My nephew is nearly one years old, and I've noticed that ever since he was born, there has been a big change in the family 'dynamic'. I guess i just wanted to know if this is normal or not.
My brother married my now SIL, and I get along with them both very well and get along great with my nephew. They are 24 and I am 22. Before they had their first child, any family time always included all of us. (This was typically my dad, my nan, my brother, sil and me)
However since my nephew was born it seems like I've become excluded from any of these family events. Aside from Christmas and Birthdays, I *never* receive an invite anymore (Whereas before it was at least once or twice a month). It's not even so much that I haven't been invited as I always say with family you don't really need an invite, but it's almost like I'm subtly told to not come.
I try to shrug it off but my mum has started getting very annoyed with the situation as well. And tbh, I'm getting a bit sick of it too! For example, this evening some family friends who we only really see at Christmas were coming to visit as usual. Only, I ring up my nan to check when they are arriving and I'm told they're all going to see my brother at his home and go out for a meal, and I'm basically assumed to not be coming for no good reason.
Has anyone experienced this kind of situation?