'AITA for telling my brother’s new wife that he’s simply using her to care for his special needs child?'

Reddit’s popular Am I The A**hole (AITA) forum has seen its fair share of jaw-dropping family drama, but this one might make you cringe.

A woman took to the internet to ask if she was wrong for telling her brother’s brand-new wife that he was basically using her as free labor to take care of his child with Down Syndrome.

The Original Poster (OP) titled her post: “AITAH for telling my brother's new wife he’s just using her to care for his child with Down syndrome.”

Woman exposes her brother for ‘using’ his young wife

She wasted no time setting the scene: "Hi Reddit. I have a bad relationship with my brother, so I’m wondering if that’s staining things," she began. "My brother is gross, in terms of both looks and personality," she continued.

"I really don’t like him," she admitted, bluntly. He struggled to date throughout his life—so much so that he "paid a stripper to take his virginity at 25." That encounter led to an unexpected pregnancy, and the child was born with both Down Syndrome and fetal alcohol issues.

"A paternity test was done, and yes, my brother is the father. She took off into the wind, leaving my brother as a single dad to this child," OP explained. "He already had no dating prospects, and that made things even worse," she added.

Instead of taking responsibility, OP’s brother resented women. "He has kind of hated women his entire adult life," she said. "He thinks life’s not fair, he deserves love, women need to give him a chance, and women just want hot rich guys. Blah blah blah, entitled s**t. I’m not sure why our parents don’t correct him, and they shut me down when I try to," OP stated.

So what did her brother do next? He bought himself a wife. "Anyways, he recently decided to save up so he could go to the Philippines to find a wife. Because ‘American women don’t have family values’. The reality is he tried with American women, but getting women a woman in poverty is his only shot," OP continued.

The brother, 31, eventually flew to the Philippines, where he married an 18-year-old girl from a struggling family. He sold her a fantasy, promising to be the perfect husband, but conveniently left out a few key details—like the fact that he lived in a rundown apartment and had a special-needs child he wanted nothing to do with.

She only found out when he brought her back to the US, and by then she was trapped. When OP finally met her brother’s wife, she took her out shopping, and it didn’t take long to see that this poor girl was completely overwhelmed.

"She is clearly in way over her head," OP wrote and added, "I could tell she was holding back what she wanted to say because he’s my brother, but I flat-out told her staying with him for a green card is not worth it."

OP didn’t sugarcoat anything and told her the brutal truth. "I flat-out told her staying with him for a green card is not worth it. He will treat her like s**t, and he only wanted her because she’s young and desperate. He hates his kid and wants a woman to take care of him, and he’s also just a desperate loser," she said.

And that’s when the floodgates opened. "She cried and asked to stay with me, which I agreed to," OP revealed. "I feel bad for her, and I want to help her as best as I can. Not sure what we can do to keep her in the country. I’m a straight woman, but I’d marry her if I could, realistically," OP declared.

Predictably, OP’s brother lost his mind. Their parents weren’t thrilled either—reluctantly siding with their son. "AITAH? My brother and parents are mad at me. My parents reluctantly, and my brother is absolutely furious," OP asked Reddit.

Internet weighs in

Reddit was overwhelmingly on OP's side and offered various takes.

"NTA. Passport bros are nasty as f**k and this is a good example of that," one responded.

"NTA. Your brother sucks, and she needed to be saved before he started getting abusive if he wasn't already," another wrote.

"NTA. Your sister-in-law doesn't deserve this. She had no idea, and this marriage was under false pretense. Honestly, your brother should give his kid up to the state," someone else chimed in.

"NTA. Talk to an immigration attorney. Your brother may have made a legal agreement to take care of her for a certain number of years even if they divorce. She must have certain rights and I'm sure the attorney can help you navigate a way to keep her in the US and away from your abusive a-hole brother. I feel bad for his son. I hope there's something that can be done for him," read a comment.

"NTA. You would be if you DIDN’T step in. Going back to the Philippines is better than this. Help her get the marriage annulled and send her home with a bit of money to start a new life. Poor girl. Tough lesson," another offered.

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