AITAH for giving my daughters one week to leave my house after what they did to their half brother?
A mother (OP) allowed her two adult daughters, who were struggling to find work and afford rent after college, to move into her home, which she shared with her young son, Tom.
The daughters had a difficult history with the OP's late husband, Robert, who pa*sed away six months prior, and maintained a distant relationship with their much younger half-brother, Tom.
When the OP had an urgent need to leave the house, she asked her daughters to watch over the sick Tom for two hours.
When Tom became ill again and called for help, the daughters allegedly ignored his texts and calls, leading the OP to discover they had read his messages but offered no a*sistance.
Following this incident, the OP demanded they move out within a week, leading to an emotional confrontation and the daughters now giving her the silent treatment.
The central question for the OP is whether her harsh ultimatum, driven by concern over their treatment of Tom, was the correct response to their neglect.
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The core conflict lies between the OP's protective responsibilities toward her young son, Tom, and the emotional expectations placed upon her adult daughters, who feel unfairly burdened while living under her roof.
The daughters are reacting with denial and pa*sive aggression (the silent treatment) to what they perceive as an unreasonable demand for parental-like care, contrasting sharply with the OP's justified anger over their clear neglect of a sick child.
The debate centers on accountability versus familial obligation. Should the OP prioritize her immediate safety concerns for Tom, justifying the immediate eviction?
Or, does the fact that they are adult, struggling guests necessitate a different form of boundary setting and conflict resolution, even given the severity of the neglect?
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