She Considers Her Son’s Ex-Girlfriend To Be Her Daughter And She Invites Her To Everything, But Her Son’s Wife Just Told Her To Stop Since It Makes Her Uncomfortable

When a family member breaks up with someone they brought around the family for years, it can affect a lot of people.
One woman has become a parental figure for her son’s high school girlfriend and keeps inviting her to family events even though he’s now happily married to someone else.
She and her husband have a son who was with his girlfriend, Sabrina, for a long time. He started dating Sabrina in high school, and they broke up during their college years. Over the years they dated, Sabrina became a member of their family.
“She is, in my eyes, our daughter,” she explained.
“Her family [members] are awful people, and she sees us as her parental figures. She even is planning to have my husband walk her down the aisle when she gets married.”
When Sabrina and their son broke up, she and her husband refused to cut contact with Sabrina since they saw her as their daughter. Since then, she’s invited Sabrina to all kinds of family events despite the break-up. Her son wasn’t thrilled about it, but he’s since moved on.
Her son is 27 and got married to his wife, Bethany. Sabrina moved on as well and is currently engaged.
Unfortunately, she hasn’t connected with her new daughter-in-law as much as she has with Sabrina. Anytime she’s tried to get close to Bethany, Bethany doesn’t reciprocate the same desire.
“We never clicked,” she said.

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“We don’t have much in common, and they live two hours away, so it’s hard to plan stuff to get to know her more. Really, I’m sure it will grow in time.”
Recently, she and her husband hosted a family picnic, and the entire family was invited, so Sabrina was there, as usual. She had her fiancé with her, and he also tries to attend most of their family events.
She had thought the gathering was a success until Bethany approached her at the end of it. Bethany came to her and told her she was uncomfortable with seeing her husband’s ex-girlfriend everywhere and asked that she no longer invite Sabrina to family gatherings.
“I told her no, that Sabrina is part of the family and has been part of the family longer than she has,” she recalled.
She told Bethany that if there were a more valid reason to stop inviting Sabrina, like if she was rude to people, she’d do it. But Sabrina’s been a great guest, so she doesn’t want to stop having her around.
Bethany eventually walked away. Then, she got a call from her son later in the evening telling her she was wrong for siding with Sabrina over her “real family.”
Should she consider leaving Sabrina out of family events or keep her around?
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