Question Posted Saturday November 26 2005, 4:26 am
Me and my sister have never gotten along, but lately weve started to be more civil to each other. I am 27 and she is 23. She still lives with our mother.She recently told me that she quit her job, which sort of surprised me.
Well I'm really worried about something that I did. My dad (who is divorced from our mom)phoned me about two weeks ago and asked me how my new job was going. I told him that I was getting lots of hours and that I liked it.
Well then I mentioned to my dad that my sister should apply at the store I'm working at because she just quit her job. Then my dad said"WHAT"? I then said, "what, didnt' you know"? He was really mad and said "why the hell would she quit her job before finding another one"?
I told him to please not say anything to her.
I recently talked to my sister and she asked me if I told our dad she quit her job. I lied and said no, then she said she didnt want him to find out.
I did a really shitty thing but it wasnt really my fault, I didnt know I wasnt supposed to say anything. I'm really worried she will find out it was me that spilled the beans, how can I ever make it up to her? I already bought her a nice Xmas gift but don't think thats enough.
RockStoleMySoul answered Saturday November 26 2005, 3:37 pm: I know this seems like the last thing you'd ever want to do, but if she does find out that you lied to her about telling him, she's going to be even more pissed off..You just need to come out and tell her, and apologize to her. Keeping it a secret is worse because eventually she will find out about it. [ RockStoleMySoul's advice column | Ask RockStoleMySoul A Question ]
sweeto answered Saturday November 26 2005, 1:10 pm: It isn't your fault that he found out but, by lying to her about telling him, you've put yourself in a shithole. And a nice present won't make up for that.
So, you can either 1)ask your dad not to say how he found out or 2)tell her you lied to her and that you did tell your dad about it but only because it came up and you thought he already knew. [ sweeto's advice column | Ask sweeto A Question ]
softballgurl42 answered Saturday November 26 2005, 1:03 pm: She probably will eventually find out that you told your dad. You didn't know that your dad didn't know that your sister quit her job, so there is no reason to feel shitty. Probably the best thing you can do when she finds out is to tell her that you are sorry and explain the whole situation including the part where you didn't know that your dad hadn't found out about her quitting the job. Hopefully she will understand. Then try help her find a new job. [ softballgurl42's advice column | Ask softballgurl42 A Question ]
DeadMemories answered Saturday November 26 2005, 11:23 am: Hi
Its not your fault. I have a older sister and I have said things that I know now that I should have kept shut. Cause I wan't supposed to tell my mom. But anyway, you shouldn't say anything to her that you told. Just say that he might have herd it around town. That is if you all live in the same town. Good Luk!
CutiePieDri answered Saturday November 26 2005, 11:19 am: I feel so bad but I know how you feel, me and my sister are 3 years apart and like we hate each other and I did the same exact thing to her, all you do is come clean to her....or try to anyway...but like tell her that you are really sorry, and that you told your dad before she told you not to tell him. Say to your sister that you thought your dad knew... and hopefully that will work... Hope I helped [ CutiePieDri's advice column | Ask CutiePieDri A Question ]
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