Feeling overlooked by his parents for many years, a man finally shared his story on Reddit. His birthdays, graduations, and even small achievements were always overshadowed by his sister.
This is his story: I have a sister who’s six years older than me. For years, my parents canceled on me at the last minute because of her.
I’d have a basketball game, and they’d say, “Sorry, your sister doesn’t feel like going out.” I graduated, but they couldn’t come because my sister had a bad day at work. They missed both big and small events in my life because of her meltdowns.
When I met the love of my life and we decided to get married, I worried my sister would ruin another special moment. My mom promised over and over that it wouldn’t happen.
On my wedding day, I got a voicemail from my mom saying they couldn’t come because my sister’s dog was sick, and she was upset. I was hurt, but my best man, who’s a jokester, took my phone. He asked my fiancé if he could post a video of our wedding on social media as a gift. She loved the idea.
I didn’t know about it until I came home. We spent our honeymoon at a lakeside cabin with no cell service.
The post was captioned, “My best friend. He is an amazing person, even if his parents NEVER showed up for him.” The video showed pictures of us next to her parents, me on the dance floor, and cutting the cake. The sound was my mom’s voicemail explaining why they couldn’t come.
When we got home a week later, I had hundreds of messages. Family members from both sides insisted I take the video down. They said my sister hadn’t stopped crying, and my mom refused to leave the house.
Maybe I’m the jerk here, but I didn’t take it down right away. I didn’t call my family back immediately. I waited until my vacation was over and enjoyed my time with my wife in our new home before contacting anyone.
My dad told me to take down the video, saying it was “just a bad night for them” and they would make it up to me and my wife. I replied, “How do you plan to make up for missing my wedding? It’s a once-in-a-lifetime thing. You chose to ignore my feelings.”
He repeated that they would make it up to me. I told him I’d take down the video only when they made up for missing my wedding. Frustrated, we both hung up before saying things we’d regret.
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