My Sister Won’t Allow Me To Dress The Way I Want Because Of Her Husband

There’s a program in the house and most of the family members are back home to attend the program. It looks like a family reunion looking at the faces we are seeing around. My senior sister also came with her husband, Edem and we are living in the same house. My sister and Edem have been married for almost ten years.

They have the kind of marriage you observe from afar and say, “What a perfect couple.” Edem, to me, is a gentleman judging from the way he treats my sister. Now, to the reason I’m sharing this story.

Since they came around, my sister has had issues with everything I wear in the house. It started with my nightie. I live with my mom and dad and the TV is in the hall. I’ll bathe, dress up in my nightie and go to the hall and watch TV. It’s been like this for ages and no one complains.

My sister saw me in my nightie and was very angry. “How can you dress like this and sit around here? Don’t you have anything to wear apart from this see-through?”

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Everyone including her husband was there. My mom gave me an eye and I left the hall. The next morning I confronted her and told her to know how to talk to me. She said, “Then you should know how to carry yourself around when other people’s husbands are around.”

From that day, she started policing my dress. When I wear a skirt, “It’s too short. Don’t you have any decent thing to wear?” When I wear a trouser, “It’s too tight. Who do you want to show your ass to?” As for my tops, she’ll go like, “We all know your boobs are standing. Wear something that covers them.”

Honestly, I got so angry and it became confrontational. My mom was there and my dad too. They were supporting me because they couldn’t understand the aim of the policing. Out of anger, I told her, “What I wear is not the problem. If you think it will worry your husband, then he’s the problem. Tackle it from there and leave my dressing alone.”

She insulted me from hair to toe and even followed me to my room to continue there. Once I said what was in my heart, I didn’t utter another word. I think she told my parents she’ll never recognize me as a sister again so they are worried. Honestly, I don’t care but my parents care and they want me to apologize because I’m the youngest.

I have to apologize not because I said something wrong ooo. They think I’m young and the younger one can’t be right so I should apologize. I told them, “Lie lie. I’ll never give that apology today nor tomorrow.”

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They are pressing me. All of a sudden they are on my sister’s side.

Did I do anything wrong here? I didn’t insult her. She was the one who insulted my choices and even said no man will carry someone like me to his house. Who deserves an apology here?

—Mercy