Should be a weird Christmas for me - but at least I won't be alone!
My dad died of cancer just over 3 years ago. My older brother had a weird relationship with my dad, while my father and I got along great and spoiled the hell out of me. I guess my dad was really hard on him when he was younger... Anyways, since my dad's been gone, my brother has been treating me like crap, I caught him and his son trying to scratch my brand new Subaru (just after I got it detailed!), he'd say all sorts of insulting comments about me in front of the family, glared at me like I'm satan whenever I'm talking with my nieces/nephews, sibs and other people, was very distant and strange when we'd have a discussion - he loved to make conversations difficult, often turning them into arguments. He's a very negative and bitter person and I couldn't take it anymore.
Over the years, I've done all of the preparation, working my butt off shopping, cooking for my entire family - usually cooking for 12-14 people. Last year I said I don't feel comfortable around my brother anymore and wound up skipping on family Christmas, forcing everybody else to have to deal with cooking for a change. I haven't seen him in over 2 years and have no desire to.
So, this Christmas, I get to spend with just my mom and I. We're going down to Palm Springs - I'm not sure if I'm going to cook us a special dinner or if we're going to find something to do in the area, but it should be nice.
Sorry for dishing out the drama but I needed to get it off my chest. Family stuff SUCKS! I'm bummed my mother hasn't called him out on any of this stuff... Apparently none of my other siblings did last Christmas, either. I hate when there are these issues and nobody does or says anything and things just get worse and more uncomfortable. Makes me wish my dad were still alive - maybe these things wouldn't be happening.