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Is my sister making a difference with my kids

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HGwarrior · 09/09/2020 11:24

My sister has never really taken an interest My kids and always spent time and money on her partners nephew and nieces despite mine being her family I always found this upsetting and for my
Kids too .

Now my other sister has had a baby and she is spending time money and investing a lot more than she ever did with my kids. I feel like it is she is making this position so obvious to the rest of the family by showering new baby with gifts when mine barely got a thing or even a visit.

When my first baby was born she was my closest family member geographically and never bothered to visit insisting she couldn’t afford bus fair.

I suppose it really hurts me for my
Kids and I have no one to talk to about it without sounding jealous or bitter, I just wonder if anyone has experienced anything similar how did you react or deal with it? X

OP posts:
HunterHearstHelmsley · 09/09/2020 17:10

[quote HGwarrior]@HunterHearstHelmsley I’ve always been pretty independent so I don’t tend to ask for help much and get on with things. That maybe perceived differently[/quote]
Perhaps... I'm not saying your situation is the same. More of a different perspective for those saying your sister is unkind etc.. she may well be!!

Leaannb · 09/09/2020 17:34

YABU...If I'm closer to a sibI ling then it stands to reason I will be closer to their children. If I have very little to do with sibklimg then I won't jhave much to do with their children. I see one set of nieces and and nephews several times a week. They go on vacations with me and I attend their activities and spend heaps of time with them. ,The sibiling i live closest to I only see them once or twice every few years and just give them a wave.. i never speak.. I barely know their names or ages. I never buy them gifts and they don't even know my address. They also have never met my 5 yo

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