My entitled sister demands that I hand over to her spoiled rotten daughter, a handmade doll that has very special sentimental value,

claiming that I'm being selfish by withholding it from her daughter, and that I need to learn to let go of the past and not hold on to such childish things.

And now I'm very frustrated, because after they left my house with my niece in tears that she didn't get what she wanted,

I now feel like such a jerk, and I seriously don't know what to do. Here's what happened. So yesterday, we had a big family gathering, which meant my older sister and her six-year-old daughter would come over. For half the day, everything was well and good, and after lunch, my sister got tired, so I volunteered to look after my niece when my sister took a nap. Now, I have a collection of stuffed animals and 20 centimeter dolls, which I let my niece play with when her mother was napping. Eventually, my sister woke up and joined us, and we spent some more time together before she announced that it was time for them to leave. Now, this was when my niece pointed at the doll that I was holding and said that she liked him and that she wanted me to give him to her. Well, I told her that she could get any other doll or any other stuffed animal that she wanted from my collection, but just not this one. Well, when I told my niece no, she got really upset and started crying, saying that her birthday was coming up next week and that she wanted that doll as her birthday present. But again, I told her

that I couldn't give it to her, explaining to her that this doll was very important to me. Now, I didn't

tell my niece in detail about why it's important to me, because she's still too young to understand.

But I will explain it here to give a clearer picture. I've had this doll for a really long time

now, all the way back in the darkest time of my life

when nothing seemed to go right for me. During that time, I was advised to find an outlet,

letting out my thoughts either in the form of writing or drawing. And one of my drawings was the

design for the doll in this post. I spent a lot of time with it, shading it, coloring it, and all

of that. Then I got the idea of turning the drawing into something physical.

I searched and searched, and eventually I found someone that I trusted that could help me with this.

For months on end, we worked together choosing the materials, fabrics, and threads to make my doll's

body, hair, and eyes. I was so happy the day that I had him in my hands, and since then, he has

been my emotional support doll. I don't know if it's strange, but whenever I look at him, I just feel like I can overcome anything. So yes, he is very important to me. Well, my sister told me that maybe it was time for me to let him go. Again, I told him that I could give my niece any other doll or stuffed animal that she wanted, but this one is very special to me and she cannot have it. Well, when I said that, my niece cried harder and started

screaming. My sister then told me that I was being an overgrown child and that I needed to act

my age and stop clinging onto a toy. It eventually ended with her leaving with my still crying niece,

telling me that I needed to prioritize my family over a doll so right now I'm very frustrated by this entire

situation and at this point I seriously don't know what to do okay first and

foremost I don't think you're the jerk at all because I absolutely understand

where you're coming from that doll is so much more than just a toy for some stupid

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