Ouch

Comment by Diggy on April 12, 2011 at 7:09pm

So, it didn't say anything about a complete family. I know it isn't the same, but my brother and sister could take a picture with my parents and it would still be a beautiful family.
Am I being too simple here?

Comment by Joe Mama on April 12, 2011 at 7:23pm

@Diggy...yes. The correct response here is:

Wow, talk about insensitive! I'm sure they just weren't thinking since you are clearly the glue that makes that family a family.

 

(see, now that wasn't hard, was it?)

Comment by mightyninjamom on April 12, 2011 at 8:16pm

Eh, this photo is the tip of the iceberg. I'd say I'm not present in 99% of the family photos my sisters choose to post. I don't think they do it on purpose or anything like that - it's just painful to recognize the pattern. While there is no deliberate exclusion, there is no attempt at inclusion either. It's always been like this with them.

I read a quote when I was a kid that 'friends are the family you make for yourself'. I've learned to rely on my friends rather than my family. There's at least an effort at maintenance there.

Comment by Boring User Name on April 13, 2011 at 6:50am

I have lots of thoughts about the friends as family stuff recently, but to be concise let me say that I'm sorry about the lack of inclusion. It often sucks to be on the outside.

Comment by mcglory13 on April 13, 2011 at 6:58am

I am sorry if anybody thought the photo was complete without you.

Comment by wookie on April 13, 2011 at 7:04am

Hey, my grandmother one year took "all the girls" (ie - all the grandaughters and her two daughters, so about 6 of us total) to see a Shakespeare play in a town about 20 minutes from me (they are about 2 hours away from the place the play was done).

 

All the girls, that is, except me.  I hear it was an awesome "all the girls" event!  So I totally feel your pain.

Comment by mightyninjamom on April 13, 2011 at 8:00am

Oddly, it was my mom who put the kibosh on our one vacation we tried to plan together - all three of us. Before AG and I decided to try for #2, my sisters and I were trying to plan a trip to Vegas. Just the three of us, laying by the pool with drinks, etc etc. As soon as my mom got wind of this plan, she instead insisted on a big family vacation with her and my dad, AG and Little B. Then the Little Miss came along and we haven't had a chance to do jack, since.

Well, the other two have. I get to sit and be happy while thumbing through their photos of their trip to Mexico together.

Comment by DLBK on April 13, 2011 at 9:13am

And to think that I've always wanted siblings...

Sorry that yours aren't great.

Comment by rommie on April 13, 2011 at 10:58am

I'm sorry, MNM.  My husband's family pulls crap like that too.  Try explaining to a 3-year-old why he can't be in the picture with "all the males of the family" because he's related to them through his mom and therefore doesn't share the last name, making him not actually part of the family.

 

Friends > family any day.  There's a reason you love them and reasons they love you, and it has nothing to do with accidents of birth.

Comment by ks on April 13, 2011 at 11:32am

Geez, rommie. That is serious asshole behavior right there.

Sorry about that, though, MNM. It does suck to be the one left out.

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