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The original was posted on /r/aitah by /u/ThatOneUnfunnyUser on 2023-08-12 18:50:11.

I (28 M) live in Denver, Colorado with my wife Gabby (28 F). This incident happened at a birthday party seven years ago.

I used to always contact my parents. They would host Christmas parties and birthday parties every year. But one day it all changed. It was my Brother-In-Law’s birthday party. My wife (girlfriend at the time) was at a work meeting in Utah and I was driving to their house from the airport after I dropped her off. I had already told my parents I might be late, but when I arrived they seemed a bit annoyed at me. I wasn’t sure why so I put my gift with all the other gifts by their TV and excused myself to the restroom. After a couple of minutes, I went downstairs to see that the party had changed completely. I walked in to see what was wrong. The music was off, people were leaving, and everybody was silent. I noticed my sister had left too, which was strange as it was her husband’s party. My mom told me to leave and I asked why. She asked me again, this time more sternly. I grabbed my coat from the coat hanger and walked to my car. Inside, my sister came and knocked on my door and asked if I could take her to my house. I asked why and she told me that my brother-in-law said that me and my sister were having sex. I was enraged by this. I drove to my house and took my sister, Lindsay, inside. Me and Lindsay shared a dorm in college and lived in a small house together before she got married. We were very close. I offered for her to sleep in my bed and I would sleep on the couch. She went upstairs to get changed and I immediately called my brother-in-law. I shouted at him for accusing me, and he kept telling me that it was true and that I should stop lying. He told me that I’m not to contact anyone in our family ever again.

After that I began to notice my family were saying bad things about be on social media, and they all began blocking my number and social media accounts. My sister got a new job at a Walmart near my house and after a couple years she moved out. My girlfriend came home not long after and told me about the situation. I explained everything to her and she believed me. Fast forward today, I was living my best life. I had just been married with only my wife’s side of the family and some people on my side of the family attending. I got a new job as a Police Officer and I completely forgot about my family. That was until a couple days ago. I was playing Call of Duty with my friends and I got a phone call. I decided to ignore it until after the game. We had a break which we always did after every hour of playing so I decided to get a drink and grab some snacks then after that I called the person back. It was my mom, she told me that she was sorry and that my brother-in-law confessed to it being lies. My sister still hasn’t got back together with him. My mom told me to call her back as soon as possible if it was okay for me to come back in contact. I still haven’t. I’m not sure if I should.