Imagine being kicked out of your home at 15 for being gay, only for your family to try to worm their way back into your life years later. That’s exactly what happened to one man, who found himself at odds with his sister over the true meaning of family. After being kicked out, he had no contact with his family for 20 years. Recently, his sister insisted that he and his husband attend family gatherings for Thanksgiving and Christmas, but he had other plans. Little did she know, he had the perfect response to her demands.
Kicked Out and Cut Off

Sister’s Thanksgiving Invitation

Family Time Demands ⏰

Christmas Plans

Sister’s Angry Outburst

The ‘Family’ Argument

Putting Family in Its Place

Past Family Conflicts

Mother’s Illness

Throwing It Back in Her Face

Blood vs. Semen

Husband’s Reaction

Edit: Filling in the Blanks

Sister’s Missed Opportunities

Family Dynamics and Control

Family Ties or Family Lies?
After being kicked out at 15 for being gay, this man had no contact with his family for 20 years. Now, his sister is demanding he and his husband attend family gatherings for Thanksgiving and Christmas. But he’s not interested in playing happy families with people who are practically strangers to him. When his sister reminded him that ‘blood is thicker than water,’ he had the perfect response: his husband’s semen runs through his body, and that’s close enough. Will his family ever truly understand the meaning of family, or will they continue to throw around the word without fully grasping its significance? Let’s see what the internet thinks of this situation…
NTA. Redditors debate the origin of the quote and suggest alternative sayings.

Last paragraph had me laughing out loud! NTA, enjoy your pajama Thanksgiving and sailor husband.
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Family means nothing without actions to back it up . NTA claps back.

NTA claps back at sister’s ‘family’ demands with epic parting shot

NTA comment gets humorous reply about semen’s stickiness

Cutting off toxic family? NTA, do it ♂️

NTA. Standing up to toxic family and pandemic shaming.
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NTA claps back at family’s demands, finds joy and moves on

Debate over the actual quote turns into COVID discussion.

Rejected at 15 for being gay, now expected to forget? NTA
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Setting boundaries with family after no contact for 20 years

Family reconciliation attempts met with holiday decline and discomfort

Polite NTA sets boundaries, wins hearts with naughty comment

Choosing your own family over toxic blood relations

Woman shuts down sister’s ‘family’ demands with hilarious comeback

Sister’s past not relevant, now berates me for everything

Savage comeback with a touch of humor

Enjoy your low-stress, pajama-party holidays with your real family

NTA’s hilarious comeback gets a round of applause

Best response ever to ‘family’ demands. NTA wins!

Commenter shuts down sister’s hypocrisy with a witty comeback

Hilarious comment shuts down family demands with NTA judgement

Kicked out at 15, no contact for 20 years. Suddenly ‘family’?

NTA claps back at ‘blood is thicker than water’ quote.

No explanation owed. Family is who’s there for you

Standing up to family demands, NTA!

Sibling tries to bond, but commenters call out OP’s pettiness.

Standing up to unsupportive family. NTA.

NTA commenter offers support and suggests pillow fort for holidays

Commenter calls OP out for being rude to sister. YTA.

Sister can’t force a perfect family image, NTA ️

Gay man’s clap back earns NTA approval.

Family is a mentality, not just blood. Respect his decision. ❤

Commenter finds humor in situation and declares not the a**hole

Kicked out at 15 for being gay, now sister demands ‘family’.

Short and sweet, but did everyone really clap?
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Comment section already seems chaotic

NTA’s hilarious comment leaves tea-spitting impression

NTA claps back at homophobic family with hilarious comeback
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Hilarious support for NTA’s comeback with laughing emoji

NAH verdict reached with empathy for both parties

Fiery response to blaming sister for parents’ actions
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Family doesn’t define you, your actions do.

Great response to ‘family’ demands as NTA.

Commenter finds last part cringy, but overall approves.

Stand your ground! You don’t owe them anything.

Beware of family traps. NTA for standing up.

NTA commenter exposes abusers’ use of manipulative phrases ️
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Commenter finds end of comment amusing

❤️ ❤️ Don’t let toxic family define your happiness. Congrats on the clapback!
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NTA claps back at family’s ‘family first’ demands with hilarious comeback

To reconcile or not? YTA if you throw it back. NTA if you don’t want a relationship.

Hilarious response to judgmental family, but NSFW language used.

Sibling trying to connect, OP blames her for parents’ actions

NTA claps back at sister’s ‘family’ demands, proves point.
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