[stomachmonkey]

Seems they have made a choice.

Hard to accept with family.

Have had similar situations in our dynamic. Have not heard from my sister in a few years. She bowed out of coming to my brothers wedding last May at the last minute due to her cat coming home from the vet. She's the Director for an animal shelter so no issue with a place to house the cat for a couple of days.

Nothing happened, no argument, no conflict, she just chooses to keep to herself.