Like say the entirety of high school.
Or when we were in junior high and she chased me with a butcher knife.
Ah the joys of youth.
And being one year younger than my big sister.
Once we had kids, we actual realized we have more in common than we don't have in common.
We understand how truly weird our parents are.
As our family always said- I'm an idiot and she's my biggest fan.
And while I love her, she can drive me batshit crazy. I can just assume she meant something or sense a tone in her voice and it's done. I'm pissed. We can fight over the silliest things, yell, and then magically we are over it. The joys of family- they are family regardless.
And BECAUSE she is my sister, I am allowed to be grumpy and upset, or to say crap about her.
But don't for ONE. SECOND. Think that you can say ANYTHING about her. OH YES IT IS AN ALL CAPS MOMENT my friends.
She did something I'm not exactly in support of, but once you have kids you understand-
She left her kids in the car (it was about 60 out, early afternoon, so it's not like it was hot) to run inside a store, grab an item, and pay for it. In total, she may have been away from the car for about 5 minutes max. Now I am the ocd worrier who would think of someone crashing into my car or trying to steal my children, so I wouldn't do this. But I understand why she did. They are 4 and 6, loud, bratty, similar or equivalent to my children (just older).
When she came back to her car, a man in his truck next to her berated her for leaving her children in the car. She responded, "They are my children and you should mind your own business". That's a step better than I would have said, and also had no swears.
He responded by calling her a fat lazy slob and said he was going to report her.
UM WHAT
I could kill this piece of crap bastard. First of all, the nerve. He said he noted it. Great. It wasn't hot, no one was crying, it wasn't a long time. Second, the hypocrisy. She said when she got there his dog was in the car without him. Oh so it's good enough for your dog but not for human children? Third, he's sitting in his truck sucking on a cigarette berating my sister? Imma murder him.
It just reiterates the vastly different standards that men impose on women. She was dressed nicely, had makeup on, did her hair. Maybe she could stand to drop a few lbs, but what mother with children, especially young children, couldn't say the same?
And lazy?
OH YOU HAVE NO IDEA
My sister has been working full time while putting herself through nursing school, currently working nights in the maternity ward, and taking care of her kids during the day.
You are the most ignorant person in the history of persons I have called out on the internet, sir.
I've definietly had my share of "helpful" people giving me unsolicited parenting advice. But insults? Fat-shaming? No.
And what do you think will stick with her? The words of love and support from her family? Smiles and hugs from her kids? Accolades on the job? Good grades?
Or some verbally abusive misogynist bullcrap from a random stranger?
It just makes me sick that one person could, with a few words, cut down a person I love so much and who has done so much for me.
I'm done with humanity for the night.
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