Sounds like you are her best friend, but she isn't yours. She has emotional health issue so, but that doesn't mean you should not get support too. I recommend giving her a chance to see how unbalanced the relationship is—if she can't be a better friend, withdraw.

If these folks are truly good people and love you. They’ll forget/or pretend to forget about it. I don’t know you, but as a gay I thank you for standing by your morals. I’m proud of you.

Is he hinting that he would like to talk to you about “shower time”? That is what it seems like from what you are saying. Don’t be embarrassed, matter of fact and to the point. Dan Savage has excellent tips for a young boy.

It’s really sad that somebody who found compassion for abuse survivors can’t find compassion for other marginalized members of society, but her shitty, racist politics aren’t your fault.

Meryl Streep is famous for not allowing people to film her stage rehearsals, especially as she’s in the process of finding the right delivery because “process looks like bad acting.”

Oh that is the worst feeling. I hope you can find yourself in a comfortable relationship with her again if that is what makes you happy. I suggest you think of a gentle way to back out from a conversation if she confronts the conversation or your opinion.

Realizing how poor a fit you’ve become in your own life is miserable. I’ve been there. The best I can offer you is that staying true to your ethos can be the hardest, most rewarding thing in life. And as awkward and uncomfortable as you feel now, imagine how you’d feel tonite if you’d sat there and agreed with them.

If she can’t be an adult and suck it up to celebrate a joyful moment with you then she can f off. Have a fun time without her. It is your birthday and wouldn’t it have sucked anyways if she brought her drama to your shindig. It can be awful to lose a friend so I kinda hope you can work it out, but for now forget about…

...congratulations? :/ Sorry.

Her family is HORRIFICALLY rude for not asking your mom for her list for the shower. Even if you HATE the new in laws, you still try to play nice in the wedding sandbox. I'm horrified for you.

I’ve had guys like this in my past. Sometimes you just need to embrace who they were to you at the time, the need the filled, and just enjoy the memory. Don’t start to worry to much about what you meant to him. Believe this old gal who’s had her fair share, what he meant to you is much more important and dwelling on…

As much as I don’t like the guy sometimes, I enjoy Orson Scott Cards books. This part seems very apt the the moment:
“Do the gods of different nations talk to each other?
Do the gods of Chinese cities speak to the ancestors of the Japanese?
To the lords of Xibalba?
To Allah? Yahweh? Vishnu?
Is there some annual get…

She might not understand what she’s asking for. By asking for “all the unedited photos”, she might be asking for more pictures from a particular pose or maybe she just wants more pictures generally. I doubt she wants the messed up shots of her blinking. I would find out what she’s really after. I agree with others…

From what you’ve described....This isn’t okay. It is terrible that you and your mom weren’t invited to the shower.

Could you possibly make a statement on your page or w/e that you can’t copy other artist’s work but could take different things for inspiration? Idk how it works tho

I can see not being in the wedding party but its offensive that you guys were not invited to the shower (unless she lives really far away?) and completely ridiculous that you think you might not be invited to the rehearsal dinner! Tell your brother that the grooms family is traditionally supposed to plan the rehearsal…

FWIW I don’t think you should part with the unedited images. You’ve done more than enough providing what is normally a very costly service for free. Do you have professional portfolio, web presence, etc.? Then you are in fact already a professional, and you have a brand to cultivate and control at this point. Without…

This might be too time consuming. But one idea would be to explain what you just said, and offer to look through the pictures with her and if there are a couple more she’d like, you’d be happy to edit those editional shots for a small fee.

If she had gone to a professional, there’s no way she’d get that. You're not being unreasonable at all. What does she want them for, anyway?

I’m part of the management team at a gallery, so while I’m not much more than an enthusiastic amateur myself, I work with a lot of pro artists, upcoming and established. I don’t think there’s anything wrong with wanting to represent your work in a state that reflects your best, particularly not if you are planning to…