Surprised My Family with a Vacation, But My Entitled Sister Tried to Hijack It & Kick Me Off, So...

surprised my family with a vacation but my entitled sister tried to hijack it and kick me off so I canceled her ticket and went without her now she's homeless begging to come back I 29m come from what you'd call a close-knit family but let me tell you that term is doing a lot of heavy lifting here we're three siblings me my younger brother 26m and my younger sister Bonnie 24f now my brother and I we're tight we've got that typical brotherly Bond we can go from wrestling each other one minute to having each other's backs

the next but Bonnie that's where things get complicated growing up Bonnie was always The Golden Child you know the type the baby of the family who could do no wrong in our parents eyes while my brother and I were expected to be responsible and mature Bonnie got away with murder forgot to do her chores oh she's just tired from all her activities got to see in math well she's more of a creative type anyway meanwhile if I so much has left a sock on the floor you'd think I'd committed a capital offense this Dynamic created

a rift between us that only grew wider as we got older it's not that I don't love my sister I do she's family after all but her sense of entitlement has always graded on me and it's not just me my brother's patience with her Antics is even thinner than mine put them in a room together for more than 5 minutes and you can bet your bottom dollar there will be fireworks let me give you an example of the kind of stuff we're dealing with here last Christmas Bonnie showed up empty-handed added to our family gift

exchange her excuse I'm a broke college student you guys understand right fair enough except she' posted pictures of her brand new iPhone and designer boots on Instagram just days before when my brother called her out on it she burst into tears and accused him of being materialistic guess who our parents comforted yep you guessed it Bonnie but despite all this I've always tried to be the bigger person I figured that as we all got older things would even out Bonnie would mature our parents would start treating us more equally and we'd all laugh about the

past earlier this year I hit the jackpot at work I'm talking a bonus that made my eyes pop out of my head like a cartoon character after the initial shock wore off my first thought was I want to do something nice for my family our parents anniversary was coming up and I had this brilliant idea why not treat everyone to a family vacation it had been years since we all went on a trip together the last time was probably when Bonnie was still in high school and even then it was just just a weekend at

a nearby lake this time I wanted to go all out I'm talking a week-long trip to Hawaii all expenses paid flights fancy resort activities the works why Hawaii you ask well that's where my parents went on their honeymoon I thought it would be romantic for them to revisit the place where their Journey began this time with their children in toe plus who doesn't love Hawaii Sun sand surf it's Paradise on earth when I announced the trip to my parents you should have seen their faces my mom actually teared up a little Dad tried to play

at cool but I could tell he was over the moon they started reminiscing about their honeymoon right there and then sharing stories I'd never heard before it was a beautiful moment and I felt like the best son in the world my brother's reaction was exactly what I expected he gave me a bare hug and immediately started planning all the activities we could do together surfing hiking maybe even skydiving if we could convince our parents his enthusiasm was in inous and I found myself getting even more excited about the trip and then there was Bonnie I'll

admit I was a bit apprehensive about her reaction to my surprise and relief she seemed genuinely thrilled she started rattling off all the things she wanted to do in the Instagram re she was going to make I rolled my eyes internally at that last bit but hey at least she was excited right for a moment there I actually thought this trip might bring us all closer together maybe this was the turning point in our family Dynamic I've been hoping for oh how naive I was the problem started almost immediately Bonnie in her typical fashion decided

that since I was footing the bill she should be in charge of planning the trip she didn't ask she demanded you're not good at planning stuff she told me as if I hadn't successfully organized this entire vacation just hand it over to me and I'll make sure we have the best time ever now let me be clear I had my reasons for wanting to plan this trip myself first off it was my treat I wanted to surprise everyone with the activities I had lined up but more importantly I know my sister when someone else is

paying Bonnie has champag taste on a beer budget if I let her take charge we'd end up with goldplated toilets and private jet tours of the islands to give you an idea of what I'm talking about let me tell you about the last time we went out to dinner as a family Bonnie ordered the most expensive steak on the menu paired with a $200 bottle of wine when the bill came she conveniently forgot her wallet but when it's her turn to treat we're lucky if we get a Subway sandwich I tried to explain this to

