Today, my mother not only told me that my ex-husband will be spending Thanksgiving with her and my dad, but that I'm also no longer invited to spend the holiday with my family. FML
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Thanksgiving
Questions about your love life, a burnt turkey and the cousin who knows everything: Thanksgiving, a contact sport.
Today, my mother called to uninvite me from Christmas, my ex-wife is going and she doesn't want it to be awkward for her. FML
Today, my mum told me she would rather spend Christmas with her boyfriend than with her own family. FML
Today, my parents invited all their kids and grandkids to join them on a vacation trip to the mountains; all their kids except me, that is. I'm not invited. But they did invite my ex-husband. And his new girlfriend. FML
Today, I found out my family's Thanksgiving was canceled. Why? Because my mom doesn't want to cheat on her diet, so we aren't having it at all. FML
Today, my mom is coming to pick up the Christmas presents we got for her and her husband. She won’t come inside or come within 6 feet, so she can be healthy when she goes down to the ex-wife’s parents house to hang out. The ex in-laws that hate me. Glad my mom chose them over me. FML
Today, my dad told my mom to only drop off my sister for Thanksgiving and not me. Guess I was wrong about him wanting to work on our relationship. FML
Today, I found out my ex got invited to our Christmas Party. I also found out that she got much more presents and money from my family than I did. FML
Today, I found out that I'm not welcome at my boyfriend's dad funeral, because his ex-wife has invited herself, and it would be too awkward to explain to his extended family, most of whom apparently don't yet know that he's divorced. FML
Today, I spent Thanksgiving alone. I'm not close to my family, I'm the black sheep but my sister said she would come over. To my surprise, she ended up going to my family's', where I'm not wanted. My boyfriend went to his family's, so I spent the whole day alone. He'd even took my dog. FML
Today, I had to break up a fistfight between my wife and mother. Apparently, my mom heard that I finally got the great paying job of my dreams, and told my wife I'd finally kick her "useless ass to the curb." We have to spend the holidays together. FML
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aforbiddendance 23
That sucks, OP. Why won't you take revenge and go on a family holiday with your ex mother-in-law?
Redgrass7 7
31 I see these FMLs ALL the time. My guess is she cheated on him and left him with the kids, or cleared out his bank account, etc.... Something along those lines. Family isn't going to disown you and pick up the ex because you forgot to bring a dish to a party or something.
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Comments (89)
ScarletRoses92 22
well, I guess gravy is thicker than blood.
AlwaysWatching 27
Wtf! They are YOUR family not his
ninety 25
They kind of became his family too when she married him. There's probably way more to this story than is being told, and my guess is the omitted details do not paint OP in a favorable light.
Mackay92 14
whatever she did she should be forgiving...**** that she must've done something really bad to make her parents rather spend time with her ex than her
xxxkassixxx 8
I would be so pissed I'm sorry OP. I would act calm when talking to her but then go and randomly show up, make a huge scene lol
ninety 25
Causing a scene is a good way to validate the reasons they probably didn't invite her. Instead of feeling like they did something crummy they will just be like,"see, I told you."
bjorn527 2
you must be a real shit person to get your own parents choose for your ex. you defenetly deserve it , there is just no way you are totally innocent in this
davincidasecond 24
None of us know the entire story. Sometimes relatives can just be dicks, and assuming that OP did something wrong makes no sense. "Your parents chose you ex over you? You must be a horrible person." Really?
mryoung702 7
there's more to thus story OP... what dI'd you during thaf marriage that your parents think is so bad that they sided qith your ex?
EmmaMK 35
You can't choose your family. Most family problems heal with time and bad feelings die off. Try and enjoy the family you do see and enjoy the friends you have. Keep busy if it's messing with your mind too much.
BriCx 8
I think this is a situation where we need more info before determining whether or not this treatment is deserved. What did you do to make your family favor your ex?
superdom 12
Wtf
woopig1993 13
my mother did the same thing. she wanted to keep the daughter she never had.