AITA For Going Low Contact With My Parents After They Hid A Hereditary Illness....- Reddit Family

AITA For Going Low Contact With My Parents After They Hid A Hereditary Illness....- Reddit Family
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AITA For Going Low Contact With My Parents After They Hid A Hereditary Illness, Putting My Child At Risk?
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The narrator, a 28-year-old woman, recently discovered she has Huntington's disease, a hereditary and incurable degenerative illness. She is furious with her parents, who knew about the family's history with the disease but chose to hide it from her for her entire life. Her father’s mother and sister had Huntington’s, but her parents lied, telling her that her aunt died of cancer. When she confronted them after her own diagnosis, they tried to justify their secrecy by claiming they didn’t want her to “live in fear.” This revelation hit her hard, especially since her 2-year-old son might also be at risk, and she could have made more informed decisions if she had known earlier.
In response to her diagnosis, she decided to go low-contact with her parents, unable to forgive them for hiding such crucial information. The situation escalated when her parents begged her not to tell her younger siblings, who are also at risk but haven't been tested yet. Despite her parents’ pleas, she refused to keep the secret and decided to tell her siblings, as she didn’t want them to be blindsided like she was. Her brother was devastated and furious with their parents, while her sister was shocked but planned to get tested.
The narrator’s parents continue to defend their decision as a way to "protect" her, but she views it as selfish, prioritizing their own guilt over her right to know about her health risks. Despite their attempts to guilt-trip her, she remains steadfast in her decision to go low-contact and refuses to keep their secret, believing that her siblings and her son deserve the truth.
In the post, she asks if she’s in the wrong for cutting off her parents and refusing to hide the truth, but she feels justified in her actions given the gravity of the situation.
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