my parents but they in their Infinite Wisdom suggested a compromise if you're busy they said maybe you could let Bonnie help with planning the activities I told them that the activities were meant to be a surprise hoping that would put an end to it but Bonnie wasn't having it she insisted on knowing everything in advance so she could pack appropriate outfits I assured her that there was nothing that would catch her off guard but she kept pushing looking back I should have stood my ground but I was so desperate to keep the piece that I

eventually caved and gave her the itinerary big mistake huge the moment Bonnie got her hands on the schedule she went into full control freak mode she called me immediately tearing apart my carefully planned itinerary according to her everything needed to be rearranged to make everyone feel comfortable and you know what some of her suggestions actually made sense so like an idiot I agreed to make a few changes that was all the encouragement Bonnie needed suddenly she was acting like she was The Mastermind behind the entire trip she announced in the family group chat that she

had taken over the planning and made some changes at first it wasn't too bad she suggested we all were matching outfits each day which was kind of cute I guess but then things started to spiral a week before the trip I logged into my account to double check some details and my jaw Hit the Floor Bonnie had canceled some of the activities I had booked activities I had specifically chosen because I knew everyone would love them and replac them with her own preferences she had even posted in the family chat about her executive decisions regarding

the itinerary instructing everyone to follow her lead I was livid this was supposed to be my gift to the family and she had completely hijacked it I called her trying my best to keep my cool and reason with her but Bonnie in her Infinite Wisdom was having none of it I'm better at planning she insisted you should be grateful I'm helping grateful grateful I was ready to explode I told her in no uncertainty terms that she had gone too far that she needed to back off and let me handle the trip I was paying for

her response she accused me of being controlling and hung up on me that night my phone rang it was my parents and they didn't sound happy apparently Bonnie had run to them with some sob story about how I was ruining everything I tried to explain the situation without giving away the surprises I still had planned but it quickly became clear whose side they were on Bonnie's just excited about the trip they said you should let her have have some control over it they didn't seem to grasp or care that she had completely disregarded my efforts

and my money their attitude was essentially what does it matter who's planning or paying we're family I felt like I was taking crazy pills was I the only one who saw how messed up this situation was in that moment I was tempted to cancel the whole damn trip but I took a deep breath and decided to take the high road fine I thought if Bonnie wants to be in charge so badly let her handle it I'll just sit back and try to enjoy myself even if it's not the trip I had envisioned but oh my

friends the drama was far from over 2 days ago just 24 hours before we were set to leave I received a notification that my tickets had been cancelled at first I thought it must be some kind of mistake I called the airline in a panic only to be told that the cancellation had come from my account there was nothing they could do I knew immediately who was behind this Bonnie I called her when she answered she had the audacity to ask act like nothing was wrong oh yeah she giggled when I confronted her about the

tickets isn't that funny funny funny I was seeing red at this point care to explain and then she said okay I hate to say this she said not sounding sorry at all I know you were funding it and blah blah blah but we can't have you on the trip dude you're too controlling and your negative Vibes would ruin the vacation for everyone I have discussed this with everyone and the family has agreed to dump you you are not worth spoiling our trip I couldn't believe what I was hearing the trip that I had paid for

that I had planned as a gift for my family was now happening without me somehow Bonnie had convinced everyone that I was the problem and they had all agreed to go along with it in that moment something in me snapped I wasn't going to let her walk all over me anymore without saying another word to Bonnie I hung up and logged into my account with a few clicks I canceled her ticket and rebooked it in my name then just to be safe I changed the password on the account so she couldn't access it anymore or

make any more changes to the travel itinerary I typed out a message to the family group chat since Bonnie has decided I'm not welcome on the trip I paid for I've canceled her ticket if any of you wants to stay with her I'll be happy to cancel your tickets too The Fallout was immediate my phone started blowing up with notifications the first call came from my brother to my relief he seemed just as shocked as I was about the whole situation he swore up and down that he had no idea about Bonnie's plan to kick

