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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Be honest with yourself. Either way one part of your family is excluded. There are two options:

1) choose your niece and nephew

2) choose your brother

You can’t have both. There’s no way you can invite your brother and tell him that his wife is not welcome. You need to accept that this your reality and stop pretending that you can still invite your brother and his children. Personally, I would tell brother that right now you feel his bio-children need support so you’re prioritizing them over his 2nd family.

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Agreed with this. Honestly, if the brother doesn’t understand this, then it’s obvious why his fantasy of a happy blended family hasn’t worked so far. It is so incredibly traumatic to have some random “parent” forcing a relationship and new siblings on you in your teens. From all you’ve said so far, it doesn’t sound like the brother or his new wife have navigated this with any emotional maturity whatsoever. Would be sad for his kids to lose a family connection over it.[/quote]

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