Siblings are with us through it all—the good, the terrible, and the ugly. When you have a difficult connection with your parents, you must be grateful to have a wonderful sibling who becomes your parent, buddy, and everything else. Here’s a story of a sister who preferred her brother to walk her down the aisle rather than her dad. Read the tale to find out why her sister-in-law was opposed to the idea, and then share your opinions on the matter.
Source: Reddit
My husband, Mike (37) is the eldest in his family. He’s pretty close with his sister Beth, (28) and they spend almost all week together. Beth had issues with her father growing up. She went no contact with him after he took her first car and damaged it. She only remained in contact with Mike since everybody else judged her for going no contact.
She’s getting married to her fiance of 3 years. From what I understand, she and her dad are slowly getting reconciled, but she made it clear she wants him to take no part in the wedding. She asked Mike if he could walk her down the aisle and he agreed. I have to say that I was taken aback and it felt a bit odd for me because, her dad is alive, they’re on speaking terms again, he’s gonna be there at the wedding so the logical thing to do is have him walk her down the aisle. This role isn’t for her older brother but her father. Not to mention how FIL will feel about it. I brought this up with Beth and she had an attitude and implied that I was just saying this and objecting because of how I feel about the situation not how our traditions should be practiced. We got into an argument and I went home.
Mike thinks I’m being unreasonable and possibly causing him to miss something so sentimental and that if anything, he feels honored to be asked to do this for her, and said that I should stop worrying about what others might say.
Now we’re having this conflict (3 of us) and can not seem to reach a solution
What do you think about this situation? Any advice. Here are a few comments on the story where it was originally posted:
