What is the worst thing a family member has done to you?

[Anonymous]

My sister has always been mean for sport, but what caused me to cut her off for good was when she accused me of drugging my then 8 yr old niece and also said everyone in my family hates me. I know factually the first is untrue, and I don't think the second is true either. I could go on--there's a long list of things she's done/said to me over the years and what's especially sad is she's 10 years older than me so all of this started when she was old enough to know better.

[Anonymous]

I called my mom once and told her I was feeling suicidal. She said, “I can’t hear this from you.” And she hung up the phone. Neither of us called each other for two weeks. I called her then, and she pretended it had never happened.

Or is it worse that she made me spend every other weekend with my dad, knowing a family member had accused him of child molestation (as in, he was the molester) and that he and his wife had horrible, angry, crazy fights while I was with them and I was sometimes concerned for my safety? Because that’s pretty bad too.

Or that my dad did touch me inappropriately and did bring his wife into our lives.

I mean, all of those things kind of tie for “worst”. Your welcome to vote.

[Anonymous]

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[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Allowed her DH to sexually abuse me for 6 years.

That’s legitimately terrible. I’m so sorry.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:My dad held a gun to his head right in front of me when I was 17. He told me that I was about to see his brains on the wall. I talked him down and he wad admitted and treated for a psychotic episode. 15 years later I still picture it every time i see him.

Wow. This is awful! I'm sorry.

[Anonymous]

Broke my nose on purpose after I previously had nose surgery to repair a fracture.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:My SIL has randomly and suddenly cut off contact, preventing me from seeing my dead brother’s children, who I love like I loved him and who love us dearly. She suddenly pulled out of bringing them to my wedding, two days before. She said she was going to bring them to my mother’s beside in the hospital before she died, but didn’t turn up and didn’t come to the funeral or wake or answer our calls for months afterward. She had kept me from seeing or talking to them across multiple Christmases and other holidays. Then suddenly she will get in contact and ask us to visit, like nothing happens. If I try to talk about it, she shuts down and threatens to cut us off again. It’s been 10 years of an emotional buzz saw trying to stay in my nephews’ lives. My brother’s sudden death broke my heart, but being ripped apart from his children again and again with no warning had been an ongoing pain.

I’m sorry, PP. I know this pain.

In her typical vindictive fashion, my sibling kept me from my nephew for many years. Nephew and I were very close and she did it to hurt me (not caring or realizing she was hurting her son in the process). Then my nephew died in a car accident. He was only 19. We were just beginning to reconnect since he was legally an adult and my sibling could no longer control his decisions.

I feel for my sibling, and wish I could’ve taken her pain away. I wouldn’t wish her kind of grief on my worst enemy. But there’s a small part of me that will always resent her for taking away my relationship with my nephew.

I hope your SIL comes around, PP, and realize that it’s about the kids, and inviting as much love into their life as possible.

Wow. No wonder she didn't want you around her kid, with venom like that. PP your responded to, too -- you have no idea why she doesn't want her kids around you or your family? No idea? That's strange....

[Anonymous]

A child in my extended family had a serious medical condition and almost died. He spent one month in the ICU in a medically induced coma. During this time my BIL didn’t understand why my sister was upset and visiting so often and he said “sometimes kids just die.” I never spoke to that sociopath again .