My parents moved over 150 miles away literally a few days after dc2 was born to be closer to my sister. She has had serious medical issues as a child and also my parents aren't getting any younger so my sister wanted them to move down to them. My parents (or sister) have no idea how hurtful this was to me as I now literally only have dp and dc where I live.
Fast forward seven years and I'm really starting to feel like I don't exist on their family any more. I admit that I independent, I always have been and probably more sensible than my older sister. However, unless I get in contact with either my parents or sister I hear nothing from them. For example, I haven't phoned my parents in three weeks now and they've not phoned or text to see of theirs a problem.
I try to keep in contact via Facebook with my sister and its really disheartening to see my comments on her photos are completely ignored but she will acknowledge comments made by friends.
She also makes out that we are the poor relations. Which we are, me and my dp work hard but she has a better paid job. However, I believe that we have the happier family life. She has a big birthday coming up soon and I have saved really hard to buy her a Pandora bracelet but now I am starting to wonder if it is worth it and maybe I should blow the cash on my kids instead.