Family gatherings can be a source of joy, but they can also bring out the worst in people. One man found himself at his wit’s end when his sister repeatedly made cruel comments about his wife’s weight. In a moment of anger, he lashed out and called his sister a ‘fat bitter b****.’ Now, he’s wondering if he went too far and if there’s any hope for mending the family’s fractured relationships.
The Strained Relationship

Wife’s Insecurities

Sister’s Cruel Comments

Possible Jealousy?

Parents Dismiss Concerns

Sister Ignores Attempts to Talk

Biting Their Tongues

Celebrating Wife’s Promotion

Sister Strikes Again

Wife’s Breaking Point

Parents in Shock

The Explosive Moment

Dinner Cut Short

Parents Disapprove

Feeling Guilty

Did He Go Too Far?
After countless cruel comments from his sister about his wife’s weight, this man finally snapped and called her a ‘fat bitter b****.’ Now, he’s left questioning if he went too far and if there’s any hope for repairing the family’s broken bonds. With his wife still hurt by the situation and his sister refusing to speak to him, it’s clear that the road to healing won’t be an easy one. Let’s see what the internet thinks of this explosive family drama…
Don’t apologize for standing up to body shaming family members

NTA stands up for wife against sister’s body shaming.

Protect your wife from body shaming. Banish toxic family members.

Cutting out toxic family members is sometimes necessary. ESH.

Supportive comment defends wife against body shaming sister.

NTA stands up for wife against bully sister, suggests no-contact.

Sibling body shaming each other, but only one gets blamed

NTA defends wife against body-shaming sister, deserves apology

Snapping at sister understandable but could have handled better. ESH.

Defending spouse against body-shaming sister earns NTA judgement

Cutting out toxic family members is sometimes necessary

ESH for body shaming and stooping to sister’s level

NTA. Sister is jealous of wife’s metabolism and projecting anger.

Defend your spouse and set boundaries with toxic family members. NTA

Body shaming leads to more body shaming. ESH.

Standing up to family bullying takes courage. You’re not alone.

Defend your wife, but name-calling is AH behavior

Defending spouse against body shaming, NTA wins the day

Defending his wife, OP claps back at sister’s body-shaming. NTA

Body shaming is never okay. NTA for standing up.

Two wrongs don’t make a right, but ESH in this case ♂️

NTA commenter warns of sister’s unpleasantness if not addressed.

Body shaming hurts everyone, but calling sister fat not okay

OP shares personal story, ESH except wife. Sister body shames.

Standing up to family bullying. NTA, set boundaries.

Cutting contact with a rude sister is better than retaliation ♀️

Defending spouse against body shaming sister. NTA

NTA stands up for wife against body-shaming sister

NTA. She body shamed your wife, you stood up. Consequences.

Cutting toxic family members out of your life is okay

Family feud escalates with body shaming and bitter insults

ESH. Sister is a bully. Parents need to take action. Soft YTA.

Body shaming is never okay, no matter your size.

Support for OP’s response to weight shaming sister, NTA

Another perspective on the family drama with no resolution

Cutting out toxic family members is sometimes necessary. NTA

Cutting toxic family members is tough but necessary.
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Cutting off toxic family members is okay. YTA for enabling.

Cutting toxic family members can be liberating. Seek therapy support

NTA defends wife against body shaming sister, parents enable behavior.

Standing up against body shaming is important. Not the A-hole.

NTA stands up for wife against body-shaming sister, family enables behavior.

NTA defends calling sister a b**** as a ‘joke’

Standing up for spouse’s body image, commenter advises calm confrontation.

Recovering anorexic empathizes with OP’s wife, calls NTA for clapping back

NTA for standing up to sister’s body shaming ‘jokes’

Cutting off toxic family members is okay. ESH in situation

Body shaming both ways is not the way to go

Standing up for wife against body shaming sister, but still ESH.

ESH for stooping to sister’s level, but parents also at fault.

Both parties at fault for body shaming. Fatphobia is real

Cutting out toxic family members is okay, YTA for not prioritizing wife
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Learn to have uncomfortable conversations to avoid hurtful comments. YTA.

Fat shaming is not okay, ESH but wife. Sister needs help.

Both parties behaved poorly. Address the issue calmly instead.

User calls out OP for prioritizing toxic family over wife

YTA body shamed sister back, but defended wife. ♂️

ESH. Name-calling and body-shaming back is also inappropriate. Missed opportunity to set clear expectations and boundaries.

Fighting fire with fire never works, but body shaming hurts.

Defending oneself against body shaming is NTA

NTA. Sister’s body shaming made wife’s clap back hilarious

NTA. Sister needs to grow up and apologize to wife

Advice for OP to prioritize wife and set boundaries with family

Stand up for your spouse and set boundaries with toxic family.

NTA. Brutal honesty about sister’s behavior and deserved consequences

NTA for standing up to body shaming sister, but could’ve been tactful

Cutting toxic family members is okay. NTA for standing up.

Cutting toxic family members? NTA, LC/NC is the way
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Set boundaries and stand up for your spouse. NTA

Demanding apologies and setting boundaries with a sassy NTA

NTA. Sister body shamed wife. Deserves what she gets. Enablers suck.

Standing up to body shaming with a taste of medicine

Apologizing without using ‘but’, setting boundaries, and taking responsibility. NTA

ESH except wife. Phrasing could have been better to avoid conflict

Sister body shames wife, gets called out. NTA.

Cutting contact after mutual apologies is the way to go

Cutting toxic family members is sometimes necessary

Normalize healthy boundaries and putting family first

NTA OP. Stand up for your wife and set boundaries

Debate over NTA vs ESH, but turning bullying around on bully

ESH. Apologize and demand sister to do the same
