Imagine finally being invited on a family vacation after years of being left out only to be literally left out again.

In this case, a young woman who left her home as a teen due to a bad relationship with her mother shared that her mom, sister, and younger brother have taken multiple vacations without her since 2021, usually explaining that they couldn’t afford to include her.

So when she was invited to a California trip, she was very excited.

But unfortunately, things were tense from the start, and she just couldn’t make it work with them.

Now she’s wondering if she really is to blame.

Read the full story below.

AITA for “causing a scene” on the first family vacation I’ve been invited on?

I (23F) live alone in Texas. I moved out during high school due to a strained relationship with my mom (49F).

Since 2021, my mom, sister (17F), and brother (8M) have gone on multiple vacations a year without me, claiming they couldn’t afford to include me.

This summer was supposed to be different; we planned a family trip to California, and after a very tough year, I was really looking forward to it.

But it didn’t go as she had hoped.

We stayed with my aunt’s mother-in-law.

On day two, we planned a road trip to Palm Springs.

I sat in the front seat because my family knows I get severe motion sickness and light sensitivity in the back.

My sister demanded the front seat, and when I politely refused, my mom ordered me to the back. When I didn’t move, my mom got out of the car and threw a tantrum, yelling at me in the street.

Things kept escalating.

When we finally started driving, my mom screamed at me for 45 minutes straight.

At my breaking point, I asked to be let out at a gas station to cry. After a few minutes, I walked outside and realized my mom had driven off and left me.

She texted me repeatedly saying she wasn’t coming back. She finally returned nearly three hours later, only to demand gas money.

Heartbroken, I called a local friend who picked me up, and I stayed with her for the next four days.

But apparently she hadn’t been punished enough.

During that time, my aunt called me, furious that I “caused a scene” at her mother-in-law’s house.

I explained that I stayed in the car to avoid a scene and told her my mom abandoned me, but she didn’t care.

She had already believed my mom’s skewed version of events.

We still had a Disney day trip planned.

Wanting to salvage the vacation, I sucked it up and joined them. The day went smoothly, and we returned to the mother-in-law’s house. Exhausted, I took a nap.

She was still being punished.

Two hours later, my sister woke me up by packing her bags. She said she was going to our cousins’ house. I got excited to go, only to find out I wasn’t invited.

As I watched her pack, I saw her put my swimsuit into her bag. I asked for it back, but she refused and walked away.

I followed her, asking again for my property. I wasn’t yelling.

Suddenly, my aunt stormed in and snapped:

“You cannot yell in this house. This is the second time you’ve caused a problem, and your sister is leaving because she doesn’t feel comfortable around you.”

Now she’s wondering if she did something wrong.

I was blindsided. We hadn’t even been arguing.

My aunt kept ranting about how I made everyone tense and told me I needed to pack up and find somewhere else to stay.

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It is now 1:00 AM, and I can’t stop crying. I was so excited to connect with my family, but I feel completely unwanted.

I don’t understand why they invited me just to treat me like an outcast.

AITA?

Her family doesn’t know how to love her. This sucks. What did Reddit think?

A reader shares their thoughts.

I agree.

It’s better to stay away.

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Another reader chimes in.

It seems that they decided she’s the troublemaker, so anything she does or says only makes it worse.

Even if they were upset for a very good reason, leaving her at a gas station is just bad person behavior.