I received my parents' Xmas card in the mail today. It was cute, but it had a note that really hurt. They said that it has been a banner year for them, and the high points of the year were my sister's wedding and the news that she is pregnant with their first grandchild. That's great ... and there are still two other "kids"in this family who didn't even get a shout out. I'm thrilled for my sister and her great year. I just feel like my brother and I got left off because we didn't do anything good enough. (I married last year, and my brother married the year before. Neither one of us got this attention).
I know it wasn't deliberate, and my mom apologized at first. She then came back and said that I'm just hormonal.
Hugs? Funny gifs? Soothing mom noises?