Her Wedding Is In Just A Few Weeks, And She’s Banning Her Family From Attending Because Her Sister’s Boyfriend Just Proposed At Her Bridal Shower
A 23-year-old girl has a sister named Clara, who is a year younger than she is, and all of her life, she believed her mom and dad liked Clara more than her.
Growing up, if she and Clara had a game or concert at the exact same time, her parents would go to Clara’s and not hers.
Her parents would then tell her that because she got to have them all to herself for an entire year before Clara came into the picture, that’s why they owed it to Clara to pick her events to attend first.
This caused her to get really close to the families of her childhood friends because those people at least came to her events and games.
Fast forward to a year ago; she got engaged to Conner, and he’s really a great guy. Their wedding is happening in just a few short weeks, and a couple of evenings ago, they had their bridal shower.
She asked Clara and her parents to come to her wedding, and they all said yes. She felt elated to know that they finally were going to be attending something for her and not Clara.
She again felt thrilled when they all agreed to come to her bridal shower, as it made her feel important and like maybe they could bond the way she had wanted all along.
On the day of her bridal shower, everything was wonderful. But then, Clara’s boyfriend Charles got down on one knee and proposed to Clara in front of everyone.
“I smiled because I didn’t want to ruin the event, but internally I was disappointed,” she explained. “I know it’s silly of me because I’ve still got my wedding, but I was hoping that our bridal shower would be for just Conner and me.”
Gorodetskaya – stock.adobe.com – illustrative purposes only, not the actual person
“After the event, my parents and most of the guests had left, and Clara was in the bathroom, so I bluntly asked Charles why he proposed, as it had upset me. He was confused and said that my parents had given him explicit permission to propose.”
“He said that they had said that I was fine with it and enjoyed sharing events with Clara. I told him that I didn’t, and he shrugged and said that he was sorry I was upset, but he couldn’t undo the proposal.”
Later on, when Clara and Charles left her bridal shower, her mom sent her a text saying thank you and wondering if they could set some time aside at her wedding ceremony to “honor” the wedding that Clara and Charles were going to have.
Well, that just made her see red.
She was instantly transported back to her childhood years and that feeling of her parents picking Clara over her and not showing up to her events at all.
She felt like her parents only came to her bridal shower because it was all about Clara, and she was worried they would make her wedding day into the Clara show too.
“I responded to my mother that she, my father, and Clara and Charles are no longer allowed to come to the wedding, and blocked all of them,” she said.
“I’m feeling bad now. Conner’s been very supportive of my decision, but I’m worried that I’m overreacting.”
“I’m embarrassed for getting so excited that my parents wanted to do something with me. A bunch of my other relatives are blowing up my phone saying that I’m impolite.”
“I suppose I am impolite for disinviting my nuclear family from the wedding so close to the actual date, but I’m also extremely hurt by all of them.”
Do you think she should take it back and invite them, even if that means having to share the spotlight with Clara at her wedding?
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