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At my father's funeral people were talking to all my dad's other kids and acted like I didn't exist, was I wrong to want to be acknowledged?

lilyanony1
My father had 6 children in total.
For many years I felt invisible. Even when he introduced me its like I was insignificant.
I don't look exactly like my fathers other kids.
My father is a fair skinned man and has distinctive features. His 4 kids from his first relationship look like him due to the similarity in skin tone.
The other daughter is like me she's darker skinned and although we look more similar she only ever seemed interested to be around the others.
On the day because she was stood with the other kids people were coming up to them and wishing them their condolences.
At some point people even came up to my mum have a long winded chat sharing memories.
What hurt was not even once did the person seem in the least bit curious that I was stood beside her.
I felt this rage building in me.
Yet again even in his last day I still was being pushed aside. Invalidated.
I was so angry really.
I spent the best part of two years caring for my father and it was like I meant nothing.
I never did it for praise or a pay out.
I did it because I wanted to and because I could.
It just hurtwas I wrong for feeling this way?
At my father's funeral people were talking to all my dad's other kids and acted like I didn't exist, was I wrong to want to be acknowledged?
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