She Asked Her 16-Year-Old Sister To Be A Bridesmaid But Doesn’t Want Her To Attend Her Bachelorette Party, And Her Mom Is Angry About It
If you’re an older sibling, have you ever felt pressured to let one of your younger siblings tag along with you to somewhere you don’t want them to go?
One bride-to-be is feeling pressured to include her youngest bridesmaid, her 16-year-old sister, on her bachelorette trip and doesn’t feel comfortable with it.
She’s 26-years-old and getting married soon. She and her bridal party plan to take a girls’ trip to Florida for a weekend for her bachelorette party. While she’d love to have all her bridesmaids there, one of them is a little too young. It’s her 16-year-old sister.
“Admittedly, I was a little hesitant to make her a bridesmaid because of our age difference,” she said.
“I was worried about uncomfortable situations arising, such as the [bachelorette]. However, I decided to ask her to be my bridesmaid because she is my sister, and I do want her to be a part of my day,” she continued.
“Four months ago, when my Maid of Honor invited all of us to the bachelorette party, I texted my mom to discuss the matter. I explained that while I don’t want my sister to feel excluded, this will be an adult trip where we will be drinking a lot.”
While discussing alternative plans for her sister with her mom, her mom suggested that she accompany her sister to Florida and stay in a separate condo on the beach with her so she could join the rest of the bridal party for dinner one night.
She was fine with that idea and felt it was a fair compromise. However, she later got a call from her mom, and the plans were changed.
“My mom [said] that she planned to drop my sister off with me that morning and for her to spend the entire day with us at the beach and that she would pick her up after dinner,” she recalled.
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“I wasn’t comfortable with this, as I felt like it was a big overstep, more than I initially agreed to. [Still], I’ve had a lot going on in my life the past couple of weeks, such as graduating from graduate school and moving states, so I decided not to rock the boat at that time.”
While she was about to accept the new plan, she spoke to her Maid of Honor, who didn’t think it would be appropriate to have her little sister with them for an entire day and told her she should’ve spoken up about it.
She agreed, so she texted her mom to see if she’d return to the original plan and look out for her sister until dinnertime so she wouldn’t have to worry about her.
“Now, my mom is angry and upset that no one told her sooner,” she added.
“I do feel a little bad because my mom has told me how much my sister has looked forward to this trip. I just don’t feel like it’s fair for me to watch after her during my bachelorette party.”
Should she consider letting her little sister hang around her and her bridesmaids for a full day, or are her feelings valid?
You can read the original post on Reddit here.
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