Woman Kicking Out Teen Sister Over Her Shower Habit Backed: 'Bad Influence'

The internet has backed a woman who kicked her 18-year-old sister out of her home.

In a post on Reddit that can be seen here, user u/No-Total-6221 shared the story.

"I have had my sister over for the past three days as she was fully renovating her apartment that she got for her 18th three weeks ago and couldn't stand being there when it was undergoing. It was to last for six days, and she said that she would be out most of the time for school or with friends," explained the poster. "I allowed her to stay for this short period and it wouldn't be inconvenient as we all live less than two miles away from each other. Me and my boyfriend live together and he adores my sister even though she is according to him 'a bad influence.'"

But when her sister started walking around naked in front of her boyfriend, the poster was not impressed.

"My sister for the majority of her life would always walk out of the shower naked and wouldn't care about who will see her. One of our bathrooms that she conveniently uses is our bedroom one, where you have to go in our room and walk past it to go to the bathroom," she explained. "According to my boyfriend she went straight into our shower as soon as she came home—whilst he was lying down on our bed. She was crying loudly in the shower and proceeded to walk out of the shower naked & back in as she 'forgot' something three times."

When she found out about this, the woman explained how she "proceeded to terminate her stay," much to her sister's upset.

"She called me unreasonable and 'an insecure freak.' My parents put me at fault as well for making her 'breakdown' as she went back to our parent's house," said the poster. "My boyfriend has informed me that I 'overreacted' and he just wanted me to tell her to stop doing that as it was bizarre."

But in over 1,100 comments, Redditors rushed to back the woman for kicking her sister out of the house.

"Your house, your rules," said one commenter who received over 14,000 upvotes. While another added: "Maybe I'm paranoid but that just all really seems like she was trying to get bf to try to comfort her while she was naked."

Another Redditor said: "You don't need that mess looking for trouble in your house. Let mom and dad deal with it. Giving a side eye to your bf for the 'overreacted.'"

Relationship coach and founder at the Heart Passion Institute Melody Chadamoyo told Newsweek: "I think she was seeking attention but in a way that would cause the most disruption. Turning 18 does not mean a person is emotionally grown up at all but rather their birthday is saying they are an adult. If you have to tell anyone that you're now an adult it means your behavior isn't reflecting adult behavior."

Similarly, Beverly Hills psychiatrist Carole Lieberman told Newsweek: "First of all, it sounds like the younger sister needs psychotherapy. It's one thing to walk out of the shower naked, regardless of who would see her, when she was 5 years old and yet another thing to do it at 18. This has been a cry for attention for the majority of her life, which is a sign of longstanding psychological trouble."

"It was a violation of both you and your boyfriend's boundaries. She doesn't even seem to be sorry," said another Redditor.

"The woman has a right to be upset because the sister was doing it while she wasn't there. If it was all innocent she would've been doing it when her sister was present. In any situation boundaries have to be maintained to avoid difficulties in the family," said Chadamoyo. "I'm not sure she should've thrown her out without having a proper conversation first. When a young person becomes grown up they now need guidance from people with life experience and wisdom."

Newsweek has reached out to u/No-Total-6221 for comment. We were unable to verify the details of this case.

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