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AITA for pulling away from my parents because they always decide to break bad news on important days for me?
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Years of this routine leave the oldest son with a clear message: any day that matters to him is fair game for parental crisis management. By the time college rolls around, he’s had enough. Calls get shorter, visits disappear, and the family dynamic quietly shifts. The siblings notice, the parents stay blissfully unaware, and the cycle only breaks when a social media post finally forces a conversation.
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When confronted, the parents claim ignorance and label the distance as petty, as if their habit of emotional ambushes is just a quirky family tradition. Siblings, meanwhile, see the denial for what it is. Some people outgrow birthday parties, others outgrow being the emotional collateral for their parents’ news bulletins. Sometimes, pulling away is not pettiness but self-preservation, especially when every special day comes with a side of trauma.
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