AITA for expecting some sort of consideration?!
AITA for calling out my sister 48 hours after rehab and being done with another sister who weaponized my feelings against my mom?
My sister (Sister A) went into a planned ONE WEEK detox. Without telling anyone she enrolled herself into 5 additional weeks of residential. Nearly 7 weeks total. Her response to the family scrambling? “Can’t worry about that rn.”
My mom — a county employee with limited PTO — moved into Sister A’s house and cared for her 6 kids the entire time. Burned through all her leave. Came home with a depleted paycheck.
My mom’s birthday fell during those 7 weeks. Sister A’s husband drove her home the day before her birthday with roses from Food for Less. Not a text. Not a call. Not a cupcake from anyone.
Sister A came home secretly 2 days early. Husband coordinated it, cleared the house, picked her up without telling any of us. The woman who gave 7 weeks of her life found out after the fact.
I told her to enjoy her recovery alone and called her ungrateful and selfish. I meant it.
Later I had a breakthrough with my mom. We both cried, then laughed. We realized Sister A has never been alone with herself — substances and people always filled that space. She’s scared and misapplying her recovery tools. My mom braided my hair until I fell asleep.
But then Sister A reappeared — not to us — to my other sisters. All smiles. My mom got a maybe Mother’s Day text after 7 weeks.
I confided in Sister B. She called me aggressive, then went and used everything I said to attack my mom — telling her she was turning everyone against each other. Then sent a sorry text.
Sister A is now at Sister bs house.
AITA for any of this?