AITA? Woman Refuses to Take Disney Adult Sister on Magical Vacation

Each year, thousands of families visit Walt Disney World Resort and create memories that will last a lifetime. Sure, Disney is crowded, the weather can be brutal, and it’s not a cheap experience, but it’s always worth it. Walt Disney World is one of the top family vacation destinations in the world, and those families come in all shapes and sizes. Most people look forward to jetting off to The Most Magical Place on Earth with their loved ones. But what if you would rather leave some of your family behind?

That’s exactly what one woman was worried about with her upcoming Disney trip.

Redditor u/sorrymissjackson33 took to the popular forum, Am I The A**hole, to ask about her sister. According to the Redditor, she has had a strained relationship with her sister since she had a child. Her sister is very anti-child, to the point where she wouldn’t look after her niece when her sister had to go to the emergency room. When it comes to birthday and Christmas presents? Forget about it.

However, things changed when the Redditor’s sister found out that she and her daughter were headed to Disney World for vacation.

AITA for not inviting my sister on my trip to Disney World?
byu/sorrymissjackson33 inAmItheAsshole

Here’s what she had to say:

I (F33) am planning a trip to Disney world with my 9 year old daughter. As a single mom I’ve saved for this trip for years. My daughter adores all things Disney and want to give her at least one vacation that she can remember fondly. I scrimped and saved for this, it’s a long time coming but the look on her face when I told her we’re going to Disney made it worth it.

My sister (F28) and I were close before I had my daughter. My sister is aggressively child free to the point where she wouldn’t even watch my daughter so I could shower because, “I have no obligation to provide free babysitting” which has caused a strain in our relationship. Even little things like Christmas gifts/birthday presents she refuses to do since she my “spawn” isn’t her responsibility (her words not mine).

I had to take my daughter with me to the ER back in 2020 because my sister refused to watch my daughter when my appendix ruptured (I had exhausted all other options). I’ve been distancing myself from my sister since but somehow she caught wind of the Disney trip.

My sister is a self-proclaimed Disney addict. Ever since she started working a “real” job she’s been going on expensive trips to the parks. I even think she’s an annual pass holder despite living in Chicago. Regardless, ever since she heard about the trip she’s been asking to go saying that it’ll be a fun bonding experience for, “all us girls.” I’ve been telling her no because she hates my daughter and I don’t want her to ruin the trip. My mom thinks this is my sister trying to extend an olive branch and I should take it but I don’t know. AITA for not inviting my sister on this trip?

Fellow Redditors overwhelmingly supported sorrymissjackson, saying that she was completely in the right for telling her sister she couldn’t go on the vacation. In fact, many were shocked by the sheer audacity of the sister. She treats her niece like garbage and then suddenly wants to bond with her when a Disney vacation comes into the picture?

OP, this is like those family members who hate you, barely speak to you, and want nothing to do with you… until you come into money, and then, “giving them money could be an olive branch.” If your sister wanted to spend time with your daughter, she could do it any day, she doesn’t need a Disney trip to do it.

Tell her no. Tell your mom she is welcome to “bond” with you guys at your house, any time. That’s your olive branch.

Others suggested that OP (original poster) lie to her sister and tell her that the vacation destination had changed. They felt that it would reveal the sister’s true intentions because she probably wouldn’t want to go if the vacation wasn’t at Disney.

Tell the “darling sister” that plans have changed. You are going to New York or DC instead to see the museums as that will be more educational for your daughter. She is still welcome to come as a “bonding trip for the girls.” Let her refusal once she finds out it is no longer a free hotel room at Disney answer your mother’s objections and set you free from this selfish woman permanently. And BTW – I am childfree myself but not watching a child during a medical emergency or for 15 minutes while someone takes a shower???? Please…

Sadly, OP did not update to let her fellow Redditors, so we don’t know if she ended up letting her sister come on the trip. If she took the advice of the overwhelming majority, then she enjoyed Disney World with just her daughter.

So, what do you think? Should the Redditor have let her sister join her on her Walt Disney World Resort vacation?