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AIBU for not wanting my sister to spend time with my ex

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Wonderingwanderer99 · 30/10/2025 22:00

I live with my parents at the moment with my baby after leaving my ex. It wasn’t a normal breakup there was serious emotional and sexual harm involved.

My sister and her husband decided to meet up with my ex at a soft-play centre with their kids and the baby on a day he has her. They didn’t tell me before planning this. I only found out afterwards when her husband phoned my dad to say tell him and said he'd call me later to tell me. I felt sick.

I’d already told my sister I needed distance and asked her not to have any contact with him, especially not involving the kids. She ignored that and later said her children “keep asking to see him” and that she had to put their wellbeing first. I think that’s a poor excuse — they aren’t suffering without him; she just didn’t want to say no.

I told her she could have spoken to me first, and that her choice has destroyed our relationship. She replied with a thumbs-up emoji and nothing else.

AIBU here to feel that I'm not sure I can ever forgive her for this.

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SwingTheMonkey · 30/10/2025 22:22

Absolutely appalling behaviour. There was absolutely no reason for them to meet him - I’m presuming her kids get to see your child when she’s with you? All it’s done is make it look like they’re supporting him. No wonder you’re upset.

Wonderingwanderer99 · 30/10/2025 22:22

WelshRabBite · 30/10/2025 22:14

Why would your sister want her kids to be around a sexual abuser? That’s just awful!

I can’t imagine how hideous this must be for you OP. You’d think in the #metoo era people would recognise the huge number of sexual predators that walk amongst us, and believe women for crying out loud 🤦🏻‍♀️

Maybe she's struggling to see the relevance because it's against me only. I don't know.

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Wonderingwanderer99 · 30/10/2025 22:20

Splendidbouquet · 30/10/2025 22:07

What is your relationship with your sister normally like OP ?
It comes over almost as though she has deliberately set out to upset you by doing this.
Apart from.the disloyalty to you why would she want her children to maintain a relationship with a man who she knows is capable of committing emotional and sexual harm to a woman?
That is a real betrayal of you OP.

Its up and down. She was one of the first people I went to when the abuse escalated. So she's been there the whole time.

She had her husband call me and tell me.

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Wonderingwanderer99 · 30/10/2025 22:19

AliceMaforethought · 30/10/2025 22:06

A thumbs up emoji!? How fucking disrespectful. Does she have form for being spiteful towards you, and is she the golden child by any chance? Because your parents should be reading her the riot act.

Golden child yes.

My dad has said he doesn't like it either but that's all

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WelshRabBite · 30/10/2025 22:14

Why would your sister want her kids to be around a sexual abuser? That’s just awful!

I can’t imagine how hideous this must be for you OP. You’d think in the #metoo era people would recognise the huge number of sexual predators that walk amongst us, and believe women for crying out loud 🤦🏻‍♀️

Splendidbouquet · 30/10/2025 22:07

What is your relationship with your sister normally like OP ?
It comes over almost as though she has deliberately set out to upset you by doing this.
Apart from.the disloyalty to you why would she want her children to maintain a relationship with a man who she knows is capable of committing emotional and sexual harm to a woman?
That is a real betrayal of you OP.

AliceMaforethought · 30/10/2025 22:06

A thumbs up emoji!? How fucking disrespectful. Does she have form for being spiteful towards you, and is she the golden child by any chance? Because your parents should be reading her the riot act.