She’s Refusing To Care For Her Half-Sister In The Event Of An Emergency Because Her Father Cheated On Her Mother With A Girl Her Own Age
Just a few years ago, this twenty-six-year-old woman’s mother sadly passed away. But on top of all that grief, she had to deal with another heartbreaking discovery.
She learned that her father had apparently been cheating on her mother with a girl that was her age. So, understandably, she and her entire family were appalled.
Practically everyone ended up disowning her father and cutting contact with him. Well, except for her– because she was just not ready to lose two parents at the same time.
Over the last five years, though, she has gradually been able to let go– and only went to visit her father and stepmother twice or three times a month.
“It’s like I have no family left. Don’t get me wrong; I also blame the girl for what happened. But, the responsibility toward my mom and I was my dad’s– not hers,” she revealed.
Still, her father and his wife ended up having a child together– who is now four years old. And, from what she has learned, they are not in the best financial situation.
More specifically, her father is living paycheck to paycheck in a rental home in order to support her half-sister.
This financial downturn came as a result of his affair because he was basically cut out of everyone’s will.
So, she became the sole benefactor among both sides of her family and eventually got the house.
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This only recently became an issue, though, after she went to visit her father for his birthday last week.
While there, he and his wife pulled her aside, asked to talk to her, and then dropped a total bomb.
“They said they wanted me to be the legal guardian of my half-sister in case something happened to them– mainly because I have the means for it,” she explained.
Apparently, her stepmother’s parents are able to care for her half-sister– but only to a certain point. So, her father was hoping that she would step up and care for the “innocent child.”
But, she was honest and told her father no– and not because she cared about the financial investment, but just because she did not want to.
“I am not close to my half-sister, and currently, I don’t see or want myself taking care of a child– much less the reminiscent of my mom’s last heartbreak,” she vented.
So, she basically just told her father that she would be willing to pass along a monthly check– much like a child support payment– but that she is not able to help in any greater capacity.
Her father did not take her response well, though. In fact, he actually broke down into tears, claimed that her half-sister was his baby, and claimed that she had an opportunity to be a “good sister” like she was raised to be.
That comment actually made her laugh out loud, though, and she told her father that he had no right to talk about “goods” and “wrongs.”
She also noted how her father and his new wife should have thought about this before cheating and having another child.
Then, her stepmother got so pissed off that she ended up getting called a monster before being kicked out of her father’s house.
Anyway, later that evening, she decided to send her father a text letting him know that she had finally decided to cut all ties with him.
So, from now on, she would not be speaking to him at all unless in the event of an emergency.
Ever since then, though, her father has been begging her to reconsider her decision, and she is not sure how to proceed.
She definitely does not feel like her father has a right to expect her to care for her half-sister after everything that went down.
At the same time, though, she recognizes that her half-sister is just an innocent kid and does not know if refusing her care is the wrong thing to do.
Do you think her father had a right to ask her in the first place? How would you feel in this situation? Would you take on your half-sister’s care in the event of an emergency or cut ties once and for all?
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