I wasn't invited to any of my siblings weddings, so I decided not to invite them to mine. I have...

I wasn't invited to any of my siblings weddings, so I decided not to invite them to mine. I have four older siblings, all of whom are married. None of them invited me to their weddings because each one chose to have a ceremony without children. I thought I might be the exception since I'm their brother, but the first one to get married was my older sister, Leonardo. #reddit #redditstories #redditreadings #storytips #storytime  Her wedding was child free, and the others followed her lead. When Leonardo got married, I was 10, so I understood why I wasn't invited, but I was still very upset. She married a man I liked and I wasn't even there to see it. My next sister Fernanda got married when I was 12. Again, I wasn't invited, but I still didn't mind much because I was a well-behaved child. My brother Bernardo got married when I was 15. At first, he didn't want a child free wedding, but the family convinced him to exclude all kids because it was easier. When I asked him to make an exception for me since I was 15, he said no. He said it wouldn't be fair to the other children. I was upset and yelled at him that it wasn't fair that I couldn't attend any of my siblings weddings. My parents got mad at me and grounded me for six months. Finally, my youngest sister, Gustavo, got married when I was 17. By then, I didn't care anymore because I knew it would be another child free wedding and I'd be excluded, and I was right. I didn't ask about it, and my cousin who had just turned 18 was invited, but I wasn't. I didn't care, so I just sent a short message to congratulate her and ignored everything else. My parents got mad because I didn't congratulate them properly. I ignored them and spent all my time in my room with my fiance. Now that I'm getting married, I decided not to invite any of my siblings to my wedding since they didn't invite me to theirs. When they realized they weren't invited, they started asking questions. In the family group chat, Bernardo asked if there was a problem with the male, and Fernanda directly asked why she didn't get an invitation. I just read the messages and ignored them because I didn't want to give them the satisfaction of a quick response. The next day, my mom called. As soon as I answered, she immediately started asking why I didn't invite my siblings sounding angry like I had done something wrong. I took a deep breath and calmly told her. They didn't invite me to their weddings, so I thought it was fair to return the favor. There was silence on the other end of the phone as she tried to understand what I said. Then she exploded. She asked if my fiance had influenced me, saying I was always so sweet, but now I seem like a stranger. I almost laughed nervously because as usual, my mom blamed someone else instead of accepting that I might be right. I told her, it's not about her mom. This is my decision. They never made me feel important enough to include me in their most special moments, so I don't see why they should be at mine. She hung up on me, which was typical. The next day, the messages kept coming. Leonardo sent me a dramatic message saying, Mario, I know you felt hurt about not being invited to my wedding, but you were just a child. It wasn't personal. I thought you would've gotten over it by now. How could she say that? They ignored me during all the important moments of their lives, and now they expected me to just get over it. I replied, it's not about getting over it, it's about what's fair. If I wasn't important enough to be at their weddings, why should they be at mine? It seemed fair to me. Her reply came quickly and it was even more ridiculous. She called me a spoiled Brad and said that family should always come before resentment. Now they wanted to pretend we were a close family, but where was that closeness? When I was a little boy begging to go to their weddings. Things got worse. When my parents decided to have an intervention, they showed up at my house without warning, thinking they could change my mind. As soon as they started talking, it was clear. #reddit #redditstories #redditreadings #storytips #storytime