Mother of Three Resents Her Sister's Dog for Years, Then Asks Her to Donate Its Stroller a Day After the Dog Passed Away
Some family arguments start small, then turn into something much messier. In this Reddit story, a mother of three says she spent years resenting her sister's dog, only to circle back to that same pet in the most awkward way possible.
OP says her older sister, Sasha, treated her dog like a child, from road trips to Halloween outings, while OP, who has three kids, never really understood the bond. Things got especially tense when Sasha bought a $400 stroller for her aging dog, and OP started thinking about how useful it could be for her own family.
Then the dog died, and OP made a call that turned grief into conflict almost immediately. Read on.
The Inevitable Happened and Sasha's Dog Died
OP Was Dreading This Day as Well Because She Knew It Would Devastate Her Sister
She Felt for Her Sister's Loss, but Her Mind Kept Going Back to the Stroller
This scenario highlights underlying tensions within family relationships, particularly around grief and emotional expression.
Since the Dog Is Gone, OP Felt Bad That the Stroller Will Now Sit Around Unused
She Thought That It Would Be Perfect for Her. This Way, She Can Go Jogging with Her Youngest Kids and Easily Lose the Post-Pregnancy Weight She Has Been Struggling With.
OP Called Sasha and Expressed Her Sympathies for Her Loss. She Also Brought Up the Stroller and Asked What Sasha Planned to Do with It.
Sasha said she would be donating the stroller to a shelter that houses dogs with disabilities. OP countered that her kids (and she) would be better recipients of the stroller, which Sasha didn't take very well.
That is where the conversation started to go sideways.
She Called OP a Vulture and Other Things. However, OP Doesn't Know If She Was Wrong for Phrasing Her Question That Way or If Sasha Was Overreacting Because of Her Grief. What Do You Think?
OP's List of Transgressions Is Piling Up, but the Worst Offense Is Referring to Her Husband as "Hubster," at Least According to This Redditor
OP Used Her Kids' Needs to Hide Who Really Wants the Stroller — Her
Now the stroller is the least of their problems.
Based on the Imaginary Picture OP Painted for Us, It's Obvious That Her Main Concern Was Losing Weight; It Wasn't Saving Money or Spending More Time with Her Kids
OP Should Have Confidently Said Why She Actually Wanted the Stroller Instead of Hiding Behind Her Kids in the Hopes of Manipulating Her Grieving Sister
It Does Look Like OP Is Envious of Her Sister's Life, Which Seems So Full Compared to OP's
Sasha Was Right on the Nose When She Called OP a Vulture
She Also Spoke of the Dog Like It Was a Thing the Whole Time Instead of a Being That Her Sister Loved
It Is Truly Astounding How Blind OP Is to Her Own Mistakes and Selfishness
That reaction says a lot about how the sister saw the whole situation.
OP Called Her Sister Not to Comfort Her but to Guilt Her into Giving Up Her Late Dog's Stroller
The Green-Eyed Monster Really Took Over OP's Rational Thought and Turned Her into This Selfish, Unfeeling Person
OP Resented the Fact That She Can't Afford to Buy the Things That She Wants While Her Sister Is More Than Capable of Buying Everything Her Dog Needed
At this point, the resentment is doing most of the talking.
We have a feeling that if OP had waited a few days before asking for the dog's stroller, Sasha would have given it to her. Unfortunately for OP, her selfishness took over, and she couldn't wait.
Now, she doesn't have the stroller and her relationship with her sister is damaged. We sincerely hope that Sasha is healing from her loss and that OP realizes just how awful she was in dismissing her sister's grief.
The situation is messy, and the family fallout may linger for a while.
Want more brutal honesty? Read how she joked, “Are we putting down the stupid dog yet?”
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