me off the trip according to him she had made the whole thing up neither he nor our parents had ever agreed to dump me while I was still on the phone with my brother trying to process this new information my parents called they were Furious that I had canceled Bonnie's ticket accusing me of being petty and vindictive I stood my ground explaining again that I had planned and paid for this trip as a gift to the family if they didn't want me there fine I'd take a solo trip but I wasn't about to hand over

my hard-earned money and sacrifice myself for their comfort Fort to their credit my parents seemed genuinely shocked when I told them about Bonnie canceling my ticket they swore they had never asked her to do that but they also weren't thrilled that I had retaliated by canceling hers they kept insisting that we all needed to go on this trip together as a family I told them Point Blank that I wasn't going to let Bonnie dictate the terms of my generosity if she wanted to plan her own trip she was welcome to do so with her own

money but this was my gift and I wasn't going to be pushed out of it meanwhile Bonnie was blowing up my phone with angry texts she called me every name in the book accusing me of ruining everything and being a terrible brother I simply forwarded all her messages to our parents letting them see for themselves what their precious baby girl was really like my dad called me back a little while later offering to mediate the situation he suggested a conference call with Bonnie where she would apologize to me and then I could rebook her ticket

part of me wanted to refuse outright why should I be the one to extend an olive branch when she had tried to kick me off my own trip but Another Part Of Me was curious to see how this would play out I knew Bonnie well enough to know that a genuine apology from her was about as likely as snow in Hawaii so I agreed to the call my dad added Bonnie to the line but she was too angry to realize it was a conference call dad started off by telling her that she had acted meanly

by canceling my tickets and that she should apologize before he could even finish his sentence Bonnie exploded apologize to that jerk my butt she snapped I did the right thing he was going to ruin everything everything with his controlling attitude there was a long awkward silence after that I could practically hear the gears turning in my dad's head as he realized that they had been enabling Bonnie's behavior all these years without another word he hung up the call I gave it a few minutes before calling him back do you now see how cruel your daughter

is I asked him or do you still want me to take her on this trip he was quiet for a long moment when he finally spoke I'm torn between two of my children he said I don't know what to do and you know know what part of me felt bad for him but a bigger part of me was just relieved that finally finally my parents were seeing Bonnie for who she really was as I sit here now I can't help but feel a mix of emotions on one hand I know I've done the right thing

I refuse to be a doormat to let Bonnie walk all over me and take advantage of my generosity on the other hand I'm sad that it's come to this this wasn't how I envisioned this trip going at all I wanted this to be a family trip a chance for all of us to reconnect and create new memories together and no matter how I feel about Bonnie she is still part of the family my brother and I might be able to enjoy the trip without her but I know my parents will be upset by her absence

but you know what maybe this is the wakeup call our family needed maybe now my parents will finally see that their constant coddling of Bonnie has created a monster maybe this will be the push we all needed to address the issues that have been simmering under the surface for years so that's where things stand right now I'm packed and ready to go on a trip I planned and paid for but the joy and excitement I once felt have been replaced by a knot of anxiety in my stomach my brother is still coming my parents are

on the fence and Bonnie well Bonnie is probably plotting her revenge as we speak whatever happens next at least I can say I finally stood up for myself and hey if all else fails I hear Hawaii is beautiful this time of year even if you're there alone so guys Ida for cancelling my sister's trip that I bought with my own money update one hey Reddit up here with an update on the whole trip Fiasco because things got even Messier if you can believe it so remember how I canceled Bonnie's ticket after she tried to kick

me off my own trip well apparently that was just the beginning of her master plan to ruin everything after I told everyone family group chat Bonnie went into full meltdown mode we're talking nuclear level tantrum here but instead of just accepting that she'd screwed up and maybe I don't know apologizing like a normal person she decided to double down on the crazy she tried to rope my brother into her schemes one night out of the blue she calls him up with this brilliant idea she pitches him on co-sponsoring the trip with her so they could

all go without me yeah you read that right she wanted to team up with our brother to essentially steal the trip I'd planned and paid for now my brother may not be perfect but he's not an idiot his first question was naturally do you even have that kind of money Bonnie's response no I don't have it right now but I'll pay you as soon as I can I wish I could have seen my brother's face when she said that I imagine it was a mix of disbelief and are you freaking kidding me right now for

