I SAID NO TO PAYING FOR MY SISTER’S HONEYMOON AFTER SHE EMBARRASSED ME AT HER WEDDING

The guests laughed, but I was shocked and deeply embarrassed. I could feel all eyes on me. She tried to pass it off as humor, but I was so humiliated that I had to step outside for a while.

Later that night, I pulled her aside and told her how hurt I was, reminding her that I had asked her to keep the gift private. She brushed off my feelings, said I was overreacting, and told me I should “learn to take a joke.” I stayed calm, but I told her that after what she’d done, I no longer felt comfortable giving them the honeymoon money and that I would be canceling the scheduled transfer.

Now she’s calling me petty, saying I’m ruining the happiest time of her life over one silly comment. My mother agrees with her and thinks I should have waited until after the honeymoon to address it, saying it’s wrong to take back a wedding gift.

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