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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]OP is excused for asking at first if it was a joke. But once she realized it wasn't, removing herself from the group chat/facetime was rude. And describing here that she "sadly" realized it wasn't a joke, is all we need to hear to figure out why the sister didn't share her pregnancy news in the first place.

Removing herself from the chat confirms that the sister (who OP says is prone to "drama") made the right call to keep OP at a distance.

It also sounds like OP and the sibling being in "regular contact" the last 6 months was probably both being on the group chat, not them calling each other weekly, or texting each other every few days about what the kids are up to.[/quote]

Yeah, leaving the chat is just buying into the drama and reflecting it back on OP.  There were no doubt others who were also surprised?

I have a sister who can be passive aggressive with information and I've given up trying to figure out what I "did" to make her treat me in that way.  But the sequence is more like: 1) she tells everyone else the news (except me), 2) posts it on social media, 3) I then wish her well and congratulations, and 4) with faux surprise she says she thought our mom would have told me.  SHe doesn't like to talk on the phone so mainly texts and doesn't visit to I see her in person only at family events or when I visit (she lives in the same city as my parents).  She's kind of like the queen bee of the family is the way I'd phrase it.  I admit the relationship bothers me and I wish it was better but me getting outwardly huffy would only make things worse.[/quote]

OP here. I don’t think I could suffer that level of abuse. No thanks. [/quote]

Your generation throws around the term abusive too much.....[/quote]

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