We can’t choose family, but we can choose whether we want to talk to or spend time with them once we’re adults. And a part of Americans chooses to go no contact with their siblings: 24% of adults in the U.S. say they are estranged from at least one sibling, according to a recent YouGov poll.
This woman started considering cutting contact with her sister over a particularly nasty Thanksgiving weekend. After the sister threw multiple tantrums, the pregnant woman had enough and decided to cut her out of her new family’s life. But, after family members started calling, she wondered: was she being the jerk in this situation?
