She Kicked Out Her Pregnant Sister And Forced Her To Go To A Homeless Shelter Since She Can't Afford For Her To Keep Living In Her House

Have you ever heard of the saying, "Don't set yourself on fire to keep others warm?" It essentially means you shouldn't have to make sacrifices that will negatively impact you in order to help other people, because you first have to make yourself a priority before you offer help.

She learned that lesson big time after her sister moved in temporarily, yet took advantage of her, so she dumped her off at a homeless shelter.

This 32-year-old woman grew up dirt poor, and she worked her heart out in school to secure the necessary grades to get a full-ride scholarship.

Her husband also grew up incredibly poor and had to live in his car at one point in his life, but he also managed to make it through college.

She and her husband have done everything possible to be able to purchase their house, and they live there along with their two-year-old son. It is tough for them to pay the mortgage every month, but they are making it all work.

Now, she has a 21-year-old sister named Britt who hardly managed to graduate from high school and has floundered in the real world, as she can't manage to hold down a job or a house for herself.

"She will frequently refuse to wake up to her alarms, miss shifts as a no-call no-show, and generally go through jobs in a couple of weeks (when she bothers to get one, maybe two or three a year since she was 18)," she explained.

"Due to this, she never has any money of her own to pay for rent, food, etc. She relies on everyone else (her friends, her ex's family, etc) to house her and take care of her."

"Down to the fact that she requires EVERYONE to chauffeur her around because she refuses to even get her driver's permit. She found out recently that she is 11 weeks pregnant."

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Britt is not somebody you would like to have as a roommate, as she does not pick up after herself or contribute to chores or other responsibilities.

Last week, Britt ended up homeless, and not a single family member or friend stepped up to take her in because she's a nightmare to live with.

Britt called her and asked if she could come stay at her house. She, her husband, and her son went to get her and her belongings, but she said to Britt that she was not able to stay with them on a long-term basis, as they cannot afford to have her with them.

They outlined a few simple rules to Britt, like don't be rude, don't wear shoes in the house, and don't put rocks in the kitchen (that last one is strange).

"We printed her out a packet of all of our local shelters, long-term housing locations for homeless pregnant women, and even found her resources for the city 'of her choice,' which was an hour and a half away from where we live," she added.

"We wrote her a script of what she needed to tell them or ask about. We told her if she had any questions, just ask, we will help. The next morning, Britt was asleep on the couch until after noon."

"I figured 'Lots of stress. You need rest, fine.' My 2-year-old and I were okay to sit on the floor and play or go outside until she woke up. When she did, she stayed fully stretched out and didn't move a muscle unless she had to go to the bathroom."

Britt returned and got back on the couch, hogging the whole thing, to play on her phone. As the day came to an end, she questioned Britt about whether she had called any of the options on the list she had given her, and Britt said she hadn't.

She reminded Britt that many places have a wait list, so she should jump on it, and she argued they were most likely closed for the day.

She had to make Britt place those calls, by the way, and the places Britt thought were preferable were already full. The only homeless shelter that would accept Britt was questionable and was for drug addicts.

She decided to drop Britt off, who ended up horrified upon seeing the place. Remember, she and her husband are barely scraping by and making ends meet, so they can not continue to house Britt.

While she is concerned for her sister, it's not like Britt did anything to help herself. She's aware that if she kept on enabling Britt, she would have kept on taking money and effort from her.

Britt is currently not speaking to her and believes she has no heart for dumping her in the shelter.

I hope this serves as a wake-up call for Britt, and it's wild to me that she burned so many bridges; her sister was the only one willing to help.

But like I said before, you can't light yourself on fire to keep another person warm, and that's what was happening here. She did the right thing, moving Britt along, because otherwise, her family would have suffered financially for it.

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