26 Year Old Sister Refuses To Adopt Teen Sister After Mom Dies

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    Font - AITA for refusing to take custody of my 16 Y.O sister after mom died?
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    Font - I'm 26 and have a 15 y.o sister who's in a boarding high school. Our single mom passed away 3 years ago today and my sister moved in with my grandmother.
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    Font - They dont get along, angsty teen and old school grandma. Today one of my relatives calls me and tells me they had a family meeting decided (without warning or consulting me) that i
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    Font - have to take custody of my sister. I'm 26 and just finished uni a few months ago. I got a job in a city about 4 hours my home town and I'm on a 6 month unpaid probabtion sort of setup at work.
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    Font - (Boyfriend is catering for living expenses for now). I live in a tiny apartment with no furniture except my bed and study/work desk.
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    Font - I have also honestly never gotten along with my sister either. There's a huge age gap between us and i generally just dont like her for a number of reasons
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    Font - Am i the asshole for refusing to take her in? Our father is still alive but is being difficult about taking her in because he was married and had us as illegitimate kids.
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    Font - My conscience is killing me about saying no...but at the same time i am in no state (financially, emotionally, mentally) to become a parent So, AITA? 98% Upvoted
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    Font - CrystalQueen3000 - 7 days ago S Certified Proctologist [26]] NTA You're literally not in a position to do this even if you wanted to (and it's okay that you don't). Screw them for unilaterally making that type of decision. You're absolutely not obligated to do it. 12.5k Reply Share
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    Mammal - GeneralyAnnoyed5050 · 6 days ago YTA, your entire family are assholes, and your employer is an AH. This is a child that lost her mother, her father is absent, her grandmother is kicking her out, and you don't like her? Honestly, how do any of you sleep at night?

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