context Bonnie's idea of a job is working part-time at a local coffee shop and when I say part-time I mean she shows up when she feels like it which isn't often she's been fired from more jobs than I can count because she thinks showing up on time and actually working is beneath her so yeah her promise to pay as soon as she can is about as reliable as a chocolate teapot my brother decided to see how far down this Rabbit Hole Bonnie was willing to go he asked her if she was serious about this plan

her response hell yeah but if the Hawaii trip is too much to bear we can go to Mexico I swear sometimes I wonder if Bonnie and I are actually related Mexico Mexico she wanted to downgrade a fully paid trip to Hawaii to a budget trip to Mexico that my brother would have to fund the audacity of my sister is truly breathtaking my brother who apparently has a much better Poker Face than I do managed to keep it together long enough to point out the obvious why would he trade a free trip to Hawaii for a

trip he'd have to pay for and to add insult to injury he knew he'd end up being Bonnie's personal Instagram photographer the whole time Bonnie true to form didn't take this rejection well she hung up on him and proceeded to blow up his phone with a barrage of insults that would make a sailor blush apparently he's a selfish jerk and a Mommy's boy for not wanting to bankroll her vacation the irony is completely lost on her I'm sure but Bonnie wasn't done yet oh no she still had one more card to play the guilt trip

for the next few days she was constantly at our parents house crying and carrying on about how we were abandoning her and tearing the family apart she painted herself as this poor innocent victim who was being cruy excluded from a family vacation to their credit my parents stood their ground this time they told her that if she wanted to come on the trip she needed to apologize to me and make things right of course in Bonnie's World apologizing is something other people do she refused in insisting that she had done nothing wrong and that I

was the one who needed to apologize to her for what you ask for always trying to make her look bad and buying everyone's love with money yeah because apparently planning a nice family vacation is now a Sinister plot to undermine her my parents did try to play Peacemaker they called me asking if I would consider being the bigger person and letting Bonnie come along but I stood my ground I told them that I wasn't going to reward Bonnie's Behavior by giving into her demands if she wanted to come she needed to own up to her

actions and apologize simple as that the day of the trip arrived and it was tense to say the least my brother was excited bouncing around like a kid on Christmas morning my parents though they looked like they were heading to a funeral rather than a Tropical Paradise as we boarded the plane I could feel the weight of their disappointment it was written all over their faces we should all be here the whole family but you know what that's on Bonnie not me I refused to let her actions ruined this trip for everyone else once we

landed in Hawaii though things started to turn around it's hard to stay mad when you're surrounded by pristine beaches crystal clear water and breathtaking sunsets I threw myself into making sure everyone had an amazing time we went on a private luau tried snorkeling and even took a helicopter tour over the islands slowly but surely I could see my parents starting to relax and enjoy themselves but of course Bonnie couldn't let us have this one nice thing without trying to ruin it throughout the week my phone was constantly buzzing with angry messages from her she'd swing

wildly between rage I hope you all get sunburned and eaten by sharks and self-pity I can't believe my own family would abandon me like this my parents checked in with her occasionally but even they were starting to see through or act it's amazing how much clearer Things become when you're not in the midst of one of Bonnie's drama storms by the end of the trip we had a suitcase full of incredible memories and maybe a few too many souvenir t-shirts my parents while still sad that Bonnie wasn't there admitted that they had a wonderful time

they even thanked me for all the effort I'd put into planning everything when we got back home I discovered that Bonnie had blocked me on all social media platforms apparently seeing pictures of our trip was too much for her to handle she was furious with our parents for choosing me over her and threatened to cut them off too of course that threat rang a bit Hollow considering she still lives in their house rent free she didn't spare our brother either calling him a freeloader for going on the trip because apparently in Bonnie's World accepting a

gift from your sibling is freeloading but expecting your brother to fund your vacation is totally reasonable the cherry on top of this drama Sunday Bonnie declared that she never wanted to see me again and you know what I am okay with that I'm tired of walking on eggshells around her tired of her constant drama and entitlement don't get me wrong it hurts despite everything she's still my sister I wish things could be different but I refused to set myself on fire to keep her warm anymore I stood up for myself set a boundary and stuck

to it if that makes me the bad guy in her story so be it maybe one day Bonnie will grow up and realize that the world doesn't revolve around her then we might be able to mend our relationship but until then I'll hold on to the memories of that incredible trip a trip that happened because I finally said enough to Bonnie's entitled behavior and hey if nothing else at least I've got a killer tan and some great stories to tell Silver Linings right update to all right readit it's been a few months since the great

