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Jess
Expert October 2019

Issues w bro.. long post so sorry!

Jess, on November 4, 2019 at 10:14 PM Posted in Family and Relationships 0 6

So long story short my brother is known for being a flake but we wanted to give him the benefit of the doubt at the wedding. We got married about two weeks ago, last minute he cancelled on the bachelor party (normal occurrence).

The day of the wedding he was late to the venue even though he had agreed to be there at a certain time. Was about 20 late, not horrible but still crappy. Then he got high during the wedding which is a huge deal since my Husband is a recovering addict and we had explicitly said several times that there would be no substances at the wedding. He brought his gf that my family doesn’t like but she’s nice enough so whatever we were happy to have her and try and spend more time with her. i then found out that he wasn’t even with the guys getting ready and was just hanging with her until a tiny bit before the wedding which made me upset. they live together and see each other everyday but we never get to see them so we thought itd be a nice time for my husband and him to get to hangout more but no. There were plenty of SOs happy with doing their own thing or hanging out with us girls while we had to be in separate rooms but apparently he couldn’t be away for very long. Then on top of it all he left the wedding super early, before a lot of the guests.
Normally i would just say forget it because i don’t see him very often but since the holidays are coming up i know we will have to spend time with them and i’m the type of person that has a hard time acting normal if something is really bothering me.

I guess i’m looking for advice on what to do and how to have a conversation (ie what i should say/ verbiage)

so sorry for the long post, any advice is appreciated!

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Latest activity by Ingrid, on November 5, 2019 at 5:16 PM
  • Amber
    Super September 2020
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    Save your breath and time girl because your brother has showed you he doesn't care about you and your feelings. Show's up late gets high at your wedding then leaves early.. Addicts only care about one thing themselves but if you want to say something to him and tell him how it made you feel but I don't think you'll get the outcome you're hoping for... Good luck
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  • Renee
    Super October 2020
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    Easier said than done but I would try to let it go. It sucks that he behaved the way he did but most likely saying something could just make the holidays awkward.

    If you do want to say something, the best I can come up with would be "Hey, is everything ok? I heard that you weren't with the rest of the guys while everyone was getting ready. Hubby was looking forward to spending some time with you. Were you upset or is something going on? I also noticed you left my wedding early and I really wanted you there for it."

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  • Jess
    Expert October 2019
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    Thanks for the insight. The addict is my husband not my brother and my husband is no where near being selfish. Not all addicts fall under the same stigma.
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  • Jess
    Expert October 2019
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    I get where you’re coming from! thank you, i think my thing was that if i were to talk to him then i would want to be honest and make it known that he hurt me. I might just have to let it go at this point though!
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  • Amber
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    Clearly, you never been am addict yourself. Addicts are very selfish one way or another I lnow that because I'm a recovering one. I was just stating whoever got high at your wedding was only caring about one thing themselves that's why they decided to get high. Yes, addicts when we aren't using at the moment are not selfish but when we are in our addiction we become very selfish and put our addiction before anything amd anybody. And yes addiction has one stimga and one stimga only because society has put one on us everyday it's a day to prove that you aren't that stimga no more that your recovered but you'll always be a addict but just an recovering one.

    There is triggers for us addicts especially recovering ones and everyday we fight to stay clean and sober.

    Also I wasn't being rude I was just stating addicts are selfish when they're in their addiction.
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  • Ingrid
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    I'm always for getting things off my chest. I just do so without the expectation of them changing. Purge your heart and let him know how you feel, it then becomes his burden not yours.
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