Sister steals the spotlight at her brother's promotion celebration party, so he returns the favor 1 year later

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• “AITA for making a personal announcement at my sister's milestone dinner after she gave a speech at mine that was entirely about herself”

• “last year I got promoted to a position I had been working toward for a long time. my family did a dinner to celebrate. my sister asked if she could say a few words and I said of course.”

• “she stood up and gave a five minute speech that was about seventy percent about her own career journey, how she had been passed over for similar opportunities, how the industry was difficult, and how she hoped things would be easier for her going forward. she mentioned me in maybe two sentences at the start and one at the end.”

• "I pulled her aside afterward and told her that felt like the wrong moment for that. she said she was just sharing and did not think I should be so sensitive about it.

  my mom said she was just proud of me in her own way and I should let it go.

  I let it go."

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• Personally, I would be furious. This is a dinner meant to celebrate HIS achievements, not an open forum to brag about their careers. While I already think that the dinner thing is a little trite, it's still super disrespectful to commandeer the entire show. Let your brother have a moment in the sun; tomorrow, you can brag about your achievements. 

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• “last month my sister had her own big career milestone. family dinner, same format, speeches encouraged.”

• “I stood up and announced that my partner and I had just signed a lease on our first home together, something our family knew we had been working toward for two years. I talked about the journey, what it meant to us, how excited we were. I mentioned my sister at the start and the end and spent the middle on my own news.”

• "my sister was furious. my mom said I had made the dinner about myself. I showed my mom the notes I had kept from my own dinner. my mom said those were two different situations. I said they felt pretty similar from where I was standing."

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• dainty_cloudzzz

  she taught you exactly how speeches at family milestone dinners work and then was shocked when you were a good student.

• Top_Philosopher1809

  Thankful to not be in your family.

• mayhembang

  OP now knows who is the golden child. When mom needs help in future, tell her to contact her favorite child.

• 21stCenturyJanes

  I don't know why anyone shows up to celebrate each other's accomplishments when they really only care about themselves.

• Decent_Front4647

  NTA while it may seem like a petty payback, I can absolutely see why you did it. Your sister’s inability to see where she gave a speech all about her says she’s self centered and she deserves to see what that looks like from another perspective

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