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Son not invited

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NfkDumpling Sat 20-Nov-21 18:02:39

Madgran77

1. Speak to your daughter.
2. Tell her that this is her decision and you understand that.
3. Tell her that you would feel more comfortable if it was made clear to her brother
4. Ask if she will tell him. If not, say that you intend to speak to him. Ask her opinion on that
5. Listen
7. Discuss according to her response.

Agree.

Your son should know, but it's up to him and his sister to sort out their relationship.

DiscoDancer1975 Sat 20-Nov-21 16:40:16

I really would try to stay out of it. It’s sad, but between those two. If they speak to you individually, then say just that. You’d love everything to be right....but it isn’t, and you don’t want to make things worse.

Left to it....they may surprise you. Let’s hope so.

Hetty58 Fri 19-Nov-21 18:03:40

I shouldn't think he'd expect an invitation, or even want to go. Of course you should tell him about it.

Madgran77 Fri 19-Nov-21 17:58:37

1. Speak to your daughter.
2. Tell her that this is her decision and you understand that.
3. Tell her that you would feel more comfortable if it was made clear to her brother
4. Ask if she will tell him. If not, say that you intend to speak to him. Ask her opinion on that
5. Listen
7. Discuss according to her response.

MissAdventure Fri 19-Nov-21 17:28:36

I wouldn't lie on behalf of anyone because they instructed me to, and I would be ensuring my daughter knew not to instruct me otherwise.

Hithere Fri 19-Nov-21 17:26:12

Did your daughter give you explicit instructions not to tell him?
Even implied instructions that anything communicated between you and her is not to be transmitted to her brother?

My personal experience is that if that is the case and you tell him, the trust that you have with your daughter maybe impacted.

Deedaa Fri 19-Nov-21 17:23:26

I would tell him about it because if he finds out from someone else it might affect your reconciliation. But leave it at that. Who your daughter invites is up to her, don't get involved.

Nonogran Fri 19-Nov-21 17:16:49

Tell him in a matter of fact way about the wedding but don’t get into a long conversation with him about it. Not being invited might not phase him at all.
As others are suggesting, it’s up to the siblings to carve their own way forward & not for you to get involved trying to sway things . Keep out of it Mother!

M0nica Fri 19-Nov-21 17:16:40

Tell him. News like this gets out whether you want it to or not and in your current situation if he gets the news from someone other than you it could completely derail your fragile recconciliation.

Hithere Fri 19-Nov-21 17:14:36

This is between your daughter and son

Do not get involved.

Her wedding, her wedding list, her way

MissAdventure Fri 19-Nov-21 16:41:45

You don't need to alter your behaviour to accommodate the issues between your adult children.
As adults, it is for them to negotiate whether they will have a relationship again.
If you try to cover things up, or not mention things, it will probably backfire on you, down the line.

Elless Fri 19-Nov-21 16:40:52

How far away is the wedding, might your daughter bump into him at your house sometime. You don't want to have to stress over this so tell your son about the wedding but say it's early days in the reconcilement.

Peasblossom Fri 19-Nov-21 16:37:05

But f you’re talking to him about what’s happening in your life then, yes, you mention that it’s going to happen.

But really, apart from an item of interest, it’s nothing to do with him really. He’s a part of your life now but not of hers so there’s no reason why he should be invited.

You don’t have to admit anything. She’s not doing anything wrong,

Summerlove Fri 19-Nov-21 16:34:19

Don’t hide it, but don’t rub his face in it.

Whatever you do, please don’t try to convince your daughter to invite him.

kangaroo73 Fri 19-Nov-21 16:26:41

My daughter’s getting married in the summer but she refuses to invite her brother, my son. In a nutshell we have all been estranged from him for many years and he’s only just come back into mine & my ex husband’s life. The estrangement was as a result of many years of verbal abuse from his wife who has also banned us from seeing our grandchildren. When my mother was alive she terrorised her with ‘anonymous’ phone calls which were constant. The only reason I didn’t involve the police was because I worried about my grandchildren witnessing this. My son now lives in a rented room as she got him thrown out by calling the police whenever they had an argument. However he appears to go back whenever she needs help with anything. The thing is should I tell him about the forthcoming wedding and admit that he won’t be invited or just keep quiet about the whole thing?