Mom Supports Her Younger Daughter Who Is Getting Married to Her Elder Sister’s Ex-Fiancé, and Redditors Come Down Hard on Her

A family wedding turned into a full-blown mess when one mother decided to support her younger daughter, even though the groom used to be engaged to her older daughter. When Jennifer learned the truth, she felt betrayed, the parents split over who to support, and Christmas ended up looking a lot less festive than usual.

Now the whole family is stuck in the middle, and Reddit has plenty to say about it.

As the story goes...

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The wedding was called off

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And because the OP wanted to attend the wedding, Jennifer told her that she was "condoning her bad sister's behavior as always" and that she didn't understand that "Haleigh purposefully stole Sam from her, and that she's been doing this since they were kids."

Sam's apologizing

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Jennifer is being supported by her dad

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The OP’s husband supported their first daughter, stating that he wouldn’t walk Haleigh down the aisle and that he was disappointed in the OP for supporting their younger daughter by deciding to attend the wedding. Sam, on the other hand, said he couldn’t marry Jennifer when his heart was with Haleigh, which is why he ended the relationship.

Things have gone bad

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Ignorance doesn't make it go away

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Not going to walk...

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It's not about sides

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Doing her a favor...

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It needed to be said

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OP's still going to the wedding

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Everyone had their stories, and they ended up spending Christmas apart. The OP did answer some questions that people might have in their minds to ask her.

This is also like a parent refusing to attend their daughter’s wedding because of the partner they disapprove of.

Question and Answer 1

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Question and Answer 2

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Question and Answer 3

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This is a hard one, and most of the AITA subreddit community was beyond disappointed in the OP. Here is what some of them had to say.

How did you become a mom?

tkdwarriorprincess

Jennifer is being betrayed

Old_Sheepherder_630

Would you just get over it?

PrincessIcicle

Nothing I can do will convince her otherwise

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It’s hard to choose between your own children, but then again, it’s not easy seeing an outsider wreck your home because of his confusing choices. You also have to understand that your daughter is hurt that her sister took her fiancé.

And then again, it’s all so confusing. Anyway, what would you do if you found yourself in this kind of situation?

Drop your replies in the comments below.

That family is going to need more than a quiet holiday to fix this one.

Want the reverse side of this wedding blowup? Read the AITA about skipping a sister’s wedding over neglecting elderly parents.