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In reply to the discussion: I almost decked my anti vax brother and his wife [View all]FakeNoose
(34,791 posts)6. Your brother and wife need to be de-programmed
They've been brainwashed, but it's great that the rest of the family is sticking up for your niece.
Good luck!
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LOL! Family fights are hard. If you have any doubts that what you are doing is right, take a look
Scrivener7
May 2021
#9
I'm sooooooooooooo so sorry Rip your niece and your family are going through this. how horrible
Trueblue1968
May 2021
#10
Some folk just seem to go through life in a constant search for something to get all worked up about
Celerity
May 2021
#93
It may not be fun for her, but I bet she is thrilled to be there and have your love and protection.
SamKnause
May 2021
#14
Your niece is blessed with a great family, outside of her parents. Bless you and yours, brother!
marble falls
May 2021
#17
Selfish assholes. To do that to their own daughter is horrendous. She is better off without them.
cayugafalls
May 2021
#19
This hurts my heart. I feel so bad for your niece and the discord she has to endure.
badhair77
May 2021
#33
WTF is wrong with people? I guess if you live in a fantasy world you don't want anyone to disrupt
captain queeg
May 2021
#34
So are they worried about what a vaccine might do or they just worried about being right?
Joe Nation
May 2021
#49
Thank you for being there for her. Now. You really ought to get that restraining order.
Texin
May 2021
#51
Certain extremely patriarchal cults believe that females of any age have no will, or right to their
niyad
May 2021
#79
Wow! To inflict that much hate on their 20 year old daughter takes a special kind of assholes.
patphil
May 2021
#61
Your niece is lucky she has you. That's just whackadoodle they would throw her out for getting
Vinca
May 2021
#62
Blessings on you, my dear ripcord, for your timely action for your niece!
CaliforniaPeggy
May 2021
#65
Thank goodness that your niece has you and your sister. The first thing that struck me was the fact
niyad
May 2021
#73
Good for you! you did what needed to be done. She is away from the crazy and you were clear. Lunacy.
Evolve Dammit
May 2021
#82
I'm so glad she has you to depend on. Especially when her parents sounds like
Maraya1969
May 2021
#95
What a mess, and what terrible parents. I'm curious - are they also Super Christians(tm)?
Rabrrrrrr
May 2021
#114