My Sister’s Parenting Is a Disaster—and Everyone’s Too Afraid to Say It
I’ve kept my mouth shut for years.
But I’m done.
My sister is what happens when "safety first" becomes "safety only."
She hovers like a drone over her 11, 13, and 15-year-old kids—tracking them with Life360, texting every time they move, refusing to let them walk to school alone. She screens every friend and parent. It’s smothering.
But when it comes to actual parenting? She checks out.
Letting them binge junk food. No boundaries, no chores, no life skills.
All three kids are overweight, entitled, and melt down at the tiniest inconvenience.
Family dinners? Vacations? We all have to rearrange everything to meet their whims.
Like the time her daughter didn’t want a small bed—so we kicked my brother and his wife out of their queen bed to accommodate her.
Or the time we left a restaurant because her son didn’t “like the vibe.” He got sausage sandwiches from Dunkin instead.
We’re all walking on eggshells.
Why?
Because she’s been through hell—chronic illness, abusive ex, widowed young.
So no one wants to add more to her plate. I get it. I do.
But being sympathetic to her pain shouldn’t mean staying silent while her kids suffer.
This isn’t just about her.
It’s about the future of three kids who are being set up to fail—and no one wants to say it out loud.
Except me.
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