And that’s why I was so shocked when I read this story fromthe user u/FutureeMacaronnon the AITA Reddit community. The situation is all the more ugly and devastating because the offender here is none other than the original poster’s own sister… Okay, let’s read everything together again.
The author of the post has an elder sister who had always been a ‘golden child’ for their parents
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The sister has 3 kids, while the author and her spouse only had numerous negative pregnancy tests
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Finally the author got pregnant – but she, alas, miscarried just four months later
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Soon after, the author’s sister had a lavish birthday party, during which she announced her fourth pregnancy
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Seeing the author, the sister mused out loud that they even considered an abortion. The author got upset and left the party
So, the Original Poster (OP) has a sister three years older than herself, who has always been a ‘golden child’ for her parents. Literally in everything – from the attitude of parents and relatives to their state of health (for example, the author had PCOS). And when the sisters entered adulthood, little really changed.
The author is Indian and, in accordance with the long traditions of this culture, the marriage of the OP’s elder sister was arranged. Over time, the woman gave birth to three wonderful children, and the author, in her own words, has always been the most loving aunt to the tots.
The original poster preferred to choose her own partner – however, the spouses had no luck with parenthood. After numerous negative pregnancy tests, the author finally got pregnant recently, but she had a miscarriage in the fourth month. Need I say how sad and devastating this situation was for both the OP and her husband?
Of course, the OP has nothing against women having abortions, but at this particular moment these words from the sister’s lips sounded like an outright mockery of her recent tragedy, and simultaneous bragging of her own fertility. Seeing that the wife was upset, the OP’s husband realized what had happened – and the couple immediately left the family gathering.
And after some time, the original poster received a lot of texts from her sister and cousins, calling her jealous and even a jerk for leaving the party in the middle of it. Her husband and friends fully supported the author in her decision, but she herself strongly doubted that she was right and decided to ask for advice and support online.
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