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Grandparents obsession with high-flying cousin

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Luckilee · 21/09/2023 19:58

I'm very close to my grandparents, I love them lots.
They moved to the UK from Denmark when my mum was 16, she came with them, my aunt was 18 and ready for uni so stayed in Denmark. She had two children, lived all over with her Swiss husband, they divorced when her children were 7 and 9. Her 9 year old at the time refused to leave her dad so my aunt and the 7 year old moved to the UK to be near my grandparents, the 9 year old stayed with her dad, at this time in Australia (though they moved often with his work). My younger cousin became like a sister to me and my brother we effectively grew up together. My aunt only saw my other cousin twice a year (during our summer holidays and the Australian ones).
Now the older cousin is 25 and by far the most successful of the family, she has very little to do with any of us, including my aunt, while my other cousin has almost nothing to do with her dad.
The successful cousin went to top international schools around the world (Canada, Singapore, Australia, Switzerland) while her sister went to a British state school, you can see not all was equal and clearly she had more opportunities than the rest of us.
She now has a niche job for Goldman Sachs (should note her in her Godfather works here in a senior role so 🤷🏼‍♀️).
My grandparents are obsessed and I mean obsessed with her.
She has a TikTok, she is a talented musician so posts this here. Talks about all the different languages she speaks etc. My grandparents send me every one she makes. They constantly share photos of her from her instagram on their Facebooks and I can't call them without another update (which they've got straight from TikTok or instagram (wish I hadn't taught them to use these!!) as she doesn't bother calling them ever!

Her father makes millions each year and little of this has been given to my other cousin so clearly he's a pig and she makes no effort with anyone on this side so I don't think highly of her either!
I can't bare to hear about how smart/beautiful/talented she is for one more minute. Not jealous just bored and fed up !!
I've told them to stop sending me TikToks she makes but it hasn't helped.
AIBU fo be infuriated by their obsession? Should I tell them to pack it in as its extremely frustrating !!!

OP posts:
UncleHerbie · 21/09/2023 20:02

Does she actually see your grandparents? If not, next time you see them, sneak a look at their phone and delete the TikTok app. Failing that, block em

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