Purchasing same "Family Present" for a single sibling?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Thanks to everyone that posted! I now have a game plan.

Thank you

Good!! Happy that DCUM was unanimous on this advice. Forgive this idiot sibling. I am also very glad that you remained gracious (maybe dumbstruck) and did not say anything. I am sure everyone and their spouses noticed. This was so awful. I am glad you came out looking good.

[Anonymous]

Chiming in to agree with the others. Your sister is horrible.

[Anonymous]

I hope your family is on DCUM and they recognize that this was shameful. I am surprised none of the siblings spoke out and asked where was your album.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I hope your family is on DCUM and they recognize that this was shameful. I am surprised none of the siblings spoke out and asked where was your album.

+1 Or your parents.

[Anonymous]

Your sister is a next-level See You Next Tuesday. Is there a group text/email where you can ask for a link to order one since you didn’t get one at Christmas? She deserves to be called out in front of everyone.

[Anonymous]

This is horrible. I hope you get one some way some how.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Your sister is a next-level See You Next Tuesday. Is there a group text/email where you can ask for a link to order one since you didn’t get one at Christmas? She deserves to be called out in front of everyone.

Fantastic idea!

op - my father actually did bring it up tonight and asked if I got an album and said “that’s not very nice” when I told him no. Lol. It is what got this topic in my mind again, and I then turned to the DC Urban community for a second opinion .

[Anonymous]

I think that’s terrible, I wonder if she ordered them as sibling gifts and then decided she wanted to keep one.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Your sister is a next-level See You Next Tuesday. Is there a group text/email where you can ask for a link to order one since you didn’t get one at Christmas? She deserves to be called out in front of everyone.

Fantastic idea!

op - my father actually did bring it up tonight and asked if I got an album and said “that’s not very nice” when I told him no. Lol. It is what got this topic in my mind again, and I then turned to the DC Urban community for a second opinion .

Do you think your dad will say something?

[Anonymous]

Op - possibly he would, but I don’t think so. It caught me by surprise and changed the topic and I didn’t want to let him know I was upset by it in that moment. It’s actually only now that I’ve thought about it some more and am more pissed off/upset about this action. A lot of the photos in the album were ones I had taken myself too.

[Anonymous]

Op - well not a lot of photos. But a few interspersed.

[Anonymous]

That is truly awful. At one point I scrolled back to your original post to see if a SIL did this. Nope, your own sister!

[Anonymous]

I don’t know what your sister was thinking, but you should have been included. I hope she’s usually a nice person who treats you well and this was just an embarrassing one-time oversight.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Op - possibly he would, but I don’t think so. It caught me by surprise and changed the topic and I didn’t want to let him know I was upset by it in that moment. It’s actually only now that I’ve thought about it some more and am more pissed off/upset about this action. A lot of the photos in the album were ones I had taken myself too.

Why didn’t you want him to know you were upset? Your father knew her behavior was shitty or he wouldn’t have brought it up to you. You don’t need to protect her from the consequences of her own hurtful choices.

[Anonymous]

OP, it is good that your dad noticed. Tell him, "Dad, I agree that it was not very nice of Larla to exclude me and I did feel very lonely and sad at that moment. But, I have decided to ask for the link from her and I will spend my own money and get an album printed out for myself. I don't want to miss out on the memory of our trip which is what I want to focus on."

Don't say anything bad about her or even confront her. The awfulness of her act is self evident to everyone. Be the better person (or fake it even if you are not feeling like one at the moment) and let it go. Know that everyone knows that she did a "not nice thing". What did she get out of it? Actually, she got nothing. No one will remember that she got them albums. They all will remember that she did not give you one. Let this be a cautionary tale to everyone. People recognize it if you exclude someone.

I would send a group text to her, "Hey Drucilla, I would very much like to have an album of the family trip. I was wondering if you could send me a link so that I can get it printed for myself? I will be paying for my own album. Thanks. Your sister, Cinderella."