By NoAvocado6444 • Score: 5 • April 27, 2025 1:35 AM
Hi all so I've been struggling with some guilting from my family regarding my cousin. Growing up this cousin and I were a bit more like sisters and she was raised primarily by our grandmother. Over the years my family realized that my cousin struggled with mental health (genetic from her father's side) and we helped her. Things continued to spiral though as she refused to take her medication and was constantly in an out of trouble. I supported her and advocated for her through all of this and stints in jail. A couple of years ago however I found out she (around 24 at that time) was molesting a 12/13 year old boy. As it happened in a small town ppl convinced the mother of the child not to pursue charges and for reasons unknown the police dropped it. I was livid and disgusted and that was my last straw. She was also putting her hands on my grandmother (pushing and shoving her to the ground) and I believe the stress led to my grandmothers death last year. My cousin has since spiraled even more and is out on the street, on drugs and possibly sex working. My dad is set on continuing to help her and gets upset with me when I don't feel like dropping everything to run and go help her. I don't necessarily want her to die, but I just feel like I shouldn't be stressed out about the condition of a pedophile.
AITAH for not pouring my money and time into this situation?
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