Hawaii debacle of 2024 and I'll be honest I was hoping things would have calmed down by now if anything they've gotten even more ridiculous after we got back from Hawaii I dove head first into work partly because I had to make up for the time off but also because I needed a break from all the family drama I figured I'd give everyone some space to cool off and Bonnie would take this time to reflect on her actions and grow as a person yeah I know I'm a hopeless Optimist while I was busy adult in my

brother and I may have indulged in a bit of petty Revenge we fluttered our social media with pictures from the trip think perfect sunsets my Ties on the beach all of us with big smiles and only slightly sunburned faces was it mature probably not did it feel good you bet your sweet bippy it did Fast Forward about 3 months I finally had some time off and decided to swing by my parents place for dinner as I pulled up to the house something felt off it took me a minute to realize I what it was Bonnie's

beat up Volkswagen Beetle a gift from our parents for her 21st birthday wasn't in the driveway when I got inside the first thing I noticed was that Bonnie's room was empty not just she's out for the day empty but someone moved out empty the walls were bare the closet was open and cleaned out and there was a faint smell of disinfectant in the air despite everything Bonnie is still my sister and the idea of her out there on her own well let's just say I've seen how she adulting before and it's not pretty I found

my parents in the kitchen looking lighter like a weight had been lifted off their shoulders when I asked about Bonnie they exchanged a look that spoke volumes turns out they'd finally done what they should have done years ago they'd cut the cord now before you start thinking my parents are heartless monsters who kick their daughter to the curb let me give you some context this has been a long time coming see Bonnie has never been big on responsibility or work ethic or you know basic human decency she's bounced from job to job never lasting more

than a few months because apparently showing up on time and doing what you're paid to do is like totally unfair a year ago my parents finally put their foot down and told Bonnie she needed to start paying rent if she wanted to keep living at home you'd have thought they'd asked her to donate a kidney she threw a fit worthy of a toddler calling them every name in the book and accusing them of not loving her but my dad stood firm he told her she could either pay rent or find somewhere else to live faced

with the prospect of having to support herself Bonnie grudgingly agreed to pay rent want to guess how many times she actually paid in the past year three three whole months out of 12 every month it was a new excuse I had to buy new work clothes my car needed repairs Mercury was in retrograde and it's bad luck to pay rent during that time I wish I was making this up after we got back from Hawaii Bonnie really ramped up the drama she blew up at our parents screaming about how they'd abandon her and chosen me

over her when they tried to calm her down and gave her the gifts we' brought back for her she literally threw them back in their faces that was the last straw for my dad he told her to pack her bags that he was done enabling her behavior Bonnie realizing she'd finally pushed too far did a complete 180 suddenly she was all tears and apologies clinging to our mom and promising she'd do better that she'd pay rent on time that she'd get her act together but my parents had finally wised up to her manipulation tactics they

stood firm they helped her find find a small apartment and even paid the first 2 months rent for her my dad also gave her a Stern talking to about responsibility and growing up I'll be honest I thought this was still too generous Bonnie was being handed an opportunity on a silver platter while the rest of us had to work our butts off but I kept my mouth shut at least she was out of the house right for the first couple of months things seemed to be going okay Bonnie would stop by for dinner occasionally but

nothing too out of the ordinary but then my mom noticed a pattern was showing up more and more often always around dinner time and she started staying overnight more frequently at first my parents wrote it off his homesickness but as the weeks went by and Bonnie's visits became more frequent and longer they started to suspect something was up finally after about 4 months of this they sat Bonnie down for a chat and that's when the truth came out Bonnie hadn't paid a single month's rent since moving out not one she'd been dodging her landlord couch

surfing with friends and mooching meals off our parents to avoid going back to her apartment when my mom asked her what she'd done with her salary from the job she'd miraculously managed to keep for more than a month Bonnie's response was Peak Bonnie I had to buy shoes for work I'm sorry what unless she's working as a centipede impersonator I'm pretty sure she didn't need to spend 3 months worth of rent on shoes my mom still trying to be supportive offered to loan Bonnie some money to get caught up on rent but Bonnie in her

