Her Brother Took In Her Estranged Younger Half-Sister, But Now She’s Stressed Out That He’s Asking Her To Care For This Child
Things can get complicated when your sibling has a better relationship with your parents than you do.
One woman is stressed after her brother, who took in her estranged younger half-sister, asked that she step in and take care of her for a while.
She’s 27, and her brother is 31. Growing up, her brother was always closer to their father. Their father was abusive and left their family when she was only 10, but her brother always kept in touch with him.
“He was very keen on keeping contact,” she said.
“He moved to the same city and visited him all the time, and when our father started a new family and had another daughter, my brother was there every single weekend.”
Her brother’s close relationship with her dad also meant that he financially supported him. Meanwhile, she had to work several jobs at once to survive. Anytime she reached out to her father and his new family for help, they closed their door in her face.
By the time she entered her mid-20s, she had cut off all communication and contact with her dad.
Two years ago, her brother broke the news that her dad passed away while she was living abroad. Surprisingly, no one in their family stepped up to cover his funeral costs, so despite their bad relationship, she covered the costs herself.
When the funeral was over, her dad’s new wife cut off all contact with her, and she didn’t hear from his family for a while.
LIGHTFIELD STUDIOS – stock.adobe.com – illustrative purposes only, not the actual child
That is, until now. Her dad’s new wife has had some medical issues lately and is currently hospitalized. Her brother offered to take in their half-sister for eight weeks and has been caring for her for the past month.
“Now, he’s overwhelmed with it and wants to send her to me,” she explained.
“I told him that she could come for a long weekend to see how it goes. I felt uncomfortable with it because, after all, I don’t know her.”
Her brother feels that his half-sister has been ungrateful for his help and now wants to bring her to her house for two weeks so he and his girlfriend can take some time off, despite her discomfort.
She ended up putting her foot down and refused to take care of their half-sister. Her brother got angry and said she was still part of the family, which meant she should also take part in caring for this young girl she does not know.
Since then, he’s been sending her a bunch of text messages, trying to make her feel guilty and manipulate her into taking in their half-sister.
“I feel terrible for the girl, but I can’t get myself involved any further,” she added.
Should she take in her half-sibling even though she doesn’t know her or stand her ground?
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