She Got Her Brother And Sister-In-Law Kicked Out Of The House After Her Sister-In-Law Destroyed Her Birthday Outfit And Refused To Pay For It
This 17-year-old girl’s older brother, Jacob, 26, is engaged to his fiancée, Amber, 27. Jacob and Amber are about to have a baby and have been dating for 9 years.
While planning the wedding and apartment hunting for a larger space, her parents allowed Jacob and Amber to live with them. Amber’s parents have unfortunately never approved of her relationship with Jacob. Her parents have a close bond with Amber, though.
She’s turning 18 next weekend and planning a birthday celebration with her family. Her parents have been thrilled to help plan it with her. They decided to have lunch at Olive Garden and dinner at their house.
“I decided to get a new dress, corset belt, and flats so I could look nice for it since we’re inviting some of my relatives. I paid for it all since my parents were already paying for the lunch, dinner, cake, and gifts,” she said.
In total, she spent $79 on her birthday outfit. Since Amber learned of her upcoming birthday get-together, she’s been criticizing the party, complaining about how over-the-top she thinks it is for one child to have such a huge celebration. Amber also mentioned that she never had a massive 18th birthday party.
She thought Amber’s negative comments were strange, especially because Jacob rented a huge room at their local community center for his 18th birthday party. But she pushed the comments aside and acknowledged that for her past birthdays when Amber has been around, the celebrations weren’t as big.
After purchasing her new dress, she hung it on her closet door. One day, Amber walked into her bedroom to ask her a question, and she noticed that Amber made a strange face when she saw the dress.
Two days ago, she arrived home and heard her parents screaming at Amber. She walked into the living room, where the fight was happening, and asked what they were arguing about.
“Apparently, my mom caught Amber ripping out the soles of my new shoes. She also went at my dress and belt with scissors, cutting the ribbons and lace,” she explained.
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When she asked Amber why she destroyed her birthday outfit, Amber didn’t respond. Her parents also questioned Amber, and she didn’t give them a response. They all uncomfortably and silently sat in the living room until Jacob arrived home an hour later.
Her parents explained the situation, and Jacob was stunned at Amber’s horrible behavior. During the conversation, her parents firmly stated that Jacob or Amber needed to pay her back for the damage, no questions asked.
When she told them how much she’d paid for her outfit, Amber finally spoke up, saying she wouldn’t pay her back.
“She would have to take that money from their ‘baby fund,’ and it wasn’t fair that my parents were doing all of this for me despite knowing what her home life and relationship with her parents were like,” she shared.
Amber and Jacob then started fighting with her parents, and Jacob was on Amber’s side, using the excuse that Amber’s pregnancy mood swings caused her behavior. Jacob asked her and her parents to move on.
Finally, her father snapped and said that if Jacob and Amber refused to pay for the destroyed clothes, they needed to leave and find a hotel to stay in. Her mother stood by his decision to kick them out if they didn’t pay for the damaged outfit.
When Jacob and Amber didn’t take her father’s threat seriously and assumed it was a bluff, the seriousness of the situation set in when her mother gave them gas money. Half an hour later, Jacob and Amber left the house after packing their belongings, still furious.
Since the ordeal, Jacob has texted her repeatedly, pleading for her and their parents to move on. Jacob claimed she’d be a terrible sister and aunt if she allowed Amber, who is pregnant with her future niece, to be homeless over an outfit she might only wear once.
What advice would you give her?
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