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The original was posted on /r/relationships by /u/Savings-Nerve-6415 on 2024-01-22 14:11:57+00:00.
I (F24) have 3 siblings M21, M18 and F12. We grew up in what I would call a pretty conventional middle class household.
I recently found my little sisters instagram while browsing and watched her stories. Whilst I already knew my parents were having a bit of trouble with her getting in trouble at school etc. the content of her stories really alarmed me.
Her stories showed photos of:
- her vaping (my parents are completely against this)
- her with someone driving in a car filled with smoke (no idea who’s car this is)
- her with clothing and purses that are “all stolen 😍”
- her with a shopping cart on a bus
- her in a mall with her head bleeding
- her riding on the back of someone’s dirt bike on an open road (with a well known troubled boy in our neighbourhood, without any protection)
- her lighting a lighter in a public bathroom
- a baby with what looks like a gun, probably fake, but looks real (fake guns are also illegal where we live)
- a girl projectile vomiting outside at night
- some other young kids being arrested by the police
- some older men doing burnouts on the street (I have no idea where, not in our neighbourhood)
- her and a friend in underwear in a mirror with an emoji coving themselves
- many photos of her with babies (not sure who’s babies they are, whilst there is nothing wrong with babies, I don’t like the idea of her glorifying motherhood and becoming a teen mum because she knows others that are and thinks babies are cute)
- photos with random guys
Along with many other photos of her being a menace.
Aside from that she is also continually getting in trouble at school, is spoilt, ungreatful and demanding.
I am genuinely shocked at seeing some of these things and worried about her safety. I am also worried about what her life path is going to look like if she is doing this stuff at only 12.
I’m not sure whether I should show my parents these photos and bring it up in a serious conversation. My one concern is ruining any relationship I have with her because ase she will get in trouble and will find out it was because of me. She will also likely block me on instagram so I wouldn’t be able to keep up with what she is doing anymore. In this case it is good being able to see what she posts, becuase it is clear my parents don’t actually know what she is doing.
TLDR: Photos sister posted are worrying, not sure if I should tell my parents.