AITAH for telling my parents my brother deserved to be in an asylum and it was the best day of my life when court decided to permanently reside him in one of them?
From a young age, the brother's darkness cast a long shadow over the family, his sociopathic tendencies ignored and dismissed by parents who found twisted amus**ent in his torment of his more sensitive sibling.
The younger brother’s refuge with loving grandparents became a lifeline, sparking a painful journey through therapy and legal battles to escape a home steeped in danger and neglect.
The diagnosis of conduct disorder spiraled into antisocial personality disorder, marking years of inst*tutionalization and turmoil until the final, heartbreaking decision to confine him permanently to a mental asylum.
That moment, heavy with relief and sorrow, was a fragile breath of hope amid a lifetime of silent suffering and fractured love.
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The individual expressed profound relief and personal safety following their brother's inst*tutionalization, a situation their parents vehemently oppose.
This core conflict stems from the OP prioritizing their own well-being and past trauma over their parents' continued, intense attachment to their diagnosed brother.
When personal boundaries were v***ated by persistent parental contact regarding the brother, the OP delivered a final, harsh rejection.
Does the OP's extreme outburst, which led to the parents' hospitalization, const*tute an unforgivable act of cruelty, or was it a necessary, albeit brutal, defense mechanism to enforce a vital separation from a toxic situation?
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