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AIBU?

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To feel quite hurt by this?

83 replies

ChesterOfDraws · 23/08/2019 22:33

I've name changed for this because some details are quite outing. Just for a bit of background-
When I was pregnant, I set up a Facebook group for other pregnant mums due the same month as me. There are just over 90 members! Our babies are all toddlers now so most of us know each other fairly well and a few members have even had meet ups etc which is lovely. It's a great group and in the 2 years it's been running, there's not been a single argument or bad word against any member at all.

Back in May, one member had an accident which needed a hospital stay and surgeries etc. Someone came up with the idea of having a whip round and sending her a gift to show her we were thinking of her. A lot of people contributed and she was overjoyed with her gift.

At the end of May, a close family member of mine was in a very bad accident, it was very touch and go for weeks, they nearly died at one point, we were called to the hospital to be told it was very likely. The day after the accident I cut a parent out of my life (long story) the next day I was told my grandparent had a few weeks to live. So I was upset about my parent and grandparent, spending every minute I could at the hospital with broken family member as well as juggling my homelife. Basically the whole of June was absolute hell for me, it was a horrible stressful time.

I was posting about all of this in my mums group on FB and they were fairly supportive, said nice things like they were thinking of me and they hoped my family member would pull through (they finally just got out of hospital last week!).

Sometime in June a different group member lost a close relative so another collection and gift was organised. She was touched and very grateful.

In July my grandparent passed away. And a group member had a health scare so we had a collection for her. She was delighted and happily, her health scare turned out to be nothing sinister which of course is wonderful news.

Now another member is ill, which is awful, and the group are organising yet another collection.

I just can't help but feel really hurt that they did nothing for me. I'm not greedy, or grabby, I certainly didn't expect anything. But with all these different collections going on, and I was passed by when I was going through hell, it just feels really hurtful and I want to say something to them. But at the same time I don't want to say anything for fear of coming across as grabby and entitled.

AIBU to feel hurt? Would you feel hurt?

OP posts:
EarringsandLipstick · 26/08/2019 19:36

If I was The8eves & I recognised the situation & individual, I would perhaps post a non-identifying reply & contact OP directly.

I think it must be mortifying now for OP but maybe I'm wrong.

I didn't say she was rude, however.

But I don't think it's lovely either! I think it's so distasteful weighing up people's personal situations as to which are more deserving of contributions. (And I agree with PPs, the collections, tho well-intended, aren't workable)

Sugarformyhoney · 26/08/2019 19:45

Depends on the close family member op? If it was a parent or spouse it’s always viewed differently to grandparents. Unfortunately in your 30s/40s losing a grandparent is very common and almost seen as the natural order of things. I think losing a parent or spouse is more unusual and viewed differently.
The other things you mentioned are sad and stressful but not something I’d expect a whip Round for. Sorry.
Sorry you’ve had a crap time

Witchend · 26/08/2019 20:02

I think it must be mortifying now for OP but maybe I'm wrong.

I thought the opposite. The8eves explained why it had happened and said it was nothing to do with personality or anything she'd said, hence showing the Op in a nice light.

OooErMissus · 26/08/2019 21:35

I'm with Earrings - totally inappropriate. Private message her, for goodness sake.

Now the OP knows you (other forum members) know. There's pretty much no coming back from that.

It would've been perfectly easy to say what you needed to say in private message.

The8eves · 26/08/2019 23:19

But if I private messaged her, she would also know that I knew? Same thing isn't it?

The8eves · 26/08/2019 23:26

I'm not the group organiser or anything btw, and haven't come here to speak on their behalf.

OooErMissus · 26/08/2019 23:31

At least with PM, there wouldn't be a worldwide audience.

Given the OP hasn't come back to the thread, my feeling is that doing it publicly probably wasn't the kindest approach.

EarringsandLipstick · 27/08/2019 16:04

OooErMissus is right. A PM would have allowed you to say what you needed without the public exposure and OP wondering who else might now recognise her.

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