A sibling is angry about brother’s divorce — and his request to bring his “newly announced ex-bride” to a holiday dinner.
My brother announced to the family three weeks before Thanksgiving that he and his wife of 30 years were getting a divorce. We were all stunned, confused, mad. I was mad about the whole thing. I was assured it was not infidelity or money issues. It’s none of my business, but they felt it was necessary to share it.
We were equally stunned when he wanted to bring his newly announced ex-bride to Thanksgiving. I protested aggressively. My brother said he wanted to make it as normal as possible for their kids over the holiday. And so we were just supposed to ignore that it was all happening. I thought it was completely unfair to put the rest of the family through an uncomfortable environment on a typically stress-free day.Long story short, I wasn’t ready to be around her, and neither were other family members.
You’re not to blame for the events that led to your Thanksgiving protest, of course. The couple’s divorce was well outside the scope of your influence. You don’t like change. Marital discord, family disruption, hard feelings, sadness, awkward conversations, rethinking Thanksgiving are all on your “nope” list.
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