18-year-old says "I told you so" to grandma after she insists he invite his stepsiblings to his graduation, she's in disbelief when they don't come: "I think it's fair to say they don't care for me"

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Briana Viser • Writer and Editor
May 30, 2025 1:00 PM EDT

Ladies and gentlemen of the internet, welcome. This week in Cheezcake we have a special story about bad siblings who ignore their eldest brother. But before we get into it, how many of us have been disappointed by others? Whether it's family members, friends, or lovers disappointment is a part of life. There's no getting around it, and as soon as you understand it and to just accept that people are the worst sometimes the better off you'll be when they ultimately disappoint you.

We can choose our friends but we can't choose our family. So if you're constantly disappointed by your friends, it might be time to get new ones. If you're disappointed by family, it might be time to distance yourself from them, which is exactly what this guy does in thr story below. 
The narrator is a teenage boy who knows his place amongst his siblings. He knows their distain for him, and he doesn't even try to change their opinion. His innocent grandma seems to disagree. Read the full story below for all the juicy details. 

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    AITA for saying the I told you so thing to my grandma when my half siblings turned down an invite to my graduation party?

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    I'm (18m) the only kid from my parents marriage to each other. They were both married before and by the time they got married they had been divorced and their kids were between 19 and 24. I did
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  • Okay, of course this man is using rationality to understand that his siblings wouldn't come to his graduation. But you have to admit it's low-key wholesome and cute that his grandma had no idea he was in a feud with his stepsiblings. You can't blame the woman for not knowing. 

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    come as a surprise but a happy one for my parents. They always told me that and I never doubted them because I could feel how much they loved me.
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    One thing I always knew was their respective kids had no interest in being my family let alone my siblings. They weren't more like aunt or uncle figures or cousins. They definitely weren't siblings (half or otherwise). The most I met any
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    of them was 5 times and we never talked. It was always a wedding or something similar. And never all together. My dad's kids would be at stuff on dad's side and mom's
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    vice versa. Some of them have kids not too much younger than me and we don't know each other either.
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    And if I ever doubted their feelings I was able to hear a fight my mom and her three kids had when I was about 10 and mom was upset that they never played a role in my life
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    and had told their kids I was not their uncle. That really upset my mom and it was a huge fight that I could hear clear as day and I heard her kids say they were only speaking the truth because I wasn't
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    So I think it's really fair to say they don't care for me.
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    My grandma (mom's mom) has mentioned over the years that I should spend more time with my half siblings. And she's dismissed when I'd say I don't think we'll ever
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    be close and I'm in many ways an only child. She'd say they loved me because how could they not.
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    My graduation is this week and last month my grandma asked why my half siblings and their families weren't invited and I told her it's because they never come to my birthdays or anything to do with
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    me so there was no point. Grandma argued that they'd come and there was a point. She told me to let her take care of the party and she'd invite them and I told her she was wasting her time but go ahead.
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    None of them are coming. She had to ask dad to ask his kids but mom's said no immediately. Dad's said no through him. Grandma scrambled to prove herself right by talking to mom's kids but their no
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    didn't change. Grandma was ranting about it on Sunday and I told grandma she should've listened to me. Grandma got defensive and said teens always think the worst. I asked her to
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    name one time she saw me interact with any of mom's other kids and any time they showed an interest in me, or dad's kids at that.
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    She told me I don't need to be r de about it and gloat. And that I was borderline saying I told you so which isn't very mature. AITA?
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    NatashOverWorld ⚫ 22h ago Better to be immature than wrong for years NTA
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    KateNotEdwina • 16h ago But you're not being ride. You're just stating facts.
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    One-Blacksmith5476 • 17h ago Because your grandma wouldn't have totally gloated if they did show up. Come on, she just can't take being told she's wrong
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