‘Bro, I Earn More Than You’ : Rich Dude Is Fed up With SIL and Brother for Bullying Him and His Wife, Destroys Them in Front of Entire Family

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Eleonora Bader
Jan 11, 2023 1:00 PM EST

How do your family dinners usually go? Do you also find yourself having to tell a few or more family members what's good? Because I certainly do. This is why Christmas was such a nightmare… everybody is all up in your business, telling you what's what, judging you, and telling you how you should be living your life. They hint at the 'I am disappointed in you' speech but don't actually carry it out. So sometimes you gotta stand up and tell them to STFU, in a nice-ish way that won't get you disowned. 

The r/AITA sub is full of posts written by dudes and dudettes all over the world with similar issues. Some of them are actually AHs, while others are completely in the right. Scroll down to read about a furiously rude couple who won't stop putting a family member and his wife down, until he gets completely fed up with them and lashes out. Did they do so out of jealousy, pettiness, anger…? Probably all three. 

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  • 01
    Font - Posted by u/bullymcquired 10 hours ago AITA For Reminding My SIL And Brother That I Earn More Than Them So my (M30) mom (F51) decided to invite my in-laws and some of her friends over for dinner. My wife (F29) and I were initially hesitant since her family and mine don't always get along. They don't openly fight or anything, but lots of behaviour and passive-aggressive this usually makes us feel uncomfortable since we're in the middle of both families.
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  • 02
    Font - This time, however, they got along just fine. I did notice that both my siblings and her siblings were getting along, but the problem was, they were getting along by talking about all the things they disliked about my wife and I. This was hurtful, but we let it slide, since they were finally making conversation and it was small nitpicks like my wife being a bit of a slob, or me being weird about other people driving my car (it's expensive). No harm done.
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  • 03
    Font - Later in the night, my SIL Candice (F28) and my brother Frank (M25) were talking about how they each work 2-3 jobs and average over 100 hours a week each. They talked about how their work ethics were better than mine and my wife's and how they are more mature. I still let it slide. They talked about how we don't own a home yet (I don't mind renting) and how we waste our money on vacations etc.
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  • 04
    Font - At a certain point I got a bit irritated and just said that my work ethic was better than theirs. I managed to double my income through promotions at work in the last 3 years and it would take 2 of their jobs to make up my one. I mentioned that my wife and I prefer to spend our money on travel, and will try to buy property when older. We still save money for our kid (F3) who will have $80,000 set aside in her bank by the time she gets to grade 12. I mentioned
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  • 05
    Font - how both my wife and I had to start working early and take extra responsibility in the house through our chidhoods to help our parents and take care of our younger siblings. I told them that where we spend our money is our business and they need to get their heads out of their asses. They both got upset and said they didn't understand why I was being aggressive. I said I was quiet long enough while they were being rude in front of guests.
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    Font - Suchafatfatcat - 9 hr. ago Certified Proctologist [22] NTA. Your brother and SIL are jerks. 4 36 Reply Share Agile_Flow8586 - 9 hr. ago Partassipant [2] NTA. this is why people should think before they speak. I mean it's the truth either way so there's no reason to get offended 27 Reply Share
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    Font - DoYou Have AnyIdea16. 3 hr. ago Not sure why you and your wife became the punching bag for your families but I'll guess there's some jealousy there. They all sound very toxic. Who trash talks family at a family dinner in front of them and other guests? If i were you, I'd keep the families apart in the future and not see them very often.
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  • 08
    Font - ItchyDoggg 3 hr. ago Colo-rectal Surgeo... It's like rock paper scissor. Assertive beats aggressive. Passive aggressive beats assertive. Aggressive beats passive aggressive. So be assertive, not aggressive. But if someone gets passive aggressive then stop wasting time and get straight aggressive.
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  • 09
    Font - namesaretoohardforme 9 hr. ago Professor Emeritass [97] To be fair, I find that method doesn't work well on passive-agressive people. That method works better on direct people because you're changing gears on them and forcing them to stop and think, whereas with passive-aggressive people you're just (in their mind) sinking to their level and engaging in more opportunities for back and forth.
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  • 10
    Font - Industry_Cautious - 9 hr. ago Partassipant [1] NTA for defending yourself But a gentle YTA to yourself and your wife for not stopping that talk as soon as it began. 1.6k Reply Share bullymcquired OP. 9 hr. ago I feel like I should have probably pulled one of them aside and quietly asked them to stop. Hindsight is really 20/20.
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