AITA for asking my sister why did her husband leave her if she is such a perfect wife and mother?
The narrator, a 30-year-old mother who returned to work eight months after having her first baby, runs several beauty salons with her husband.
They agreed to rely on a long-time nanny so the narrator could continue her career, and generally, life has been reported as very positive for the parents and their baby.
During a recent visit to her parents' home, the narrator's sister began criticizing her marriage and parenting choices, suggesting that the narrator's concern for her appearance (makeup, hair, nails) meant she was not providing the 'proper care and attention' required of a mother and wife.
When the narrator became angry at the public criticism, she retorted by bringing up the sister's divorce, leading to a major argument where the sister was ultimately asked to leave by their father.
Now, the sister is sending long messages claiming the narrator is the sole problem (AH), leaving the narrator angry and unsure how to proceed.
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The original poster (OP) finds herself in a conflict stemming from her sister's unso***ited and harsh judgment regarding her choices as a working mother and her focus on appearance.
While the OP admits her final response—bringing up the sister's divorce—was cruel, she feels it was a justified reaction to the public and deeply personal insults she received.
The central question is whether the sister's initial critique about maternal duty and appearance warranted such a severe, retaliatory response concerning her marital history.
Readers must weigh the boundary v***ation and insult committed by the sister against the severity of the OP's counter-attack and subsequent family fallout.
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