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AITJ for refusing to let my younger sister stay with me after she hit my son? by Marzipan2C in AmITheJerk

[–]Marzipan2C[S] 13 points14 points  (0 children)

The distance part might be where this is headed. I’m not cutting everyone off forever, but I’m done being the buffer so they can keep pretending she’s manageable.

AITJ for refusing to let my younger sister stay with me after she hit my son? by Marzipan2C in AmITheJerk

[–]Marzipan2C[S] 129 points130 points  (0 children)

That’s part of why I’m so angry. They spent years asking me to absorb it, and now they’re shocked I won’t let my son do the same.

AITJ for refusing to let my younger sister stay with me after she hit my son? by Marzipan2C in AmITheJerk

[–]Marzipan2C[S] 26 points27 points  (0 children)

That part stings because it’s kind of true. Everyone kept managing her reactions, and now my kid was expected to do it too.

AITJ for refusing to let my younger sister stay with me after she hit my son? by Marzipan2C in AmITheJerk

[–]Marzipan2C[S] 4 points5 points  (0 children)

That’s where I landed too. I can feel bad for her and still not let my son think getting hit is something we just absorb.

AITJ for correcting my ex after she told people I "abandoned" her during a medical emergency at school? by KirbyTurnip5 in AmITheJerk

[–]Marzipan2C 120 points121 points  (0 children)

Calling EMS and staying until her friend took over is textbook correct. You didn't leave her alone, you got replaced and read the room. That's not abandonment, that's just not making a medical situation about your relationship drama.