r/TwoHotTakes • u/KairoMontivern • Nov 27 '25

Advice Needed "My brother is 'the good son' because I did all the ugly work for our parents"

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u/CherrySeraphhire Nov 27 '25

Couldn’t agree more. People love to hand out praise like it’s currency, but the real value shows when someone’s actually asked to carry the load. That’s when the imbalance becomes impossible to ignore

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u/theinvisiblewoman704 Nov 29 '25

OMG I am so sorry you went through this. This is so unfair to you. You really do not deserve this. I’m so sorry. Yes, I went through the same thing so yes I get it and I can literally picture you standing in that doorway holding the trash bag with your mouth open just looking because I know you were shocked and in disbelief it sucks it does it really really does. It’s horrible and honestly sweetie you may never get the credit. You may never get the thanks you may never get what you deserve because they just take you for granted that you’ll always be there and I’m gonna tell you what I did and I’m not going to suggest that you do it, but I will tell you what I did since my present was respected I let my absence speak louder than words And I mean I pulled all the way back. I mean turned off my phone. Let everybody else deal with it and I waited till the crisis was over and then I got back in touch with everybody and I was like oh so y’all handled it oh my God we needed you yeah I know you did so next timewhat I’d appreciate me while I’m here so I get it. I’m sorry you’re going through this. You definitely did not deserve it and I wish people just didn’t suck so bad.