Did I Step Too Far When I Tried To Protect My Sister-In-law?

Should I intervene when my 16 year old sister-in-law reads explicit books?

I tried to protect my sister-in-law from mature books, but now she’s mad at me. AITA?

I tried to protect my 16-year-old sister-in-law, but did I go too far?

We were visiting my in-laws and my sister-in-law was telling me about all of the books she had recently read and bought as we both like reading. Upon further inspection, I noticed some of the books were quite explicit and didn’t have the healthiest romances for a 16-year-old. I informed my husband, and he told his parents, leading to my mother-in-law confiscating the books. Unfortunately, my sister-in-law is mad at me because she isn’t getting the books back and is no longer allowed to buy whatever books she wants. Did I step too far when I tried to protect her? This post has sparked a variety of reactions – let’s take a look!

YTA ‍♀️ but with a sad outcome

YTA! Let the kid read!

YTA for trying to protect

Protecting sister-in-law gone wrong

YTA for trying to protect ‍♀️

YTA: Boundaries crossed

YTA, but too?

YTA for policing her books ‍♀️

YTA: ‍♂️Censorship & ‍♂️Hypocrisy

YTA or NAH?

YTA or ?

YTA – protecting too far?

Did warp ?

Is OP part of a banning group? YTA!

Protecting family:

YTA: let her choose ✊

YTA because of the consequences

Protecting family: ✊

Have a mature convo with your SIL? YTA or NAH?

Protection or meddling?

YTA! ‍♂️ You can’t protect her without talking to her.

Protecting a sister-in-law

Making friends with in-laws?

YTA – Protecting S-i-L?

YTA: Stop infantilizing 16 y/o ‍♀️

Sister-in-law protection gone wrong

YTA: ‍♀️ Who made you the morality police?!

‍♀️Protecting her sis-in-law

Protective or *a-hole?

YTA or NAH?

YTA or Not?

Trust issues and sneakiness

Protecting a 16yo: or ?

What a**hole moves do you get away with?

MIL, hubby and you YTAs?

YTA: ‍♀️ Ruined a relationship?

SIL’s trust destroyed

Don’t mess with books!

Sibling tensions ⚔️

You️’re the A-hole?!

YTA: An adult’s attitude was dangerous

YTA. ‍♂️ Protecting family ‍ ‍ ‍ can be tricky!

YTA: or ?

Teenagers not morons

YTA: Intervening where you had no business being ‍♀️

YTA or NAH?

YTA, OP has ruined an opportunity to bond with their SIL.

Protecting the wrong way?

Sister-in-law’s reading habits put to the test!

YTA:

MIL is a TA but is NTA ✋ ?

Protecting family gone wrong ‍♂️

Protecting family, at what cost?

‍♀️ Should 16-year-olds read risky romance novels?

YTA or NAH?

Protecting family:

Protecting a beloved sister-in-law