Parents Wish To Reconnect With Their Daughter After Her Sister Died Despite Mistreating And Abusing Her For Years

“ I told them to accept they had lost their only child and to leave me alone because there was nothing they could do for me after 18 years.”

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Published in Interesting
May 2, 2023

Parents Wish To Reconnect With Their Daughter After Her Sister Died Despite Mistreating And Abusing Her For Years

It's easy to slip back into the terrible situation you recently survived. It's the most wasteful thing anyone can do, especially after recovering and moving on.

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Some individuals from the past might pop back into your life for whatever reason and try to drag you back into a terrible living situation. It's not wise to sacrifice your happiness to make someone else happy.

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Whether it's a family member, romantic partner, or friend, it's smarter to avoid getting involved with them again. It's a risk you shouldn't be ready to take.

A Redditor who goes by the username u/Ok_Horror542 made a post on the r/AmItheA**hole subReddit where she explained how her estranged parents wished to reconnect with her after her sister recently passed away. The user has been living with her grandma for a while after the terrible treatment she received from her parents throughout her whole childhood, so she didn't want to reconnect but is still unsure whether that's the way to go.

The Reddit community had a lot of different reactions to the user's post. Scroll down to check out the full Reddit post, and scroll a little further to read the comments from the original post.

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Here's the original post by Reddit user u/Ok_Horror542:

OP's parents were mostly angry at her during her childhood and expected her to be completely independent.

OP previously even called Child Protective Services on her parents.

OP eventually moved in with her grandma and she still lives with her to this day.

OP skipped her sister's funeral and turned down her parents when they reached out to her.

OP thinks she might potentially be the a-hole in this scenario for the following reason:

Here's how the Reddit community reacted to u/Ok_Horror542's post:

"They have no right to be involved in anything that you do."

Op's grandma is a hero for saving her from her parents.

This mom knew how to raise her children without neglecting anyone.

“They brought y'all into this world & they had a responsibility to do right by both of you.”

Op doesn't owe her 'parents' anything and should ignore them.

OP's parents should respect her wish.

OP's parents didn't care when they lost her.

Op's parents now have to deal with the consequences of their actions.

"I hope you're getting counseling."

It's harsh, but Op has the right to feel that way.

OP is lucky to have her grandmother.

Grandma to the rescue!

No parent would do that to their own child.

OP's parents only want to use her as an emotional support pet.

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