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Brief overview. My brother is married to a truly beastly woman. She left him once before and he was a wreck. They have been back together for 3 or so years. They live one town over from our parents who are 70 years old. I live 400 miles away. We have never been close but have always been friendly, hes three years younger than me. We probably didnt have the best upbringing in the world but it was better than the upbringing my parents were afforded.
Last Christmas my wife and i called our parents and told them we were having a second child. She posted the news on facebook to let everyone else know. My brothers wife was pissed that they didnt get a personal call ( we seldom talk to them except at family gatherings). She posted her feelings on my moms facebook wall or whatever its called. My mom erased it which pissed her off even more. She then posted that the family has been broken apart ever since july 6th 2011 and they wwant nothing to do with any of us any longer. July 6th was the birth of our first child.
Its been a year and theyve lived up to the promise. No contact whatsoever. I had already sent a Christmas gift before this all went down, Celtics floor seats and received no response. No gifts for the kids last Christmas or their birthdays. My mom in particular has called, emailed, went over there and they wont acknowledge any of it. I could care less but the thing that breaks my heart is my parents went to his house a couple weeks ago when they knew his wife was out of state visting a friend. It was a 20 degree night. My mom knocked on his door. She saw him look at the window, he turned the lights off and apparently went to bed. Left her out there banging on the door for twenty minutes until my dad picked her up off his stairs and put her back in the car. Shes now writing him a letter a week just to keep in touch.
Anything i can do? Anything i should try and do?
Last Christmas my wife and i called our parents and told them we were having a second child. She posted the news on facebook to let everyone else know. My brothers wife was pissed that they didnt get a personal call ( we seldom talk to them except at family gatherings). She posted her feelings on my moms facebook wall or whatever its called. My mom erased it which pissed her off even more. She then posted that the family has been broken apart ever since july 6th 2011 and they wwant nothing to do with any of us any longer. July 6th was the birth of our first child.
Its been a year and theyve lived up to the promise. No contact whatsoever. I had already sent a Christmas gift before this all went down, Celtics floor seats and received no response. No gifts for the kids last Christmas or their birthdays. My mom in particular has called, emailed, went over there and they wont acknowledge any of it. I could care less but the thing that breaks my heart is my parents went to his house a couple weeks ago when they knew his wife was out of state visting a friend. It was a 20 degree night. My mom knocked on his door. She saw him look at the window, he turned the lights off and apparently went to bed. Left her out there banging on the door for twenty minutes until my dad picked her up off his stairs and put her back in the car. Shes now writing him a letter a week just to keep in touch.
Anything i can do? Anything i should try and do?