A woman writes to Dear Abby seeking advice on how to deal with her husband's hatred towards her disabled sister. He objects to her visits, even though the children love her, and pressures her to abandon her responsibilities as her legal guardian.
Dear Abby: I love my special-needs sister, but my husband clearly hates her. And, he accuses me of not caring about his feelings for wanting her to call and visit. How do I deal with his selfish, controlling efforts?
My husband hates my special needs sister. He allowed her to come on one short vacation but said she was awful, annoying and a bad influence on the kids. She doesn’t curse or do anything inappropriate. She is lazy and obese, but the kids love her and asked for her to come. He also screams at me if she calls, which she does sometimes because I’m her legal guardian and manage her funds. He wants me to stop doing it and turn her over completely to the state.
I love my sister, and it breaks my heart that he hates her, doesn’t want her to visit once a year for a few days and accuses me of not caring about his feelings or listening to him. He’s under a lot of stress and just hates having her around him. Must I cut ties with my sister to make him happy?It appears you married a selfish, unsupportive, controlling man who lacks empathy for people with disabilities. I hope you won’t cave in to his demands and desert your sister who needs you.
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