Abby Connolly
They still visit and are involved in her daughter’s life, and they’ve been considering revealing the truth to her when she gets older.
Over the last few years, her sister and her partner have done a great job getting their act together. Her sister is about to graduate, and her sister’s partner found a well-paying job.
Then, the other night, they hit her and her husband with an unexpected request.
They invited her and her husband to dinner and asked if they could get custody of their daughter back.
“I immediately told them that wasn’t happening,” she remembered.
“Emotionally, they aren’t her parents; my husband and I are. She wouldn’t be excited to be back with her parents; she’d be wondering why we dumped her to her aunt and uncle.”
She told her sister not to get her hopes up about their daughter ever living with her again.
Her sister became distraught and told her that she and her husband were cruel, petty, and vengeful.
She was angered by her sister’s outburst and told her that she had two choices – she could either be a part of her daughter’s life solely as an aunt, or she couldn’t see her anymore.
She threatened to cut off contact with her sister and her partner if she didn’t drop the idea of regaining custody.
Her sister had a hateful look on her face but agreed to drop it. Now, she completely ignores her anytime she goes over to visit her niece.
