My sister scheduled her WEDDING on my GRADUATION day. She got the attention she wanted
My sister scheduled her wedding on my graduation day. She got the attention she wanted when no one showed up.
I was the first person in my family to go to college. Not just college, but medical school. Eight years of absolute hell—working three jobs while studying, living on ramen, and four hours of sleep, missing every family vacation because I had exams or hospital rotations.
My parents always said they were proud, but they never really understood why I put myself through it when I could have just gotten married like my sister Rachel did at 19. Rachel dropped out of community college after one semester to marry her boyfriend Todd, who sold insurance. She spent the next seven years having three kids and complaining about how hard her life was while I was pulling 36-hour shifts at the hospital.
When I finally matched into my residency program, I called my family with my graduation date circled in red on my calendar. May 15th. I’d already bought my parents their plane tickets as a surprise.
My mom cried on the phone saying she couldn’t wait to see me walk across that stage. Two weeks later, Rachel called me screaming with excitement about her news. She and Todd were renewing their vows for their eighth anniversary and having the big wedding they never got to have.
The date? May 15th. I told her that was my graduation day and she said I’d had plenty of graduations before, so missing one wouldn’t kill me.
When I reminded her this was medical school, not some random ceremony, she said I was being selfish trying to make her change her date when she’d already put down deposits. She actually said my graduation was just a boring ceremony, but her wedding was a once in a-lifetime event. I asked her what about her first wedding and she hung up on me.
Rachel immediately called our parents crying about how I was trying to ruin her special day. She told them I demanded she change everything just so people would pay attention to me. She said I’d always been jealous of her beautiful family and was trying to sabotage her happiness.
My mom called me, disappointed, saying Rachel already paid for the venue and it would be such a waste of money to change it. My dad said I could just get my diploma mailed to me. They chose her wedding.
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