The Entire Family Has Officially Banned My Sister's Stepdaughters. They Deserve It.

"They are 12 and 14 and pure mean girls. They never say anything kind or considerate. They routinely tell my sister to shut up or insult her to her face. Their dad never gets off his phone to address their behavior. My sons are 8 and 6. These girls have openly mocked them for being fat in front of my husband and me, and then they throw fits when we don't invite them to the museum, zoo, or movies."

"The girls were down at the pool where my mother has a summer place and started oinking at other girls and making loud insults. A staff member told them to cut it out, and they took it as a challenge. They went after a girl who was physically disabled, so the girl's brothers dumped ice water on them and picked them up and dumped them in the pool."

"Dear No More Mean, My brother-in-law believed their lies despite multiple witnesses. My mother is an ever-peaceful person, and she later told my sister and her husband that their actions were vile and inexcusable, and that they were not welcome back. The rest of our family agrees. We tried to be welcoming, and this was the result. This was just the latest in a long list of incidents."

Two stepdaughters, ages 12 and 14, repeatedly bully family members, insult their mother, and mock the sender's young sons. Their father refuses to discipline, remaining on his phone, and the girls escalate behavior at a pool by oinking at other girls and targeting a physically disabled girl, which led to staff bans after a confrontation. The girls lied about the incident, and the brother-in-law believed them. The mother and extended family banned the stepdaughters from the summer place. The sister remains unhappy in her marriage, caught between protecting her children and maintaining family ties.

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