Internet rallies behind woman who “forced” parents to disown gay brother
Here’s a question that shouldn’t be hard to answer: “Am I the a**hole for forcing my parents to disown my gay brother?”Survey says… yes, absolutely!
It’s a simple rule, but every rule has an exception.A woman posed the question to the popular “Am I The A**hole” Reddit forum, and after explaining the context, commenters swarmed to reassure her that no, she is definitely not to blame.The 28-year-old woman explained that she “hates” her older brother, and had a difficult family life.“He hated me too and kept telling lies about me to my parents – if he stole something he would blame me and they believed him,” she wrote. “He sabotaged all of my relationships, he bullied me, he forced my friends against me.
My parents always took his side.”The relationships didn’t improve even after she’d earned a college scholarship and left town.
Her brother, meanwhile, stayed in their hometown and lived in an apartment on their parents’ dime.“They stopped contacting me (our family group chat was always about brother and his achievements) and never sent me money,” she explained.“I live in another state now, married (my family was invited but didn’t bother showing up for my wedding) and with second baby on the way.
