How do you stop dreading the reaction of an overbearing relative or friend when they feel they have been left out? I personally do not have a problem if I am left out of a weekend away as I believe in personal choice and also there could be a reason.(not that I would ask or query it)
However I dread the reaction of the ones ( or one ) I dont invite to the point where I feel it is just not worth even asking in the first place.To illustrate,I went away to a caravan with my mum for the weekend,one sister txt me "So when are we going away?".She obviously felt jealous and resentful of the fact that I had asked her over my mum.I have 4 sisters and so it isnt always possible to ask all of them away at the same time,but if I ask one over this one sister (or my mum who is equally resentful if she is left out of anything)I dread the reaction,and it has even cancelled out any sense of relaxation at going away,such is my sense of foreboding.
Any wise words,sympathetic words,books to read or one-liners would be appreciated.
I know I struggle with assertion and I am extremely sensitive (long story),but I do feel resentful.This one sister in particular is very supportive in many ways but I feel irked by her attitude.This is someone (the sister) who has issueswith having a controlling mother!I do to which I think has made me very sensitive about not repeating the pattern .Thank you in anticipation.