Infinite Wisdom insisted that she should just move back home instead that's when my dad stepped in he'd finally reached his limit he told Bonnie in no uncertain terms that she was on her own now no more bailouts no more free meals no more living at home he even went as far as to say that if she showed up again asking for help they wouldn't answer the door harsh maybe but after years of enabling Bonnie's Behavior I think my parents finally realized that tough love was the only way forward of course Bonnie didn't take this well

she tried every trick in her book crying pleading guilt tripping even threatening to cut them out of her life as if that was supposed to be a punishment but my parents didn't cave with our parents standing firm Bonnie turned to her last resort our brother she called him up spinning some sob story about how cruel and unfair everyone was being to her my brother didn't fall for it he told her straight up that he was barely making ends meet himself and couldn't help her financially then Bonnie in a move that honestly impressed me with its

audacity asked if he'd be willing to borrow money from me and then give it to her her why didn't she just ask me directly you wonder well according to Bonnie asking me for help would boost my ego and make her feel like a loser I mean if the shoe fits right my brother showing more patience than I would have even though they always fought together suggested that if she needed money that badly she should swallow her pride and ask me herself Bonnie's response she called him my boot licker and accused him of being my pet

who runs behind me for free Meatloaf I don't even know what that means but I'm pretty sure it's not accomplish compliment so here we are Bonnie is out on her own probably couch surfing and dodging her landlord my parents are finally standing firm on their boundaries my brother and I are apparently in some sort of Master pet relationship that revolves around meatloaf news to me but okay and me I'm sitting here marveling at the absolute chaos that is my family I'm glad my parents have finally stopped enabling Bonnie's Behavior it's long overdue and maybe this

will be the wakeup call she needs to get her act together I know some people might think I'm being too harsh but she's family they'll say you can't just cut her off and you know what they're right Bonnie is family She'll always be my sister no matter what but being family doesn't give you a free pass to treat people like crap it doesn't mean you get to manipulate and guilt trip and throw Tantrums when you don't get your way being family should mean you treat each other with more love and respect not less I know

this isn't the end of the Bonnie Saga knowing her she's probably already plotting her next move figuring out how to worm her way back into our parents house or guilt trip one of us into bailing her out but for now at least there's a sense of peace in our family that's been missing for a long time so that's where things stand now Reddit Bonnie's out on her own my parents are sticking to their guns and I'm here sharing this Saga with a bunch of Internet strangers because let's face it sometimes life is so ridiculous that

you just have to laugh thanks for listening to my rant if there are any new developments in the Bonnie Saga I'll be sure to update but for now I'm going to go make some meatloaf I hear it's great for bribing siblings update three well you know what they say about Karma turns out it's got nothing on my sister Bonnie when it comes to making unexpected returns it's been about 6 months since my last update six Blissful drama free months where I almost almost forgot what it was like to have my life turned upside down by

Hurricane Bonnie I should have known it was too good to last it's a quiet Sunday afternoon I'm at my parents house for our newly stated weekly family dinner sans's Bonnie of course mom's bustling around the kitchen dad's watching the game and my brother and I are locked in an intense battle of wits okay we're playing Mario Kart but it gets pretty intense suddenly there's a knock at the door we all freeze nobody ever knocks we all have keys and our friends and extended family know to call before dropping by for a moment we all just

look at each other silently asking you expecting someone then we hear it that voice that whiny entitled voice that has haunted my nightmares for the past year mom dad is anyone home it's me Bonnie I swear in that moment you could have heard a pin drop hell you could have heard an ant sneeze we're all just staring at the door like it's about to burst open and unleash the zombie apocalypse dad's the first to move he gets up squares his shoulders like he's preparing for battle and opens the door and there she is Bonnie looking

