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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]pp here again and OP's SIL and brother didn't act badly here.  They acted the way they needed to.

And OP (from the sounds of it) didn't act badly either - sounds like she'll welcome their baby when it gets here and will try to move past it.  She's just sharing her hurt feelings with us.

But, OP, please try to be understanding of what your SIL/brother are going through.[/quote]

You call it "needing" something. I call it hurting your family. If I "need" space and don't call my friends for months or years, I should not be surprised if they are hurt or uninterested in hearing from me when I do get around to it. In fact, I have lived this scenario when I was drowning in work straight out of law school, and I lost friendships because of it. Finally got my head above water (aka got out of Biglaw) a few years in to find that all the relationships I'd ignored or half-assed were dead and no one wanted to reconnect. And it was my fault for being selfish and valuing my time and issues above others'.

Obviously there is no requirement that brother and SIL care about or even meet OP's kids or maintain a relationship with anyone. But OP has every right to be upset that they don't. And they should not be surprised if their choice has consequences.[/quote]

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