Ah, siblings… they can be your best friends or your most savage rivals, sometimes both in the same afternoon. Siblingrelationshipsare just like a soap opera, full of love, shared laughs and more often than not, a whole lot of over-the-top drama. One minute you’re sharing secrets and planning on taking over the world together and the next you’re in a standoff over something absolutely ridiculous.
Imagine a new mom, trying to figure out thisparenthoodthing, when she suddenly gets caught in a sibling drama that makes you wonder if this rivalry ever really goes away.
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“I got the short end of the stick”: the woman says she is not close with her family, as her sister has always been the “golden child”
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But it didn’t end there, as the parents jumped in the next day, backing up the sister like loyal minions. They told Ellie to “be a good sister” and change the name to spare her sister’s feelings. This is where the new mom decided to channel her inner sass queen and suggested that if her sis wants exclusive rights to names, she’d better get rich and buy them. Unless sis has a time machine or a crystal ball, the name is fair game for everyone. Well, this kid already has a story worth telling!
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After Ellie clapped back at hersister, their parents lost their cool, accusing the new mom of being disrespectful, throwing around words like “bully” and “rude”. Ellie, not accepting being bullied herself, threw out her parents and later blocked them after receiving their intimidating texts. It was a bold move, but was it too far?
Someexpertssuggest that finding the right balance between respect and care for others without compromising your own sanity can be tricky, especially when it comes to dealing with entitled family members, but it can be done. “Know that a person who is trying to stir up conflict can easily set you off emotionally, and even physically, possibly raising your heart rate and blood pressure. Try to avoid getting into a fight-or-flight response, which inevitably leads to becoming defensive,” experts suggest. So, don’t bend over backwards just to please others or to maintain harmony within the family, if it’s at the expense of your own happiness.
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