well looking like she's been through hell to be honest her hair which she usually spends hours styling is pulled back in a messy ponytail her clothes typically designer labels she can't afford are wrinkled and look slept in for a split second I feel bad then she opens her mouth and any warm fuzzy feelings I might have had evaporate faster than a snowball in Hawaii daddy she says I'm home I have to hand it to my dad he doesn't even Flinch he just stands there blocking the doorway and says in the calest voice I've ever heard

no Bonnie you're not Bonnie's face crumples like she's been slapped she tries to push past him but Dad stands firm we talked about this Bonnie he says you're not welcome here anymore not until you get your act together and then the Waterworks start full on Oscar worthy sobs but daddy she wailes I have nowhere else to go they're going to arrest me if I don't pay my rent don't you love me anymore now I've seen Bonnie pull some manipulative stunts in her time but this this Takes the Cake she's standing there crying her eyes out

looking for all the world like a lost little girl instead of a grown woman who's repeatedly screwed over her own family I can see Mom wavering she's always had a soft spot for Bonnie and seeing her baby girl in distress is clearly tearing her up but before she can say anything my brother steps in arrest you he says his voice dripping with sarcasm for not paying rent come on Bonnie B we weren't born yesterday Bonnie's Tears Dry up real quick at that she glares at my brother like she's trying to set him on fire with

her mind stay out of this she snaps this is between me and my parents oh hell no I've had enough I stand up walk over to the door and look Bonnie straight in the eye no I say this is between you and all of us you don't get to Walt's back in here and pretend the last year didn't happen you don't get to manipulate Mom and Dad anymore you made your choice es Bonnie now you have to live with them oh look who it is The Golden Child always so perfect aren't you well guess what

nobody likes a goodie two shoes you think you're so much better than me but you're not you're just a stuck up jerk who doesn't know how to have fun I'm about to retort when Dad Cuts in his voice is steel that's enough Bonnie you need to leave now Bonnie looks at him then at mom clearly hoping for some support but mom stays quiet she looks torn but she doesn't contradict dad fine Bonnie spits fine I see how it is you've all turned against me well I don't need any of you I'll figure this out on

my own don't come crying to me when you realize what a mistake you've made and with that she turns on her heel and storms off we watch her get into her beat up Volkswagen how she still keeping that thing running is beyond me and Screech out of the driveway for a long moment we all just stand there in Sil silence then Mom bursts into tears dad wraps her in a hug murmuring comforting words my brother and I exchange a look we both know this isn't over the rest of the evening is subdued we eat dinner

but nobody's really tasting the food we're all lost in our own thoughts processing what just happened later as I'm helping Mom clean up she turns to me with tears in her eyes did we do the right thing she asks should we have let her stay I take a deep breath mom I say gently you know as well as I do that letting her stay wouldn't have solved anything Bonnie needs to grow up and take responsibility for her actions we can't keep enabling her behavior mom nods but I can see the pain in her eyes I

just worry about her she says is she eating enough does she have a place to sleep what if something happens to her I give her a hug I know Mom I worry too but Bonnie's an adult we have to trust that she'll figure things out and if she really wants to change she knows what she needs to do as I drove home that night I couldn't help but chuckle who needs soap operas when you've got family like mine I should really start writing this stuff down who knows maybe one day I'll turn it into a

book living with hurricane Bonnie a survival guide for the chronically entitled sibling best seller material right there folks best seller material so that's the latest in the Bonnie Saga Reddit will I ever Master the blue shell in Mario Kart seriously that thing is the bane of of my existence thanks for listening Reddit your support and advice have been a Lifeline through all this craziness here's hoping the next update will be about Bonnie turning her life around and becoming a productive member of society but let's be real it'll probably be about her trying to sell essential

oils or joining a cult or something equally ridiculous catch you on the flip side Reddit I'm off to practice my Mario Kart skills got to be prepared for the next family Showdown after all