The global pandemic has resulted in many people stuck in living situations they never expected. They're often forced to live temporarily with friends or relatives, which can cause all sorts of new opportunities for drama.
The global pandemic has resulted in many people stuck in living situations they never expected. They're often forced to live temporarily with friends or relatives, which can cause all sorts of new opportunities for drama.
The issue was shared on the r/AmItheAsshole subreddit by a woman who was being berated by her family after an incident with her pregnant younger sister.
She is also the only member of her family other than her sister who lives in that country.
Which is why when her sister was kicked out of the home she shared with her boyfriend, she ended up staying with her pretty much by default.
They agreed that she could stay until the pandemic improved and the tourism industry begins to bounce back.
Unfortunately, two months into the arrangement, the younger sister discovered she was pregnant.
Or rather: that's when the sister started to make the dog an issue.
The pooch in question is a two-year-old husky mix that the Redditor describes as a "sweetheart."
"I told her it was my house and if she was not comfortable here, she could leave and my dog was staying no matter what," says the Redditor.
If she still has most of her pregnancy ahead of her, then by the time there is an actual baby to worry about, one would hope she (and the world) would at least be beginning to consider post-pandemic next steps.
The trip was only for a few days, but when the Redditor returned, her dog was gone and the sister said she didn't know where it had disappeared to.
After canvasing the neighbors, the owner learned that her sister had been seen leaving with the dog a couple of days prior.
Thankfully, the sister is evil, but not great at hiding her tracks. Due to her unemployment, she doesn't just stay with her older sister, but she also shares an Uber account.
So she went to the same spot and began to ask around, finally discovering her dog at a restaurant that had taken her in.
"The owner took him after a 'blonde pregnant woman' left him leashed to a fence."
After explaining the situation to the restaurant owner, the Redditor had to pay him $500 just to get her dog back. (Remember: there aren't really laws there to help in this situation.)
Almost immediately, the sister complained to family and now the Redditor is being inundated with calls and messages berating her for choosing her dog over a baby.
She thinks it's ridiculous that she would be expected to give up her beloved pet in favor of a temporary houseguest who went behind her back and endangered the dog — regardless of that person's pregnant state.
Just convincing the police to bother would require a lawyer's involvement, and considering the area the restaurant was in, she wanted to get her dog out of there as quickly as possible.
"NTA. You didn’t choose the dog over your sister. She stole from you and you discovered she couldn’t be trusted to live in your house. She got herself kicked out," said FunkyOrangePenguin, "That 'silly animal' is your responsibility, your sister’s unborn baby is not."
And still her older sister is a good enough person that in the midst of her anger, she still gave her enough money to pay for a hotel even after getting her dog back cost a small fortune.
She even committed the crime of abandoning the dog on her sister's dime! It wasn't her Uber account! That kind of stupid entitlement is likely the only reason the dog was found safely in the first place.
As for sister, if the boyfriend — and presumably, the father of the child — won't take her back in, then she'll have to stay with friends until she figures things out.
If their family truly values the life of that unborn baby so much, then perhaps they can pay for the costs of her moving out of the country to live with them. Her older sister has already been more than generous.