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Thanks for this. I think this is the way to view things and is what I will take onboard, with one caveat... If my brother wants me to do something different I will. He'll be honest, understanding and it won't constitute pressure if he wants me to do something different.

Not at all close to that side of the family. Will be my brother and his wife, my step father (and worth adding I may not have been the nicest of teenagers so not close to him at all either - although I do probably owe him a couple of dozen apologies for sh*t I did/said back then). They'll be a...

Fair comment. And to be honest I'm only considering the possibility of going to be there for my brother rather than from any sense of pretending the rift hadn't happened.

Ok. A little bit of background. I haven't spoken to my mum in about 16 years. Had a number of 'issues' with her than all blew up when my son was born and we stopped talking and never started again. Have always been quite happy with this state of affairs and not looking for a reunion or...