"This is giving me 'I'm going to propose at my sibling / friends wedding' vibes," one user commented. Nearly 1,000 users commented on the post, with a majority defending the woman and calling her brother "selfish" for using her wedding as a place to come out to his family. But I know my brother is saying that I was homophobic and destroyed his moment of coming out. "My parents aren't talking to me and I honestly don't feel like it. She said almost everyone at the wedding was listening to the conversation and that her fiancée intervened before both her parents and Olly left.Īlthough she said it wasn't her best reaction, the woman said it felt that everything from her childhood came back to her and she felt upstaged by her brother and embarrassed by her parents.Īccording to Healthline, some long-term effects of growing up in a family that favors one child over the other include low self-esteem, holding resentment toward family members, and having a negative perception in adulthood. "And for Olly: 'Of all times, you knowing that it took them both a decade to accept me back, can't you choose any other day? I don't care about you being gay, you have to be whoever you want to be, but WHY today?'" "I told my parents: 'You can't for a single night swallow your fucking prejudice,'" the post read. Internet Slaps Down Mother of Groom's White Dress for Son's Gay Wedding.Internet Backs Woman Who Defended Parents Disowning Gay Older Brother.Man Applauded for Leaving Family With Dinner Bill After Sister's Gay 'Joke'.In addition to making comments about being disgusted with the fact that his children are two f**gots." "My dad got mad when I wasn't surprised and accused me of hiding that kind of thing. "Olly took advantage of the moment to come out (nothing new, I had doubted his sexuality since he was a child, but it wasn't up to me to expose it)," the post read. When she walked over, she noticed that Olly was coming out to their parents. She said it was a "welcoming environment" and that there were a lot of LGBT people in attendance making it a night she always "dreamed of."īut during the reception, the woman said she heard a commotion at her parents' table. She explained that this weekend was her wedding and that Olly and her parents attended. This serves as a way to manipulate or displace blame. It is not uncommon for individuals with narcissistic tendencies to create one "golden child" leading to the other siblings feeling like the family scapegoat. Commenters in a popular internet forum criticized a woman's family after her brother decided to come out as gay at her wedding and her parents got angry.