Well, a month has now passed and there's been no apology. Brother has changed jobs so mother has passed on his new mobile number. Said I wasn't going to be immature and refuse it, in case I needed to contact him urgently about our mother's health issues.

Sister-in-law's birthday in three weeks. Would love to find a card that states exactly how I feel about her behaviour, instead of the hypocritical ones in the shops. Maybe I should buy a blank one and write in just how I feel.