The premise of today’s tale revolved on a wedding, an occasion that has historically been associated with love and togetherness. Nevertheless, inside this jubilant celebration, unexpected layers appeared, showing long-simmering tensions and unsolved issues that coloured the day in a manner that was unanticipated.

One of the users on Reddit revealed what had occurred.

Mike is my younger brother, if you must know. He is the epitome of a man-child and a mama’s boy, always moaning and expecting everyone to bend down to him. He is the epitome of both attributes. Since the moment he was born, my parents have been in a constant state of concern about him. Neither does he have any particular requirements, nor did he have a difficult delivery or anything else of the type. Just recently, he was born. Moreover, my parents rejected me in every possible way. Most particularly my mother. In a short amount of time, she transformed from being a caring mother to being one of those male mommies that people deride on the internet.

Despite the fact that he continued to show me love and support, my father has always been too much of a coward to stand up to my mother and allow me to win at least once. Grandpa, who was 76 years old at the time, was the only one who ever stood up for me. He was the one who constantly called my parents out on their nonsense, and he never liked my brother. Due to the fact that he lives on the other side of the nation, I am unable to visit him very often. However, I do remind him of his late wife, my grandmother, and we have a very powerful connection.

Mike is well aware that our mother has a preference for him, and he enjoys putting it in my face. This, in addition to his conduct, has always been the source of our disagreements. He is a horrible human being, the epitome of a spoilt child. No matter how many times I got into trouble for things that I did better than him or for things that he framed me with, I can’t recall how many times I got into trouble. It is solely his football talents that he have ability. He was awarded a scholarship to attend a prestigious institution located outside of his home state. It turned out that my parents did not spend any money on my schooling since it was believed that my fund had been used to meet expenditures after a fire. However, it was not until many years later that I found out that the money had been handed to Mike in order to purchase a vehicle and a home.

The public university was when I first became acquainted with Lucas. It was him who first piqued my interest once I arrived there. It goes without saying that I made new friends who are now some of my closest friends, and it is because of them and Lucas, who was my best friend for many years prior to our relationship, that I was able to successfully move out of my parents’ home. Currently, Lucas and I are both well-known in our respective industries, and we both have extremely successful careers.

To get to the meat of the matter. About a year ago, Lucas made a proposal to me. Because we are extremely private people, we did not publish it on social media or anything else, and when I told my parents about it, they disregarded it with a “that’s nice” (really, I’m beginning to believe that they didn’t listen to me at all). After much deliberation, we came to the conclusion that we wanted a ceremony and reception that was, on the whole, uncomplicated and elegant.

Lucas was successful in persuading me to invite as well as my brother and dad, but they never replied to the invitation. Whenever I went to visit and started talking about my wedding (without revealing that it was a wedding), my mother would always speak over me and describe my brother’s achievements and crazy adventures despite the fact that I was talking about my wedding. At one point, I became really frustrated with it, and I stopped my mother in order to inform her that there was an event that I was intending to arrange, and the date of the event was set in stone. She informed me that they were unable to make it since my brother was playing the last game of the season on the exact same day, and she wanted them to be there.

Of course, I was not surprised by this preference; they skipped my ballets and performances, as well as my graduations from both high school and university, because of things that were written about him. This was the moment at which I wanted to be petty. Both of my parents were informed that it would not be an issue for me to skip this occasion. I purposefully left out the information that this event was my wedding, and I did not press any more on attending.

I got married a few weeks ago, so let’s fast forward to that moment. It was flawless in every way. Our friends, as well as my family and Lucas’ family, were all there, and we had a wonderful day together. My grandfather was delighted to give me away, and the opportunity was ideal in every aspect. On several occasions, my relatives inquired as to the reason why my parents were not there with us. I told them the truth and simply said that they were unable to make it because they had to attend a game that my brother was playing in. Apart from that, there was nothing out of the ordinary that took place. They gave me a few stares, and my grandfather became noticeably furious for a moment.

Following the reception, Lucas and I embarked on our honeymoon, at which time we did not have access to our phones during the whole of our trip. As soon as we arrived back, however, we found out that a storm was waiting for us to get home. I tried to unlock my phone after turning it on, but I was unable to do so before a barrage of alerts appeared immediately. I received the majority of them from my mother and my brother. Mike attacked me and called me a variety of derogatory things because one of my paternal aunts had posted photographs of the wedding on Facebook and labeled them with a very clear jab at my parents, particularly my mother, for not attending the wedding. Mike’s behavior was directed against me because of this. Due to the fact that the article went viral in the town where my parents live, they have been publicly embarrassed for the way in which they have treated me.

It was also revealed that my grandfather paid a personal visit to my parents in order to go on a rant in which he humiliated my father, who was his son, to the point that he was in tears. And this seemed to be the breaking point for my father, as he was so upset over missing his only daughter’s wedding and for his father’s disapproval that he finally revolted against my mother and is threatening to divorce her regardless of whether or not she makes amends to me. I have a feeling that this is the reason why my mother has been sending me a constant stream of texts on my phone. At first, they were disrespectful and threatening, but then they became simply sad, full of pity parties and pleading.

Right now, my husband and I are at home, and we are trying to figure out how to address the matter. My mother’s sisters and friends are belittling me for not telling my mother about the wedding because she is now inconsolable at the thought of having missed my wedding. The majority of my relatives, including those that I did not invite to the wedding, have reached out to me to apologize for what I went through and to claim that they were unaware that this was happening at home. I can’t blame any of my relatives because they all live with my grandfather on the opposite side of the country or in another state. I have a feeling that she is simply trying to save face by making that allegation, but I can’t say for sure.

According to the most recent communications I’ve received from my mother and father, they seem to be incredibly upset and wounded over missing my wedding. My mother’s maternal aunts are condemning me for hurting my mother’s emotions, and my maternal grandparents are insistent that I forgive my mother in light of her “atonement.” Now, my family is split on three fronts: the majority on my side, who is staying by my side, and my maternal aunts who are shaming me for hurting my mother’s feelings. Even my closest friends are advising me to ignore what they have to say.

By Anna

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