"I'm trying to figure out how to support my sister, but I don't know how. When my older sister "Sonya" was a teen, she was assaulted by an adult. She got pregnant, and our parents refused to let her terminate the pregnancy or put the baby up for adoption. Sonya was an unwilling mom to "Simon" until she turned 18. At that point, she left him with our parents for extended periods of time while she tried to get an education and figure herself out."
"She wasn't OK for a long time. It was the worst situation for everyone. Our parents acted like Simon was a burden. Sonya was miserable and resented Simon and our parents. Simon was just a kid, and he was unhappy too. I was basically a sibling to Simon, but I didn't help either. I tried to stay out of the whole dynamic and left home as soon as I could, rarely coming back."
An older sister, Sonya, was assaulted as a teen and became pregnant; parents refused abortion or adoption, forcing her into unwanted motherhood. Sonya cared intermittently for the child, Simon, leaving him with parents while pursuing education and recovering. Family dynamics included parental control, resentment, and neglect. Simon died suddenly at seventeen in an accident. Sonya did not attend the funeral and says she is not grieving, claiming she did not reliably know him and does not want to discuss his death. A sibling who attended the funeral, now a parent, seeks ways to support Sonya despite Sonya's insistence that she is fine.
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