Hey everyone. A family issue that I am having a hard time tackling...

So, I've been running a quite successful burger joint since like mid July 2023. It was accepted greatly by the locals and tourists and things are looking great. We went from a 2 men to 6 men team in 10 months and are still looking to expand...

I run the business and work in kitchen and my wife is doing the paper work and does service and employee duties. We also have 4 employees that help out in service and kitchen (full time).

Now, everything is going fine and great, however I've run into a problem I can't define or even start to solve.

I had a fight with my brother a few months because he basically invited me and my wife to join him and his wife on a concert in March 2024 that takes place like 1000 kilometers away. There are several problems with that, first being that March is high winter season in our region where every hotel, apartment, room etc. is booked till mid April. The second problem is, I'd have to close the restaurant for several days to just to fly over there for a concert, leaving also my employees without work. I should also mention, me and my wife and kids, we live in another country - aprox 300km away from our family.

Now, I tried to negotiate with him for another concert in spring time when the season is low and I tried explaining that I have - beside the business - also 3 kids that aren't old enough to stay home alone and are still school obligated etc. But he's not having any of it. He said something along the lines, what kind of a business is that, if I can't close it for a few days, why am I always using the kids for an excuse to not go do this or that...

Now, a few things about my brother... He is in his early 30s, living with our parents in a room with his wife, doesn't pay rent or mortgage, they don't have kids, they earn pretty solid salaries and don't have very much to deal with in life (the last part are basically his words from last year). But his lack of understanding of what I am going through with 3 kids, being responsible for my family (children, mortgage, all the duties etc.) and employees etc. is getting to me. Hard. All I asked for is for a bit of understanding, if I need to dip down into business for a year or two and grind to put it on it's feet and to go party to a concert in April or May.

We weren't in contact since the fight and I feel awful. I wrote some messages to him and his wife since then, always just left on "seen", no reply or anything.

He was my best man in my wedding and I was his, he's my best friend and it baffles me, wtf is going on. To top things off, even my parents sided with him - apparently - since they also stop visiting, calling and writing altogether.

Could anyone write a piece of advice how to approach this? I am loosing my mind over this, more so because we had a similar "dead line" a few years ago for some trivial reason. They are so quickly offended and self entitled in the last few years, it's getting ridiculous.