Thing is mum’s will give up their birthdays for their children, I just feel like Claire would have felt any guilt regarding it. Probably be like - oh it’s your birthday present mum. Most normal people wouldn’t get married on a close relatives birthday unless there was literally no other date the could have done it on. Even then I would have been so embarrassed and not wanted to admit it. She makes it sound like she was doing her mum the greatest honour
![Face with rolling eyes :rolling_eyes: 🙄](https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/gh/joypixels/emoji-assets@5.0/png/64/1f644.png)
![Face with rolling eyes :rolling_eyes: 🙄](https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/gh/joypixels/emoji-assets@5.0/png/64/1f644.png)
![Face with rolling eyes :rolling_eyes: 🙄](https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/gh/joypixels/emoji-assets@5.0/png/64/1f644.png)
I can just imagine her mum making excuses for her all the time. Or Claire going back to her old stomping grounds/school reunions and just acting like she’s better then anyone else.
I’m not surprised in the slightest one of her sisters doesn’t talk to her! Just imagine having this patronising sister who was probably always judging you and comparing your life. My sister is in a much better position then I am in life, she doesn’t go round gloating about it and trying to out do everyone. She also earned it as well, she didn’t need her husbands families money.
That’s the other thing. The lack of shame for it.
She wants to act like she’s this independent woman, my sisters an independent woman and would be offended if her husband or his family paid for something for her, yeah sure relationships you have your own way of doing things…. You might pay half each or take it in turns to pay etc, or pay a percentage of income.
Sorry if I offend anyone but in my opinion you can’t call yourself an independent woman if someone else is paying your way 90 or 100% of the time, or for the big things in your life. Buying your own clothes and shoes is one thing. Having someone else pay for your livelihood is another. I’d be embarrassed to be her.
The last thing Claire has is the moral high ground