You got any siblings?

Either way you answered, I’m sorry to hear that.

What do I mean?

Well, take this story from Reddit user @Defiant-Drawing8997/, for example.

Because these sisters just cannot get on the same page.

AITA for walking out of a restaurant after my sister kept making rude remarks and trying to speak on my behalf?

My sister (24F) and I (26F) never really had the best relationship growing up.

I’ve always tried to keep it civil, but she wouldn’t and has always been rude to me and would try and speak on my behalf as if she’s my lawyer.

To make things relevant, I’m on the spectrum.

She will constantly convince me to say no whenever others ask me a question, tell me to “shut up” whenever I talk to my friends or anyone that wanted to have a conversation with me.

My sister will shake her head no either because she disapproves of something or she simply wants me to shut up.

We’re not off to a great start, but it gets worse.

This past weekend, my parents asked me and my sister to meet with them at a restaurant for dinner as we didn’t see each other in weeks and my parents both wanted to treat us.

We met them in the restaurant and everything went well until it was time to order.

I’m not much of an eater so I wanted to order some of the appetizers, but my parents encouraged me to buy an entrée so I can have some food to take home if I don’t finish.

I thought about getting it but I saw my sister just shaking her head.

I asked her what her issue was and she said that she knows I don’t need the entrée and therefore, I shouldn’t waste money or food.

My parents told her that isn’t her concern and I can order for myself.

Honestly, your parents’ impulse to keep feeding you even when you’re out on your own is usually pretty heartwarming.

I ordered the entrée I liked and when our food came, my sister was glaring at me the entire time.

I finished my food and I guess I didn’t really need to take leftovers home since they were all gone lol.

When asked if we wanted dessert, my dad asked me if I would like some.

I said I was full but my dad said he’d want me to at least take something home so I ordered a cheesecake.

That was when my sister snapped.

Then the insults started.

She called me a spoiled brat for wasting food and our father’s money and why do I ******* need dessert?

My dad told my sister to calm down and said she can get dessert, too.

My sister got even more angry and called me names such as a fat pig (I’m around 115 so not even close), a yes-woman whatever the **** that means, and how I’m wasting money.

I make my own money so idk what her issue was.

Enough was enough.

I didn’t want to be around her so I just got up and left.

My parents begged me to stay as we planned to get coffee somewhere else after but I declined.

I couldn’t stay if my sister was gonna continue to be there. I even changed my mind on dessert.

And the aftermath?

When I got home, I’ve gotten a couple of calls from my parents apologizing on my sisters behalf and my mom said I shouldn’t have walked out and let my sister get the better of me.

She tends to defend my sister a lot so I told her she needed to wake up and understand how my sister has always tried to control me for reasons I can’t understand.

Am I the [jerk] for walking out?

Let’s let the dysfunction of the internet sort out the dysfunction of this family:

What’s really at the root of the rude?

Clearly some boundaries are in order:

Maybe a family meeting?

Also, well done.

Resentment, no matter where it comes from, is corrosive.

Address it, or expect it to cause problems.

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