This man’s sister has been married to her husband– Hank– for over six years now. The couple already has two kids and is expecting a third this year.
But, the man visits his sister’s home almost every day and has noticed that Hank rarely ever helps out around the house or takes care of the kids.
For example, one time, the man’s nephew fell down the stairs, and while he did not need to go to the hospital, the little boy did need to be comforted by one of his parents.
The man’s sister was stuck outside helping her daughter out of the barn, though, and Hank literally just sat in front of the television– doing nothing.
And more recently, the sister is now seven months pregnant, yet Hank still refuses to help with basic chores and parenting responsibilities.
He still makes the sister pick up heavy loads, run after the kids constantly, and take care of the necessities– such as cooking and bathing.
“He claims he is not usually this ‘unavailable,’ but since it is ‘football season,’ he needs to catch up on all of the games,” the man recalled, which really pissed him off.
So, while shopping for his brother-in-law’s birthday present last week, the man was at a loss.
He had been increasingly frustrated about how Hank was treating his sister and decided to go with a bit of a spiteful gift.
Vasily Makarov – stock.adobe.com – illustrative purpose only, not the actual person
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And when he arrived at his sister’s house for the birthday dinner, the man realized he had made a good choice because, ironically, Hank would not shut up about how the man would turn out to be a deadbeat father himself.
“So, when it was time for gifts, I got up and handed him a book on parenting. I said, ‘Here, I found this amazing book called The Gift Of Failure. It’s about parenting… strange concept, I know, but I figured you’d benefit from it, especially with a third kid on the way,'” the man said.
Apparently, everyone at the dinner was absolutely speechless. The man’s wife and mom both laughed; meanwhile, Hank gave the man an angry look before storming off upstairs. Then, his sister had to run after her husband.
Hank did eventually return to the party and claimed to have “calmed down after he turned on the football game.”
But, later that evening, he also sent the man a nasty email saying he was embarrassed and mocked.
“He also demanded I apologize publicly just like I humiliated him publicly,” the man explained.
And while he believes that his actions were totally justified, the man has been wondering if he went too far and acted like a jerk.
Do you think the spiteful gift and statement was warranted since Hank has been treating the man’s sister so badly? What would you have done in the man’s situation?
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