I AM SO FED UP
Once again I am very angry, frustrated and totally fed up. I had a message from my sister last night. She wants to invite her son’s very new in-laws to the supper I am making in Toronto in a few weeks.
I am angry because I wanted this to be a special night. I wanted it to be about memories from years ago. I wanted to invite only people who use to come to my mother’s many, many years ago. I knew/know I have to include new relatives who are related by marriage. That was ok but why these two who never came to my mother’s and just came into the family about a month ago. Maybe they will learn more about our family by coming. I DON’T CARE. We are already about 29. That’s plenty. Now we will have three more. Three more who I didn’t want BUT my sister and her hubby insist they come. I wish I could cancel the supper but of course I won’t. I can’t! I don’t really want to.
My sister said that whenever the in-laws have company they invite her. SO WHAT DOES THAT HAVE TO DO WITH ME????????? They don’t invite me!!!!!!!!!!!!! I don’t owe them anything. It’s not that I don’t like them but I wanted this night to be about memories!!!!! Also if anyone talks to these in laws they probably won’t be talking about the past!!!! I know it’s not serious but to me it is. It spoils the purpose of the evening.
I am angry because I had no choice. Right now I "hate" my sister. I always hated my BIL.
Let me explain a little.
My sister is ten years older than me. She acts like a two year old. She only breathes when her hubby says it’s ok. She always reminds me that she had to babysit for me, had to change my diapers etc. Isn’t it time to forget??????? She has never been a BIG sister. She is soo weak! When I use to make the seders my sister and brother would invite people to my house because they "owed" them favours!!!!!!!! PLEASE! That’s when hubby said no more. I feel that once again I am being taken advantage of. I told my sister we could go out the next night with them. It would be more personal. She put the BASTARD on the phone to plead her case. He told me he asked my nephew who is hosting the evening and he said ok. So why call me??????????????? This nephew might be wonderful but he is a bit "flighty."
So I am angry! I don’t know why but I can’t forget them forcing me to have people I don’t want. We were going to be enough!!!!!!! 32!!!!!!!!!!!
Anyhow I am going to take bath and try to relax!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
This is why I will drive to Florida alone. All alone so I can do exactly what I want. I can’t wait!!!!!!!!!
Perhaps this isn’t possible for you, but I think you should copy this entry into an email and maybe leave out a few sentences — but mostly leave in all your feelings and SEND IT TO YOUR SISTER. TELL HER HOW YOU FEEL. I think you owe it to yourself to tell her. She is a brat! 🙂
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If the night is about memories, I can understand how you feel upset. Why not put your foot down and say no? And to make sure nobody gets hurt, maybe call the new in-laws and explain your situation… and invite them to join you and hubby another night for coffee or dinner so you can meet and chat? Then your sister doesn’t have to feel like the in-laws feel left out?
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family? UGH!!! This is why I never see my family anymore.
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I think that I would just do what she wants. It’s only for one night and not worth causing anger and hurt feelings between your family. And, I know that it takes a long time to get over hurt and angry feelings between sisters….sometimes it takes years. That’s what I tell myself when I feel the way you feel today. Seriously, I don’t have many years left….it’s just not worth it.
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I have a sister-in-law just like that. Since my mother died she decided she was running the family. If she don’t get her way, she pouts and refuses to come to family gatherings, which suits me just fine.
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Your sister is being rude. She should stay home and entertain them …
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They can’t force you to have people at your house whom you don’t want. Just tell her NO, and stick to it, no matter what she says! And if she shows up with these people you told her you didn’t want, don’t let any of them in! So what if it makes someone mad at you? Better someone else be put-out than you. You have a right to say who comes to gatherings at your house. And just because our child marries someone doesn’t mean that that someone’s PARENTS are now part of our family too. My parents and Joe’s parents met each other once, and that was at our wedding! It’s not that they didn’t like one another….they did like one another. But it’s just not necessary to become all one family! hugs, Nicky
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