Couple’s Home Becomes Sister-In-Law’s Playground Until a Stolen Heirloom Sparks a Turning Point in Their Tolerance.
In a tale of familial trust and boundaries, the Original Poster (OP) navigates the tense relationship between his wife and 17-year-old sister. As their home becomes a battleground over respect and personal space, escalating events lead to a conflict involving a grandmother’s ring, a bag of cinnamon rolls, and the breaking point of a strained marriage.
Home Sweet Home
OP and his wife move to a house near his family. Their peaceful life is disturbed when OP’s sister and her friends start using their house as a hangout spot, leading to a constant mess, particularly around the pool.
The Missing Items
One day the wife notices some of her personal items going missing. She is infuriated and insists that OP questions his sister about the missing belongs.
The Unseen Theft
Despite OP’s sister’s constant visits and the corresponding mess, OP chooses to trust her when she denies stealing any of his wife’s belongings. The wife reluctantly agrees to replace the missing items, beginning a new tension in their household.
Cinnamon Roll Controversy
OP’s wife bakes a pan of homemade cinnamon rolls intended for a coworker who just experienced a recent tragedy. When OP’s sister and her friends come by, they eat the pan meant for the coworker, despite the wife’s initial warning that these are for her coworker. This act of disobedience significantly escalates the tension and serves to make the wife even more frustrated.
The Key to Conflict
Upset with the repeated disrespect, the OP’s wife changes the locks to their home, asserting her need for privacy and control. She insists that OP’s sister has lost the privilege of coming when they are not home.
Breaking Trust
Under the impression that his mother would be present and supervise, OP allows his sister to use their pool for a small party. The house is left in a mess, and OP’s wife accuses him of breaking her trust by changing the locks back without her consent.
Time Away
The OP’s wife decides to leave home temporarily, feeling unsafe and disrespected. She could not believe that her husband would put the old locks back on after she expressed how unhappy she was with her sister-in-law’s behavior and disregard after multiple instances.
The Attempted Resolution
OP updates his mother on the situation, stating his sister cannot visit unless he is home. He hires a maid to deep clean the house, hoping to create a clean and peaceful environment for his wife’s return.
The Cheer Dilemma
OP’s mother requests him to help fund his sister’s cheer expenses, a condition for her scholarship. OP agrees only if his wife’s items are returned, introducing a new condition and possible resolution.
The Locked Out
With his wife still away, OP decides to change the locks once again, asserting his stand on the issue to support his wife. He plans a romantic dinner in a bid to win his wife back. OP decides to make cinnamon rolls for dessert as a symbolic peace offering.
The Return of the Stolen Goods
OP’s sister and mother visit, returning a bag of the wife’s belongings, much more than initially thought. Among the returned items is the wife’s grandmother’s ring, which was believed to be safe and no one knew was missing.
The Grounded Sister
After learning that the ring belonged to the wife’s grandmother, OP’s mother loses her temper and grounds the sister. OP’s wife decides to come home, but only if OP stays at a friend’s house temporarily. OP is sadly required to distance himself physically from the situation, offering space to his wife to facilitate her return home.
The Breakfast Plan
OP’s wife devises a plan for her sister-in-law to help her prepare breakfast and do other chores for her coworker, who has a terminally ill child. OP decides to support his wife’s decision and tags along. Upon returning home, OP’s sister remains silent, seemingly humbled by the experience.
The Counseling Request
OP’s wife gives him another chance to move back in on the condition that they follow a new set of rules, including no family visits and shared house chores. In an unexpected turn, the wife suggests that they all attend counseling to understand why OP’s sister is targeting her.
Was The Couple’s Behavior Appropriate?
The readers in the forum had a lot of mixed views on the matter. Here are some of their responses:
Forum Responded
One reader said, “Your sister is trashing your house and allowing her friends to steal food and personal items. You’re completely disregarding your wife’s feelings on this.”
Another responder wrote: “You keep letting your sister into the home you share with your wife. Your sister and her friends destroy and steal your wife’s things, and you don’t care.”
A different person states, “Go get a house with your sister since you care more about wanting to be the cool brother instead of protecting your wife and her property.”
What Do You Think?
What are your thoughts on their actions?
What would you have done in this situation?
This story is inspired by this thread.
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Alexander Veros
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