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AITA for slapping my sister in law after she yelled at my mother bc she didn’t like her food and also slapped my baby sister for talking when we were watching a movie? Everyone’s mad at me but I think I did the right thing
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Anonymous 42w

I mean, slapping the SIL for yelling at your mother is valid. Idk if the slapping your sister is valid bc like i don’t think it was needed in that instance however she’s your sister and as the oldest of 5 w 3 sisters ik sometimes that’s the only thing that works 😂

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Anonymous replying to -> #1 42w

Oops mb i meant my SIL slapped my little sister out of nowhere when she was asking me something while we were all watching a movie

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Anonymous replying to -> OP 42w

ohhh yea no i’d honestly have done more than just slapped her. you’re not the a-hole, you were just defending your mother and sister. the people who are mad at you it’s probably just misdirected bc of the situation. if anything i think your sibling who is married to your SIL should have stood up for your family. if it was meant to be playful between your SIL and sister that’s one thing but it seems like it was more so an action to shut her up which is unacceptable.

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Anonymous replying to -> #1 42w

It’s hard bc my brother (SIL’s husband) is defending her and my SIL’s family is mad at me too, so I just don’t know what to do :(

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Anonymous replying to -> OP 42w

honestly if he’s defending her and not his own sister who got slapped that’s a huge problem and you can see where his priorities lie. your SIL’s family is probably mad because either slapping was normalized in their family and according to them “she didn’t do anything” so why slap her? OR they aren’t being given the whole story. either way they’re all grown adults who are mad at you for doing the right thing. you have nothing you can do and if they’re going to be that way then you have every-

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Anonymous replying to -> #1 42w

-right to cut contact, limit contact or request an apology. you do not deserve to be treated that way when in the end you defended your family and your brother did not. he’s more worried about someone who hurt his own sister and yelled at his own mother than those two women. HIS behavior along with hers are unacceptable and they deserve to know how mad you are. you’re not in the wrong.

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