This Teen Boy Lashed Out At His Parents Because He Was Only Born To Be His Sister’s Lifelong Caregiver
This young man is now sixteen-years-old, but before he was born, his mother got married and welcomed his half-sister, Mia, into the world.
Then, when Mia was about seven years old, his mother met her current husband and gave birth to his second sister, Brooke.
Unfortunately, though, Brooke was born with severe disabilities that will require lifelong support and care from a dedicated caregiver.
And this reality has seriously impacted how his parents decided to expand their family.
“Mia hated that my mom was married to dad and wanted nothing to do with Brooke. So, they worried about who would take care of Brooke when they were gone,” he recalled.
In turn, his parents decided to have another child– him– in order to ensure that Brooke would have a caregiver in the future.
And ever since he can remember, the reason why he was born was never kept a secret. Instead, his parents literally trained him to put Brooke first, and he has been carrying the weight of his sister’s condition on his shoulders for his entire adolescent life.
Plus, Mia’s reluctance to take part in any of Brooke’s care has significantly added to his fears.
“The pressure is even worse since Mia does not want anything to do with Brooke or me and always refused to get any training for taking care of Brooke,” he explained.
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So, the idea of being doomed to a preconceived fate is terrifying for the teen. He now worries about eventually getting married or having children because he knows that Brooke will always need additional care.
Moreover, he has been wrestling with the fact that even though he loves his sister, he does not want to be the one in charge of her fate.
Still, he never openly expressed these feelings to his parents until recently, when he began to lash out at them more.
And in response to his uncharacteristic behavior, his parents took him to a therapist– which is when the truth finally came out.
“I told them I hate them for having me. I told them they gave me a burden to carry my whole life before mom had even given birth to me,” he said.
And even though the outburst was wholly understandable, his parents were appalled. They claimed that he was being selfish and believed that not wanting to care for his sister was cruel.
So now, while he knows that his feelings are valid, he is not sure if lashing out at his parents was the wrong thing to do.
Do you think the teen’s reaction was fair? If you were in his shoes, how would you navigate this situation?
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