCrumpettyTree · 10/04/2016 09:40

You ignore your nephew but expect congrats on your pregnancy which you shared through Fb? Sounds like you all need to grow up. And stop taking your petty squabbles out on your nephew, he's just a child and isn't part of it.

CaffeineBomb · 10/04/2016 09:40

Stop being a drama llama. You seem to be determined that they have been judgmental without any proof. This is an example of why people should spend less time and energy on Facebook.

Your sil has said that the comment was not aimed at you and her losing the family home backs this up but you are determined that it is about you regardless.

Also, ignoring your nephews (who are seperate people from their parents) is just spiteful, so if you carry on like this don't be too surprised when they don't want to know you when they're older

I do hope your pregnancy goes well though and you will probably find those first few months easier with supportive family around

MiniCooperLover · 10/04/2016 09:41

You ignored them for ages, they regularly asked after your health and you still ignored them. Then you decide it's time to talk and get the hump when they don't respond? You need to get a grip OP.

pinkdelight · 10/04/2016 09:41

This is pointless. You're too far gone. Hopefully the baby will make you grow up.

corlette · 10/04/2016 09:41

As someone who also lives overseas from their family and old friends I get that Facebook is a useful tool for keeping in touch back home.
However, in your case, it seems to cause a lot of misunderstanding and angst.
Step away from Facebook and speak to them over the phone or Skype.

BitOutOfPractice · 10/04/2016 09:42

It seems to me that you like to take offence very quickly (how DARE your sil send you a text asking how you are!!) yet you do something horrible like not send your nephews a Christmas present and you seem to think that's fine and justified.

Let me give you a direct example. SiL posts something vaguely negative on fb that may or (more likely isn't) may not be about you = you are outraged and offended and "punish" them. You do something really nasty in fb (announce your pregnancy) = completely justified.

Or, you give bf a funny name on fb = fine. They laugh about it = nasty piece of work.

You sound spiteful, immature and I think you owe them an apology.

2rebecca · 10/04/2016 09:42

It does sound as though if there are 2 ways of taking something - the paranoid way where someone is being nasty to you or the non paranoid way where something is a coincidence or something has been lost then you will take the paranoid everyone is against you viewpoint.
That can be part of depression and cognitive therapy can help, but some people view everything negatively particularly if they have low self esteem.
You need to decide if you want a relationship with your brother again and if so work on rebuilding it and maybe use phones or skype not facebook.

AllHailKingRobb · 10/04/2016 09:42

my brother has always been the black sheep. my mum was a heavy drinker growing up and he was always causing stuff, getting drunk and fighting and making everyone worried. I moved to another country when i was 17 and he didnt change till he was about 23 when he met his wife, always causing drama so i think its unfair to judge my mums comment until you knew what he was like. i am going to work now so i will be back later but i dont think i have changed my mind, i think i will maintain no contact.

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AugustaFinkNottle · 10/04/2016 09:43

It's none of his business that i got pregnant with my new boyfriend, he is judgemental. I only told him because i thought he would be pleased, why wasn't he in the wrong to not congratulate me?

Because you ignored his children at Christmas?

He must have known how awkward it is getting to settle in with new in laws.

Your family aren't your boyfriend's in-laws, they're his girlfriend's relatives.

Abed · 10/04/2016 09:43

Grow up OP.