When two people stick to their boundaries, sparks can fly. Let me tell you about the time I had to stand my ground against my stubborn sister, Lisa, and believe me, I had a pretty good reason — my own wedding!
My fiancé and I are tying the knot this October, and we’ve been on cloud nine since our engagement in January. We’re planning a small, intimate wedding with only close family and friends.
Now, here’s where the trouble starts: my sister Lisa. She has a 2-year-old son with her husband, and let’s just say our relationship isn’t exactly warm and fuzzy for various reasons I won’t dive into right now.
We sent out the wedding invites last month. Our ceremony is set for 1:30 p.m., and we kindly asked our guests to be there by 1:00. The venue is conveniently located in our hometown, so it’s close to most of our guests, including Lisa.
But then Lisa drops a bombshell. “That time just won’t work,” she says. Apparently, her 2-year-old takes a nap at 12, and she’s not about to wake him up early to get him ready for the wedding. She warned me that if she did, he’d be a nightmare. Now, I don’t have kids, but this sounded a bit over the top to me.
So, I suggested she find a babysitter. “Everyone I trust will be at the wedding,” she replied. I then proposed that they at least come to the reception if the ceremony was too much.
But Lisa wasn’t having it. She insisted she wouldn’t come at all if she couldn’t be at the wedding from the start.
Then she dropped the ultimatum: change the time, or she wouldn’t attend. I told her we couldn’t do that. Lisa responded by saying she wasn’t coming, and honestly, it hurt. I was so taken aback that I ended the conversation with a lame excuse.
A few days later, Lisa asked if I had reconsidered. I stood firm, reminding her that changing the time was impossible. “I hope you’re happy,” she said, “because now we won’t be there, and everyone will wonder why.
It’s all because you can’t accommodate your nephew.” That’s when I lost it. “The world doesn’t revolve around you and your son!” I snapped. She called me a bridezilla and then blocked me.
Now, my mom keeps pestering me to make up with Lisa, but I don’t think I did anything wrong. What would you have done?
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