Comedian Abby Govindan made an observation on Twitter that went wildly viral because it’s just so true. Any eldest sibling has had the experience of being shocked by what their younger brothers and sisters can get away with. Govindan shared her tale of parental hypocrisy and a recommendation for how older kids should deal with these betrayals in the future. She wrote:
when my mom found my weed in high school she cried for 3 days, enrolled me in addiction therapy, grounded me for 2 months and took the car away. Yesterday, 6 years later, my mom found my little sisters weed and politely asked her to stop smoking and that was it.
Little siblings don’t read this
Older siblings we must unionize and demand better conditions and equal treatment
— Abby Govindan (@abbygov) December 16, 2019
In a second tweet, she recommended a little organization to demand basic eldest sibling rights, saying, “Little siblings don’t read this, Older siblings we must unionize and demand better conditions and equal treatment.”
The responses weren’t from people willing to pay union dues, but there are plenty of hurt feelings out there. Turns out, kids have a long memory when it comes to injustice.
1.
when my mom found my brother smoking in the HOUSE, she made him and his friends MUNCHIES and thought it was so funny
when i came home stoned one time she told me i was a loser and going nowhere in life
we’re twins. smh
— Breezy (@cbreezy512) December 16, 2019
2.
Did she also berate you for setting a bad example for your younger sister when she found her weed?
Cause when the younger sibling fucks up it’s also apparently because the older one was a disappointment
— KurOyan (@r_Aar0n) December 16, 2019
3.
Yeah it sucks cause we’re literally experiments lmao
— Lecompetree☀️ (@Lecompetree) December 16, 2019
4.
Girls who were the eldest siblings in their family are stronger than the US marines
— ♰ Sista Jude ♰ (@ejvloveee) December 16, 2019
5.
Me, too. I had to pay 1/2 my birthday present when I wanted a bike when I was 13. My youngest sister got two before her 9th birthday. They wondered why she had tons of savings when she graduated high school even though she didn’t work.
— Damn the White Patriarchy #khive4ever (@deniseisabroad) December 17, 2019
6.
my mom caught me reading PLL when i was fifteen and nearly grounded me. my little sister, who is sixteen was caught watching game of thrones and my mom just went “i can’t control what you watch but i recommend you stop watching it”
— anika (@clevergirI) December 16, 2019
7.
My mom literally threatened to kick me out for smoking weed and now she CLEANS MY LITTLE SISTER’S BONG.
— Dana Donnelly (@danadonly) December 16, 2019
8.
Being the oldest is wildest I got a phone call that I was being sent to rehab while on vacation in the 9th grade cause my mom saw a Myspace video … years later my brother was on mushrooms at Christmas dinner lmao
— facts by JACK . (@HennyLane) December 16, 2019
I was like drunk at a party running around lmao it was not even that serious
— facts by JACK . (@HennyLane) December 16, 2019
9.
As a treat!
— Arcadia, The Delinquent (@ArcadiaATL) December 16, 2019
10.
My mom found out on Mother’s Day that I snuck and made a Facebook account. The festivities came to a dramatic, tearful end and I was ordered to make an educational powerpoint pres about FB.
My sister had a Tumblr account at 12. Y’all know what goes on there.
— McKenzie Jean-Philippe (@McKenzie_JP) December 17, 2019