Woman garners support after leaving her sister's wedding over having her career called a 'hobby'

While many siblings share a good relationship, the same cannot be said for many others, and over time, they develop a rivalry due to prolonged conflicts. Sometimes, the fights also lead to jealousy and comparisons between one another. In one such incident, a 26-year-old woman, u/Honest_Cantaloupe159, took to Reddit to share what she went through during her 28-year-old sister Anna's wedding ceremony. She expressed how she felt guilty about leaving Anna's reception midway after the latter called her career a "hobby."

"So, I just got back from my sister's wedding last weekend, and I'm still pretty upset about what happened," the woman started her post. While giving a bit of background, she added, "My sister Anna and I have always had a complicated relationship. She's the type-A, always on top of everything and super successful, while I've always been more laid-back and creative." The woman shared that she's an artist and started a small business selling her paintings and doing some commission work. But her family, especially her sister, were a bit dismissive of her career choice. "They don't get why I didn't go the 'traditional' route like she did," she shared.

Getting back to her sister's wedding, she shared that the wedding was beautiful and she was happy for her sibling. She also helped the bride with many arrangements even though she wasn't the maid of honor. She did her best to be there for Anna as she loved her. Everything was going well until the reception. She recounted, "At the reception, I finally got a moment alone with Anna to congratulate her. I told her how amazing everything was, how happy I was for her, all that stuff. And she just smiles and says, 'Thanks! I'm surprised you actually made it. I figured you'd be too busy with your little hobby business.'"

She was left "stunned" by her sister calling what she did a hobby. She added, "I kinda laughed it off and said, 'It's not a hobby. It's my job,' but she just shrugged and said, 'Well, it's not a real job, but I'm glad you're having fun with it.'" Disheartened and emotionally hurt by her sister's words, she walked away from there. Without trying to escalate the situation further, the woman kept her silence at the dinner and left without saying goodbye to her sister or other members. She wrote, "Now, my mom is furious with me for 'ruining' the night by leaving early and Anna hasn't spoken to me since. My dad is trying to stay neutral, but he did say I might've overreacted." The woman concluded her post by asking the community whether she did wrong by leaving the ceremony early.

Several Reddit users expressed their sympathies and shared their views in the comments. u/Sorry-Analysis8628 remarked, "Your sister was being somewhere between passive-aggressive and outright s***** for no reason at all. If anyone 'ruined' anything, it was her. You don't get to insult someone to their face and expect them to smile and laugh afterward." u/stormblaz assumed, "What if she's jealous because she can do what she loves and paint and take a commission at her leisure, while the other has to work an insufferable job and burn out in overtime and mandatory work activities? I smell jealousy, as it seems she had to live in her parents' shoes and do what mom and daddy wanted and now regrets not being herself and projects it on the sister."