'His attitude toward us is probably because we tried to get his parents to discipline him when he was younger for being a bully, liar, a thief, and a spoiled brat.' In today's Ask Amy:
As an employee for more than 30 years, presumably you possess a lot of institutional knowledge, and this might necessitate a wide and lengthy search for your replacement.
In terms of your well-deserved recognition, I’ll relay an anecdote from a close friend of mine who announced their retirement last week. Anticipating some awkwardness, and possibly some actual emotion from the employer upon hearing this retirement news, the employee’s announcement was met with: “Thank God. We were going to eliminate your position, anyway.” This very long-term employee wasn’t even granted an exit interview.
Needless to say, his parents never did discipline him, and so, we never had a good relationship with him.Anyway, his mother wants us to meet his fiancée, but my sister and I are reluctant because he didn’t ask us , and because he is obnoxious and hard to be around.Many a brat/beast has been redeemed and reformed by choosing the right contrast in a spouse. It’s a “tale as old as time” — to quote the Disney version.
My basic reaction is that if your sister asks you to meet a future family member, then it would be kindest for you and your other sister to accept this invitation.
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