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[quote=Anonymous]A few weeks ago my brother got married. Two years ago my parents divorced and it was very nasty (cheating, emotional abuse, financial shenanigans). My dad was very distant the night of the wedding and yesterday he confronted me about how no one came over to see him or say hi to him during the wedding. SIL (bride) put my dad and his relatives at a table across the venue from mom and her relatives. I was seated with mom. I was dancing, eating, having a great time, and it sounds stupid but every time I looked over at my dad he was talking and eating too, so I didn’t think there was such a huge issue. Apparently we (sister, mom, me) should have gone over and asked him for pictures, asked him to dance, etc.

Honestly at the time of the divorce 2 years ago my brother despised my father so in some ways he should be thankful he was invited at all. My brother is the bigger man and smoothed things over for the most part. My dad cheated and moved away. Also it was pretty rough hearing about love, family, and commitment when my cheating dad and formerly married (35 years) parents were there so maybe it was subconscious. I apologized to my dad for not coming over to his table but the more I think about it the angrier I get at the principle of the matter.

Thoughts?[/quote]

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