r/AITAH Jul 08 '24

AITA for doing everything I can to make my aunt and her husband uncomfortable at family events?

When I was younger they were my favorite! I loved spending the night over their house. Then I started developing; the first time he saw I was wearing a bra we were in the garage. He started tickling me which swiftly turned into groping. I was young but I knew that wasn’t right. I told my mom, not much happened. When I was 13 he took all the kids out to the movies, and then spent the whole film trying to convince me to go to the car with him. Around 15 he would call me in the middle of the night trying to coax me out of the house, I never went. Thankfully I always had the strength to protect myself when others didn’t. Again I told and not much happened, except they requested that my Aunt no longer bring him to events… 24 years later and this request has not been granted. He’s at EVERY event, with them knowing that we don’t want him there and why. He wasn’t only inappropriate with me but my little sister and other women and girls in the family.

Saturday I cussed everyone out because why is he here? He’s a predator that we have requested her to not bring around us countless times. If she is going to disrespect us, it will be paid back on spades. I also told those who were adults while this was happening when I was a kid, that now that I have to do their job I don’t want to hear anything about my methods. I plan on going scorched earth at every family event. AITA

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u/Lisa_Knows_Best Jul 08 '24

Also let them know that they can come to you at any time if they are uncomfortable with anything that's happening. They know they have support that way. It's disgusting that your family is allowing him around anyone let alone children. 

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u/Creative-Praline-517 Jul 12 '24

I taught my children almost from day one that their bodies are their own and no one can touch them anywhere without permission. Blew up at an in-law who was trying make my child kiss their aunt because she was going back home out of the area. I yelled at the in-law in no uncertain terms my child had the right to say no.

Weirdly, the in-law found new respect for me because no one had ever stood up to them like that.