AITA for telling my sister it's her own fault she's alienated from the family?
Five years ago, a simple request from an older sister to take a genealogy test set off a chain of events that would quietly fracture a once close-knit family.
What began as a curious dive into their roots soon morphed into an unsettling silence, as the sister withdrew emotionally and physically, leaving her siblings and parents grappling with confusion and heartbreak.
As she moved miles away and severed ties with their mother, the siblings found themselves stranded in a web of unanswered questions and painful distance.
The family's bonds, once strong and unbreakable, began to unravel in the shadow of silence, leaving a poignant void where connection and understanding used to reside.
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The original poster (OP) is dealing with complex emotions stemming from the revelation that they and their siblings are donor-conceived, a truth previously hidden by their parents.
The central conflict arises because the older sister, having discovered this information years earlier through independent testing and misinterpreted results, chose to silently distance herself from the entire family without explanation, leading to significant emotional damage and resentment among the siblings.
Given the sister's decision to self-isolate based on incomplete and incorrect assumptions, was the OP justified in confronting her about the damage done by her actions, or should the OP have approached the situation with more patience given the sister's five-year period of private suffering and misunderstanding?
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It didn’t take long before the comment section turned into a battleground of strong opinions and even stronger emotions.