50 Times Relatives Messed Up So Badly, They Got Ostracized By The Rest Of The Family

It doesn't hurt to learn sign language even if you don't have a deaf family member or friend.

I can't really imagine this. When I started learning Japanese sign language, I literally didn't actually know anyone who was hearing impaired. I just wanted to say "excuse me" to the hearing impaired people I'd see every day on the train, and because of wearing masks for corona, they can't read my lips, so I thought: I learn to sign! Now it's my hobby.

That's sad. Even if they couldn't be bothered learning asl they could have learned the manual alphabet.

This hits so hard. Family members who are different (like our son) are often left out because it would be more work to have them there. It's hard enough to be differently abled, not being able or invited to participate in family gatherings is rejection of the worst kind.

This is sad! oh no...

I became disabled in November last year. This post really hits home. Everyone, except one great friend vanished. Myself and my husband would be lost without her, her mother and father. My husband is now my carer. Its emotionally draining for him so i try to give him a break as much as possible. Carers don't get enough praise or support. And most people suck!

My hopes and prayers are with you. Can you get a caregiver for a few hours once in a while? I'm sure you have already thought about that but I was just curious.

If you are in the UK contact the NHS for respite care. https://www.nhs.uk/conditions/social-care-and-support-guide/support-and-benefits-for-carers/carer-breaks-and-respite-care/

Somehow you both got the wrong families.

You have an e-army of Panda's standing shoulder to shoulder with you friend.

Pushed out? I hope you mean over a cliff.

What? Scratching my head here because wondering why this brother was only "pushed out"? What does that even mean here?? Why is he not castrated and why are not all of his bones broken?

I really hope he’s in jail!

Remember, you can do one good thing and provide 11 valid alibies for each other.

I think the parents who know their child is being abused and do nothing are even worse than the abuser himself/herself

They should be in jail for elder abuse

That sucks! Some people just don't know how to be human.

This is against the law and they should have been prosecuted.

I can only hope those despicable people suffer a worse fate in a Medicare nursing home

Holy f**k. I hope that went to court especially the neglect to the point of death part. That family deserves gaol time!!!

Well done. That took determination.

I always love when important decisions, like this one, are made for me, so that I don't have to overly exert myself.

Good on you!

"Christians" are the worst

Again, I absolutely hate these Christians who are also actively being racist, the exact opposite of the whole ideal. Who's gonna tell them that Jesus wasn't white?

He attacked Grandma????? He deserved to have the c**p beaten out of him for that!

I really hate that we live in a world where someone being a literal violent criminal is seen as more acceptable than someone being gay, trans, etc. To the point that a violent criminal only gets cut out of the family if they get caught physically injuring someone in the family.

Glad the family took some justice of their own.

omg i hope she’s ok

Y'all need to carry some mace.

Disability rights activists say you discover real family and friends.

If you were closer to god? WTAF! Do they mean an actual saint or do they mean gone! I hate it when people being religion in to anything when it's not welcome

The family was only sticking around OP when they were healthy because they were an athlete, and the family could brag about them and bask in some reflected glory. Now that OP is no longer a nationally qualified athlete, they’ve dropped them. Such fair weather family “closeness” is typical sycophantic behavior; practically smothering them in attention while they’re on top, and totally abandoning them the millisecond they’re down. Not the way families ideally should be, but at least OP now knows who their true friends, family, and loved ones are——and who doesn’t qualify for that list.

This so much. I went from being an ex competitive swimmer and extremely active to being disabled. I lost a quite a few "friends" while I was dealing with not only my sudden disability but also I'd been seriously ill with Covid while learning to walk again with calipers, crutches and dealing with the court cases against my violent ex all at the same time. Me - "Really? YOU can't deal with it? How do you think I'm feeling?"... Plus side though? I've a very tight knit circle of friends. Mainly online but known each other for years. Two that if I'm ever stuck? Are more than willing to help me in person and they're all my Rocks.

In our experience there are two main factors in this kind of ostricism. First is that they don't know what to say. They're afraid of saying the wrong thing so they say nothing. Second is they're afraid it's catching. It's sounds ridiculous but people want reasons for things, and when there isn't one (like getting Crohns) people think, "if it could happen to him, it could happen to me". It's an uncomfortable feeling and most people can't deal with it. It sucks, and it really does show you who your friends are.

And people like that vote