Mom Refuses to Hang Daughter’s Artwork: A Family Portrait with a Twist

Picture this: a talented 12-year-old artist unveils her latest masterpiece, a semi-realistic charcoal sketch of her family. Mom, dad, the family dog, and cat are all there, but there’s one glaring omission – her 10-year-old brother. The young artist claims she ‘forgot’ and ‘there wasn’t any room for him in the picture,’ but her mom isn’t buying it. With a history of sibling rivalry and a strained relationship between the two, mom now faces a tough decision. Should she hang the artwork and risk hurting her son’s feelings, or refuse and potentially discourage her daughter’s artistic pursuits? ‍♀️

A Family Portrait… Almost

The Missing Brother

A Picture Worth a Thousand Words

Sibling Rivalry

A Truce… Sort of

The Art of Exclusion

Dad’s Take

Is Exclusion an Improvement?

The Past Art of Demeaning

The Brave Front

Mom Knows Best

The Dilemma

The Big Question

To Hang or Not to Hang: A Mother’s Dilemma ️

Caught between a rock and a hard place, this mom is torn between hanging her daughter’s family portrait, which intentionally leaves out her brother, and refusing to hang it, potentially discouraging her daughter’s artistic talent. With a history of sibling rivalry and a strained relationship, it’s clear that the omission was no accident. Dad thinks it would be rude not to hang the artwork, but mom worries about the emotional impact on her son. As the internet weighs in on this family drama, one thing is for sure: there’s no easy answer.

Suggesting therapy for the family dynamic, not just the children ‍ ‍

Daughter’s artwork divides family, sparks conversation on boundaries and compromise

Daughter’s disturbing artwork reveals family’s need for therapy. NTA.

Parenting and sibling dynamics under scrutiny in comment section. YTA.

Commenter questions OP’s parenting and discipline, with support from replies.

Commenter calls out parent for enabling toxic family dynamic

Sibling favoritism and lack of action caused family dysfunction.

Parenting advice: YTA for allowing harassment, family therapy recommended

NTA. A thoughtful approach to sibling relationships

Sibling rivalry leads to controversial family portrait ‍♀️

Hang the picture in her room, counseling needed for siblings

Commenter suggests therapy for family dynamics and blames son too

Commenter suggests seeking therapy to understand daughter’s emotions

Playing favorites? YTA. Family therapy could help ‍

Sibling rivalry and toxic family dynamic leads to art dispute

Commenter calls out neglectful parenting in family portrait dispute

Parenting advice: Communicate with your daughter and seek professional help. YTA.

Sibling rivalry may be at play

Commenter calls out parent for favoritism and brother’s behavior. Yikes

Commenter calls out OP’s behavior with new information

Commenter calls out parent’s hypocrisy and suggests therapy for family

Daughter’s behavior concerns commenter, suggests family counseling

Commenter suggests parent is babying child, sparking defensive response.

Commenter calls out favoritism and suggests therapy for parent.

Neglectful parenting leads to sibling rivalry and unresolved conflicts

Disturbing accusation against son prompts urgent action from parents

OP’s preferential treatment of son sparks debate on consequences and therapy

Daughter needs therapy, but OP favors son

Commenter calls out OP for leaving out important info. YTA

Harsh judgement in response to parent’s art refusal

Hang up the art, get therapy for both of them

Sibling favoritism causing family drama

Encouraging parent sets boundaries for displaying family art

Sibling bond is important, daughter needs therapy for bullying brother

Sibling rivalry turning into abuse, family therapy needed ASAP

NTA recommends therapy for dysfunctional sibling relationship ‍

Harsh criticism for a parent’s behavior and its consequences

Nostalgic comment about childhood artwork with humorous tone

Simple solution to a creative conflict

Growing up with sibling rivalry due to parental influence

Sibling rivalry at its finest

Commenter calls out family for unequal treatment, labels OP YTA

Commenter calls out favoritism and suggests family counseling

Commenter shares personal experience with sibling favoritism and competition.

Listen to your daughter and validate her feelings.

Commenter thinks OP is the a**hole for not hanging artwork

Sibling rivalry at its finest: NTA suggests adding son’s picture

YTA for not seeing the bigger picture ️

Hang up the art! Therapy for the family is needed

Empathize with your daughter and seek counseling

Commenter calls out OP, drama ensues.

One child’s disturbing artwork raises concerns about family dynamics

Commenter calls out family’s toxic behavior, suggests therapy needed

Daughter’s art causing sibling conflict? YTA for not intervening sooner

Commenter calls out favoritism and recommends therapy for family.

Hang it in your room! NTA comment gets creative

Suggests family counseling for all, individual sessions for daughter. ‍

Inclusive family portraits only, daughter’s room is fair game