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AITA for telling my SIL not to blame my nieces for her and my brother's mistakes?
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The entitlement and audacity of this woman to demand her stepchildren (whom she has no relationship with) make amends with their father. It's absolutely not her place to encourage him to be in their lives after leaving them high and dry for 20 years, and it definitely doesn't make any sense that she would even want a relationship with them.
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At least these girls have their aunt to rely on. Without their aunt and grandparents, they wouldn't have much of a family at all.
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Father abandons 5-year-old and 7-year old daughters after first wife passes, 20 years later he begs to make amends as new wife urges him to, the daughters refuse: “You already moved on”
Hey there internet gals. Life isn't fair, and we all know that. But does knowing that ease the pain of being in situations that you feel are so unjustified, so mistreated? Depending on how skilled you are at the "art of letting go," or having a detached Buddhist mindset, you could be overwhelmed with resentment at the wrongdoings you've gone through, or you could be free from your past. It's obviously better for you to take the high road, but that doesn't always mean it's the easiest thing to do. Some people are born without money, some without a supportive family. Some people have divorced parents, some people's parents are together. Some people have natural smarts, while others struggle to read a book, or remember things.
When confronted with terrible parents, the best thing to do is take the high road. They will (probably) never give you the relationship you wanted with them. This is exactly what the girls do in this story.
The story centers around a family in which the father has abandoned his daughters after his first wife passes. They're sent to live with their grandparents, while the father's sister still keeps in close contact with them. 20 years later, the father wants to reignite their relationship and get to know his children. They took the high road and told him a crystal clear, "no." He and his current wife can't handle the rejection.