Sister asked me to accompany her as moral support to a disciplinary meeting at her work due to action being taken over her persistent sickness absence. She had a Union rep there as well.
I had lost my baby girl (born at 32 weeks with an abnormality) a few months prior to this. In the time preceding this my sister had not shown any outward indication that this had affected her, she hadn't even hugged me or offered any sympathies really although she did attend the funeral.
Early in the meeting, the Union rep was trying to defend my sisters absence record which was bad going back for much of the 10 years she worked there (civil service). She used to have painful periods so took regular time off each month which I was sympathetic about.
He then stated that my sisters recent absence was due to depression and struggling to cope following the death of MY baby. I was thunderstruck by this as we weren't close and she'd never shown much of an interest in my older daughter.
I was quite angry about as it had been brought up without any forewarning but couldn't say much in the meeting. I asked why she did that afterwards and she said she had been upset.
I told my mother afterwards that I was angry about it and she said that my sister needs her job.
Sister was fired anyway.
She used me didn't she?