AITA: Internet supports woman as she tells sister she does not deserve her 'nice' husband

Everyone loves their siblings but that doesn't stop them from constantly getting into heated arguments with them over trivial matters. Similarly, a 27-year-old woman "got into a huge fight" with her elder sister, 30, who apparently does not respect her husband and "constantly makes fun" of him.

The woman recently shared her moral quandary on Reddit's 'Am I the A**hole (AITA)' forum and asked the other Internet users if she would be labeled an a*****e for exposing her sister's demeaning conduct towards her husband of 5 years. The since-deleted post had garnered around 6.3K upvotes and 923 comments showcasing Redditors' interest in the woman's sibling issue.

Redditor shares her sister 'constantly makes fun' of her husband

The Original Poster (OP) provided background information about her circumstances with her elder sibling in the now-deleted Reddit post and wrote: "I (27F) got into a huge fight with my sister (30F) last week, and honestly, I can’t tell if I was out of line or not. My sister’s been married to her husband, Mike (32M), for about five years. They also have a little boy, who's 3," as per Someecards.

The woman went on to explain how nice her sister's husband Mike was "seriously one of the nicest, most hardworking people" she has ever met.

She said of Mike, "He works long hours to provide for their family, and on top of that, he still comes home, cleans the house, and takes care of their son. The problem is, my sister doesn’t seem to appreciate any of it."

The OP further said that her sister hardly ever spends time caring for their child, she doesn't work, and she doesn't clean. She spends most of her days lounging and watching TV or browsing through her phone.

She also revealed that her sister "constantly makes fun of Mike in front of other people, like at family gatherings or parties" and it goes beyond. "She’ll joke about how he’s “too uptight” or “can’t sit still” because he’s always cleaning up or organizing," the woman remarked.

The OP continued: "She acts like it’s funny, but I can see how much it hurts him. He tries to laugh it off, but you can see it on his face. He’s miserable."

"I think he stays for their son, and because he’s the kind of guy who would never just walk away from his family. But it’s obvious this situation is wearing him down," she added.

Redditor tells her sister 'she doesn't deserve her husband'

The OP explained that a recent family dinner was the tipping point. "We were all sitting around, and Mike got up to clear the table after everyone had eaten," she shared.

She continued: "My sister made another one of her stupid jokes about how he "can’t even sit still long enough to enjoy dinner." Everyone kind of chuckled, but I just…snapped."

"I told her, in front of everyone, that she didn’t deserve Mike. I said she treats him like garbage while he does literally everything for her and their son."

The woman added: "I said she should be ashamed of herself for how little she contributes and for constantly making fun of the man who works so hard to keep their family together. The room went dead silent."

She shared how her "sister’s face went bright red, and she started screaming at me, calling me jealous and bitter, and saying I have no idea what I’m talking about because I’m not married."

"She stormed out, and my mom immediately started yelling at me for “airing dirty laundry” in front of the whole family. Afterwards, my younger brother quietly told me he agreed with what I said, but that I shouldn’t have done it so publicly," she wrote.

The OP asked for guidance from other Reddit users and wrapped up her lengthy post by writing: "Now, my sister isn’t speaking to me, and my mom thinks I owe her an apology. But I just can’t shake the feeling that someone needed to stand up for Mike. I know I might’ve been harsh, and maybe I should’ve handled it differently, but I just couldn’t sit there and watch her humiliate him again. So, AITAH?"

Internet users call OP 'NTA' and support her for standing up for brother-in-law

Redditors flocked to the comment section to support the woman who stood up for her brother-in-law as one wrote, "NTA at all! She is clearly taking advantage of him. You stood up for what is right congrats to you!"

Another user added: "NTA. Somebody needs to stand up for him. He also needs to be documenting everything he does for future divorce proceedings. Your nephew should be with his dad and not his mom. My apology would be "I'm sorry for publicly pointing out how little you contribute to your household and embarrassing you. Be mad at me all you want but you know I'm right. Do better"."

"NTA - your mom is an enabler and based on your very brief story, your sister seems to tick off a whole lot of boxes for narcissistic traits," a user said.

Another remarked, "NTA. It’s good that you were public because it means she can’t hide. She mocks him in public, so the defense should be public too."

"NTA for telling her the truth, but YTA for doing it at a family dinner. This probably embarrassed your BIL as much as you meant it to embarrass your sister..." commented one.

Another blatantly said, "Nah, NTA. Your sister sound insufferable"

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