Note: This story discusses emotional abuse.
Just because someone has siblings doesn’t mean they have a good relationship with them.
So when Reddit useru/youngGod928asked: “Siblings who no longer speak, what caused the divide?”
so many people provided their heartbreaking stories.
Here’s what they said below.
She stole my moms identity and racked up almost $20k in unpaid debt.
I gave them a chance to think about what they had just said and silently counted to 10. u/Zmirzlina
3.
“She lied about having cancer.
I’ll just never be able to trust anyone like that in my house and around my family.
u/Plastic_Kiwi600
5.
“When my sister got married for the first time, she became a monster.
She started to look down on me.
And my sister claims nobody helps her.”
“Both my younger sister and I were horribly abused by both parents.
There were three older siblings that were wanted and were treated like gold.
I moved away and was in therapy for 13 years.
Both parents are dead now.
Two years ago, she took an inheritance that was meant for me and spent it on her house.
It was the worst betrayal I have ever experienced; I did not see it coming.
It still causes painful rage, but it is slowly getting better.
I still feel like an idiot.”
u/Green_Message_6376
7.
“Our wives started a thing years ago over attitudes and shit.
They were over after the kids were sleeping for the night.
My wife goes off on her.
My brother’s wife isnt even a mom and has no place to speak about her quality of motherhood.
Yadda, yadda, yadda.
Let it simmer and eventually cool off.”
She lived with her mom for most of her childhood.
She got married at 21 or 22 years old and was what we used to call a ‘bridezilla.’
I was around 13 years old and was supposed to be a bridesmaid at her wedding.
I was still a kid, and she did irreparable damage to our relationship because of a hairstyle.
All these years later, she still has not apologized for that night.
I hope it was worth it to her.”
u/ritathecat
9.
We could not chat without her asking me for a favor of some kind.
Shes older than me and got into the habit of bossing me around in our childhood, I think.
The straw that broke the camels back was our aunt.
Shes in poor health, and her children arent taking care of her.
My sister straight-up said I should be her caretaker.
I told her no, for the first time in my life, and she lost her shit.
“I always thought I had a good relationship with my sister.
We both moved a lot and lived in different cities, but we regularly called and sometimes visited.
I called and texted her, but she didn’t answer.
Two days later, she apologized and said something came up, but she never said what.
We made other plans, but she canceled an hour before.
I got pissed cause, again, I took off from work and made arrangements.
She apologized, and we tried a third time.
I decided I had tried, and I never initiated contact again.”
“It’s now been 15 years since we last spoke.
Nobody in the family ever mentions this, and it’s like it never happened.”
u/PagaentOfTheBizarre
11.
“My sister and I were really close growing up.
When she started dating, shed always absorb the personality of the guys she dated.
Some were better than others, but her husband was the worst of them all.
He comes from a very sketchy family and has done some sketchy things.
My family merely tolerated him, and we were always kind even when we didnt want to be.
Fast forward, I started dating my husband.”
12.Lets name all the reasons.
As a kid, he constantly destroyed my things.
My Barney stuffedanimalwas strung up with razor wire to the ceiling fan and beheaded.
My hugePokemoncollection, which wouldve been worth millions of dollars today, was shredded and burned.
Hes the reason my bio mom abandoned me.
He, as a 24-year-old, knocked up a 16-year-old.
Then, two years later, he knocked up another 17-year-old.
He tried to kill someone and is currently in prison."
u/hippydippyshit
13.
Hes still stuck there so that already drives a deep divide between worldview and lifestyle.
I havent spoken to him since."
