It’s put a dampener on what should be a happy time.

Sometimes I see something on a whats app thread but am distracted and end up forgetting to comment ? Could this be it ?
If not just relax and enjoy your retirement,

Don’t imagine the worst of your sisters.
You will only hurt yourself by imagining they are jealous of your inheritance and the fact you’ve retired.
Is retirement such a big deal? It wasn’t for me and perhaps your sisters feel the same.

Um.
How old are you?

Why is my age relevant?

I had to take early retirement and i don't think one person congratulated me not family or colleagues. Although i had been in the job 20 yrs not one card pressie, nothing it obviously wasn't that important but it did p me off at the time.

Meant add don't let it spoil things for you relax and enjoy.

I think you answered your own question. Don't dwell on it, and enjoy your retirement. They'll get over it.

Feel lucky and don't dwell on the opinions of others.

Colleagues usually have a whip round and send congratulations. I wouldn't expect family to do the same.

Retirement wasn't a big deal for me either. I certainly didn't expect congratulations.

Given that you know your sisters are in jobs they hate, could it be perhaps a little insensitive to make a big thing of it, especially as they know your financial circumstances are pretty rosy? Maybe they are a little jealous. It's not nice but I suppose everyone is human and has some ungenerous thoughts sometimes.

You are lucky to have any sisters - I always wished I had one!

I.g.n.o.r.e ... (the fact that they made no comment or congratulated you). It's small potatoes, kick your heels and enjoy your good fortune and free time.

please tell me if I'm over reacting
Yes, you are over reacting. It's only retirement.

I can’t recall any of my family congratulating me on my retirement. Just wouldn’t occur to them , nor bother me.
Time to move on and enjoy your freedom.

It would never have occurred to me to be congratulated (by family) on retiring! Perhaps your sisters are the same.

Put it behind you and enjoy your retirement!

People view retirement quite differently Bytheway. Perhaps your sisters wish they were fortunate enough to be able to retire and are perhaps a tiny bit envious. Don’t dwell on it, concentrate on this new phase in your life and enjoy.

Well guess that they are a bit ticked off that they are having to continue working. Sibling rivalry never really goes away. Not much you can do about it. Congratulations by the way. Hope you are making lots of plans!

DH retired during lockdown, he received gifts from work colleagues, but no one in the family thought to ‘congratulate’ him

However, if he was young and had an inheritance and retired, I doubt that he would have been given any gifts from work.

Thanks all,

I wasn't expecting gifts from family but hoped I would be offered their congratulations as I would have done and have been done too by friends. I guess I am being a bit sensitive but it all goes along with the way I have been dealt with by my sisters in the past.

As suggested, I shall now draw a line under the matter and simply enjoy my retirement, thanks for all your responses it has put things into perspective.

Enjoy your retirement and ignore what family do or don`t do.
If you don`t they are bullying you again.

Why does what they think matter?

Retirement is great! Enjoy it and don't let this mar your happy time.

Retirements the pits but some people like it, why do you need congratulating? it’s something that happens it’s not like you won a prize or anything Getting married, having a birthday, having a baby or a grand baby, may get congratulations certainly nothing like that for retiring
I had the usual cards and a present from Colleagues but wouldn’t expect anything else so yes your expectations were way over the top In my opinion

Like any other big life event, retirement changes dynamics. I retired early and my family and friends celebrated that with me, as did colleagues. Maybe they were glad to get rid of me! My family knew how hard I had worked and celebrated that I could relax a bit. I sympathise with you. It would have been nice if your family had acknowledged that. However they didn't so perhaps they are jealous, perhaps it's not a big thing for them. Let it go, don't give it headroom and enjoy your retirement! I do.