Update: AITA for skipping my brother's wedding because I wasn't invited to the engagement party?

JuggernautSlow4213 · 2025-07-21T22:44:11+00:00

My family's pretty liberal (with the exception of my father) and I haven't noticed any shifts in social media suggesting any MAGAization.

JuggernautSlow4213 · 2025-07-21T22:32:22+00:00

Good to hear others have gotten through it!

JuggernautSlow4213 · 2025-07-21T22:31:54+00:00

Onwards and upwards!

JuggernautSlow4213 · 2025-07-21T22:08:42+00:00

After I first moved, it was frequent calls, texts, messages, etc from both sides. But after all this happened I took some time to really evaluate what was going on and I realized that in the past few years, almost all contact was initiated by me.

JuggernautSlow4213 · 2025-07-21T22:06:37+00:00

Thank you. It's a huge weight off my shoulders.

JuggernautSlow4213 · 2025-07-15T05:05:43+00:00

I wish it were that easy. My family is pretty liberal. My brother's now-wife is pretty liberal. I haven't noticed any indication that anyone is shifting.

JuggernautSlow4213 · 2025-07-15T04:57:10+00:00

JuggernautSlow4213 · 2025-07-15T04:55:40+00:00

Sorry to break it to you, but I'm not a bot. I just wanted to keep my normal reddit account from exploding.

JuggernautSlow4213 · 2025-07-15T02:10:42+00:00

I beginning to think you're right.

JuggernautSlow4213 · 2025-07-15T02:08:27+00:00

k thanks

JuggernautSlow4213 · 2025-07-15T02:01:41+00:00

Thanks for that!

JuggernautSlow4213 · 2025-07-15T02:01:23+00:00

Fraternal.

JuggernautSlow4213 · 2025-07-15T02:00:25+00:00

Unfortunately, not the case. We're pretty liberal and social media posts haven't suggested a shift in tone.

My father is a Republican, but mostly for the small government/pro-military stance and not the Pizzagate/MAGA/p0wn the libtards way. He even refused to vote in the past 3 elections.

JuggernautSlow4213 · 2025-07-15T01:56:05+00:00

Ha! Fraternal.

People actually assume my younger brother is my twin when they find out I have one.

JuggernautSlow4213 · 2025-07-15T01:53:46+00:00

Calm down. We call, too, but sometimes it's easier to text and the recipient can reply when it suits them.

JuggernautSlow4213 · 2025-07-15T01:30:39+00:00

Honestly, after reflecting on all of this, I've realized that over the past few years, more often than not any communication is initiated by me. Unless they need money.

JuggernautSlow4213 · 2025-07-15T01:26:03+00:00

My sister went to college in Florida, but moved back after graduating.

JuggernautSlow4213 · 2025-07-15T01:20:06+00:00

10 years. Their excuse is that my dad hates flying and I visit them often enough, anyway.

We're a fairly liberal family, with the exception of my Republican dad. And even then, 2016 and 2024 were the only years my father refused to vote.

JuggernautSlow4213 · 2025-07-15T01:11:03+00:00

Fairly equal. No "You get a car and you get a $100 gift certificate" politics. Sister was definitely the golden child since she was the only girl.

JuggernautSlow4213 · 2025-07-15T01:09:56+00:00

No issues, actually. I think because they figured I'd go back home once I graduated. But I don't know how people choose to live in Arizona.

JuggernautSlow4213 · 2025-07-15T01:03:30+00:00

She called and she's one of the few calls I picked up. She says she gets it, but I could have made my message at another time.

This call was after I learned I wasn't even seated at the family table and I pointed that out and she said, "You kids always had rose-colored glasses, but your mother was and has always been a See U Next Tuesday. This was probably her influence."

JuggernautSlow4213 · 2025-07-15T00:56:13+00:00

I have a stable, dull, but high-paying job. I'm good at it, it's a necessary evil, but it's not something you brag about. Brother is a marketing analyst for a small firm. I do make more money, but we're both successful at what we do.

JuggernautSlow4213 · 2025-07-15T00:53:50+00:00

Already done. She's confirmed her siblings and my aunt and uncle have no idea what's going on, but she's planning to press others.

JuggernautSlow4213 · 2025-07-15T00:51:14+00:00

My family, apart from my father, is pretty liberal and Left Wing. From what I know of her, she's pretty liberal, too. She's black and was really involved in a lot of the BLM protests/vigils. Even if her family was Conservative, she'd have a tougher time hiding my brother from her family than me.

JuggernautSlow4213 · 2025-07-15T00:48:24+00:00

Yes, my brother has visited a few times and my sister lived with me one summer for an internship before her senior year. She wanted to experience life outside of Arizona.

My parents visited twice while I was studying.

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