AITAH for refusing to let my sister adopt my baby after she called me “unfit” for being a single mom?

A Reddit user shared her emotional story about refusing to let her older sister adopt her baby after being called “unfit” for being a single mom. Tensions flared as the sister’s struggles with infertility led to accusations of selfishness and family pressure to reconsider. Read the full story below to see how this heartbreaking family conflict unfolded.

‘ AITAH for refusing to let my sister adopt my baby after she called me “unfit” for being a single mom?’

The article has the next update at the end.

I (27F) got pregnant unexpectedly after a short relationship. The father isn’t involved, but I decided to keep the baby. My family has been supportive — except for my older sister (34F), who has been struggling with infertility for years.

From the moment she found out I was pregnant, she kept making comments like, “It’s not fair that you get to be a mom when you’re not even married.” She even suggested multiple times that I let her and her husband adopt my baby since they’re “better equipped” to raise a child. I shut that down every time.

After my son was born, she came to visit and started crying when she held him. I felt bad until she said, “He should have been mine. You can’t provide what he needs like we can.” I told her she was way out of line, and she exploded, calling me selfish for “hoarding” the baby while she’s “destined to be childless.”

I asked her to leave, and now she’s telling our family that I’m “heartless” and “ruining her only chance at being a mom.” Some relatives think I should “at least consider it” since being a single mom is hard.. AITAH?

Update here: https://aita.pics/JlzXJ

Take a look at the comments from fellow users:

MillieRover −  If I love and care for my child and I’m spoken to like that, she would no longer be my sister unless she can get therapy and sort that s**t out. If she’s willing to adopt, why does it have to be the adoption of your child?. NTA.

ForwardPlenty −  NTA. “It’s not fair that you get to be a mom when you’re not even married.”. “You’re right, life is not fair.” She is way out of line, and her envy is making her say things that are just downright disgusting. You don’t need to consider this, you have made your decision and your other relatives don’t have a say in the matter.

keesouth −  That’s not how getting kids work. You don’t just give away your kids because someone wants one. NTA.

HoshiJones −  This is beyond ridiculous. If this is real, your sister is unhinged and needs a therapist.. NTA.

StandingGoat −  NTA – has your sister even tried to adopt through proper channels or does she just wander around looking for other peoples children to steal? Being married doesn’t make her a better mother, being a single mother is hard but any parenting is hard. I’d keep your sister and any family member who suggested you consider giving your child away at arms length.

aquavenatus −  NTA. I’m sorry, but your sister isn’t going to stop anytime soon. She’ll probably go as far as to call CPS on you so you can “lose custody temporarily.” Draw up the guardianship papers now! You do NOT want your sister to be one of them! And, don’t be surprised to learn she’s been taking photos of your son and posting them on social media with the caption, “Mother and Son”! Start implementing boundaries now!

TerrorAlpaca −  Stop the god damn fake AI posts. Same cadence, same length same overall “something good happened, my sibling disagrees, my family calls me “X” AITA?”. its getting extremely pathetic

theworldisonfire8377 −  This is so fake lol yes because any new mother who doesn’t mindlessly surrender her child to any l**atic who wants one is “heartless”.

EucalyptusGirl11 −  this same story has been posted here a million times.this is fake. its always an older sister with fertility issues.

rasberrymelon −  There is no way this is not written by AI. What family on this planet would ever tell a woman in her later 20s “to consider it” giving up her son to her sister. This might have been non fiction if OP was 14, but 27 no way.