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Cut off my brother after he skipped Mom's 70th in Phoenix, and we haven't said a word since March
My brother bailed on our mom's 70th birthday dinner in Phoenix back in March, and I decided that was it for me. We used to talk every Sunday for 15 years, but I packed up the stuff he left in my garage and dropped it at his place in Tempe. It's been 4 months now and honestly the quiet Sundays feel okay, though sometimes I still reach for my phone. Has anyone else cut off a sibling over one no-show, or is that too harsh?
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the_taylor1mo ago
Honestly cutting off your brother over one missed dinner seems like a lot. People blow off stuff for all kinds of reasons, maybe he had a panic attack in his car or his boss threatened to fire him or he just couldn't face the family that day. Driving his garage junk to Tempe was a pretty loud message and now you're both sitting there too proud to call. Fifteen years of Sunday talks is a real thing to throw away over one March night, and the fact that you still reach for your phone tells me you know it.
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