10-Year-Old Niece Scolded Her Grandparents After Finding Out That They Purposely Don't Invite Her Gay Uncle to Christmas Gatherings
"Well, I mean the parents are the worst, but the sister is definitely not doing great either. NTA OP"
Kids can be brutally honest, and they spare no mercy when they decide to confront you with the truth. They have less of a filter, and sometimes it’s very much unprompted.
They’ll leave you speechless, and unfortunately, their parents bear the brunt of their candidness, getting blamed for encouraging their kids’ honesty.
Have you ever been called out and scolded by a kid? If not, then this story from a Redditor under the subreddit ‘AITAH’ can give you an idea.
OP has been disowned by his parents for being gay and hasn’t had contact with them for about eight years. Despite this, he has remained close with his sister and niece.
It was a tradition of his parents to hold Christmas gatherings, during which he wasn’t always invited, but his sister and niece still attended. He doesn’t miss out on celebrating Christmas, though, because after a day or two, he, his sister, and niece have a small gathering.
His niece has always been curious about why he kept missing out on his parents’ Christmas event for years, and she took it upon herself to ask him. When she shot the question, he gave her the same excuse he had used, which was that he had to work.
This is the original post under the subreddit
upsettingfamilydramaOP described his relationship with his family
upsettingfamilydramaIt's celebrating Christmas with people who truly matter
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His niece figured out that his excuse didn’t add up since she knew he had the day off during Christmas.
She eventually became upset by his lie and asked sadly if the actual reason for his absence was that he didn’t want to be with them.
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OP wouldn’t have said anything if she hadn’t asked that, so in his calmest voice, he explained how his parents don’t agree with who he is and that they asked him not to attend their gatherings.
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His niece became upset, and the next day, she scolded her grandparents for what they did.
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OP’s parents confronted his sister for allowing his niece to keep in touch with him.
They yelled at her, and OP’s sister told him he shouldn’t have told his niece anything, as it would have prevented the family fight.
upsettingfamilydrama
Let’s start with how wrong it is for your sister to call you an a**hole as if you wanted to cause the fight in the first place.
Olivia-Clara
Take note that the way OP explained it to his niece and the way he worded it was something that she wouldn’t misunderstand as hate.
Padloq
Their parents took out their anger on his sister while she blamed him but had the audacity to say he put his niece in the middle of a fight.
Ursula2071
The parents might have caught her sister in a long-running lie.
Rodents210
The number of Christmas gatherings she must have smiled through.
heartsinthebyline
It could have been a team effort, and they would have still gotten more out of the parents.
dragon34
OP's niece has incredible confidence and a good moral compass.
Meghanshadow
It's not every day that you see 10-year-old kids tell adults what's right and wrong.
royalsanguinius
If the niece ever finds out about the fight, it should be explained to her so she wouldn't feel like it's her fault.
EllieGeiszler
OP did a great job approaching the subject when his niece asked.
akarlem
They learn what you teach them in black and white unless explained otherwise.
Quantum_Aurora
It was straightforward without directly addressing other issues.
positivecontent
Maybe her mother can learn a thing or two from her.
drunkenvalley
Hopefully, she never learns the kind of hatred her grandparents have.
alexemalexem
Their attitudes are simply, what you see is what you get.
betsoverstreet
He didn't even reveal that he wasn't in contact with them either.
newbeginingshey
God forbid someone would interrupt their path of offending other people.
madmaxturbator
Their ways are what's important to them, and anyone who does otherwise is sinful.
McJimbo
Even if that 'otherwise' means just being yourself.
McJimbo
They didn't even have to fight with OP and his sister, but of course, they have to exert their 'power.'
mm172
OP doesn't have the obligation to uphold their reputation when they disowned their own son.
amazonpixie81
A continuation
amazonpixie81
Again, his niece has the bravery that his sister doesn't.
amazonpixie81
OP also didn't take part in enabling lies to his niece and didn't want her to know that her company isn't wanted.
amazonpixie81
A judgment on all who are involved in this story.
QueenMotherOfSneezes
We hope OP's niece will always be by his side to help defend him from their judgment.
kkfluff
It was only a continuation of a fight, not the start of one.
ToPiggyback
OP didn't do anything that would purposely damage his sister's relationship with their parents, even if they did disown him for his preference of partners.
Both his sister and parents should take after what his niece did. She called out the wrong and was smart enough to understand that it wasn't tolerable.
Do you think OP should have told his niece what he did, or should he have lied? Let us know in the comments.
