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Step children not being invited to wedding

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Janella1 · 09/10/2019 15:29

My brother is married to a lady who has two children and he also has two children of his own. His wife's niece has invited my brother and his wife plus her children but omitted by brothers children. They're all around the same age and they all get on very well, there are no issues.
I feel it's not very sensitive to my brother and the boys have been left out and treated differently. They're now a family unit with regular contact, her children have other dads to so are away at the same time as my brothers children with the othe parent.
What woukd you do in this situation?
Should my brother go with his wife and her kids and the boys be left out?shoukd he not go and allow them to go? Or should both my brother and his wife not attend as it's quite insensitive? My feeling is the latter.
I appreciate wedding's are tight for numbers and it's the bride and grooms day etc... But this seems very thoughtless in my opinion. I'd have said no children rather than just two.
Plus his wife is saying how excited her kids are and doesn't seem to get that that boys will feel left out.
Would appreciate feedback

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MrsDimmond · 21/10/2019 17:50

I really don't see a major issue.

The relationship is one removed - i.e. niece inviting her cousins, not sibling inviting nieces / nephews.

As a family they are a unit, but some extended members of the family may see a distinction between blood relatives and step relatives.

It sounds as if both sibling sets have 2 parents + families as well as step families, so no-one is missing out on being part of extended families.

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