Have you ever had someone miss a big event of yours for reasons that seemed sketchy? One woman is upset with her mom after she missed her wedding for reasons she felt were a bit frivolous.
She’s 23-years-old and got married a month ago. Her mom was invited, along with the rest of her side of the family, which includes her stepfather and stepsiblings, one of them being her 15-year-old stepbrother, Jack.
On the night of her wedding, she was so upset to see that her mom nor any of her mom’s family came to the wedding. None of them had contacted her about missing it beforehand, so she had no idea where they were.
Thankfully, her dad’s side of the family was there, and they had a lot of fun, but her wedding was not what she envisioned because her mom wasn’t there.
“When my mom finally contacted me the night after, she told me that Jack had gotten into an accident a couple nights before with an older friend of his who crashed the car,” she said.
“He’s physically fine but was pretty spooked and refused to get into the car, but they couldn’t leave him alone because they were worried.”
Her mom further explained that she was considering leaving for the wedding with her stepsiblings, but a series of mishaps with their car prevented them from going.
Apparently, Jack had also fainted that night due to all the stress, so her mom thought it would be best to stay with him.
“If I’m being honest, I don’t know if I 100% believe my mom,” she admitted.
“She sounded pretty apologetic, but I’m still upset that no one let me know. Apart from my mom, Jack, and my stepdad, who might’ve been way too preoccupied, my stepsiblings are all over 16 years old with phones of their own. Couldn’t they have told me?”
Her mom asked if they could meet in person to discuss things further, but she decided she didn’t want to see her.
While she understood what had happened with Jack was serious, this behavior was so unlike her mom, and she was generally upset over the fact that she wasn’t at her wedding.
“My mom was annoyed by this and told me the world doesn’t revolve around me, and I have no right to be upset over her not being there now that I know why,” she recalled.
“I told her that I don’t care [and] I don’t want to see her. I’m very angry at her. She told me that I’m being selfish and that she won’t be contacting me anymore until I apologize.”
Was she wrong not to meet her mom, or was her reaction valid?
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