AITA for urging my sister and her BF to move out of my mom’s house

Super long post, but I’ll keep this as succinct as I can.

I (31F) am crashing out over my sister Sydney (29F) and her BF Owen (30M) for over-staying their welcome at my mother’s (64F) house. My mom is an exceedingly generous woman who will always extend her home to both Sydney and I, except she’s feeling fatigue for floating Owen after 3 whole years (he’s been out of a job for all this time). On top of that, she has never charged Sydney and Owen rent or ever ask them to pay for utilities and food in hopes that they can be financially stable enough to move-out. The issue is that Sydney and Owen are RECKLESS with their money although Sydney has an income of 60k (double our mom’s income). Sydney is knee-deep in credit card debt from traveling and covering Owen’s travel expenses as well. She also buys Owen expensive things. Owen has some inheritance money but he apparently has a substance abuse issue. Sydney confided in me that her BF has ordered H and Fent off the dark web. That stuff gets delivered to my mother’s doorstep!!! I worry if Owen blows through his inheritance that he might resort to stealing. They were supposed to move out September 2025 but they convinced my mom to let them stay for another year, with the promise that they’ll actually move out. I have a hard time believing that BC my sis told me that she booked two out-of-the-country trips for 2026.

When I tell my sister to pump the brakes on traveling and to move out… she goes radio silent and ignores me. I know I can be abrasive with my delivery and it’s not my business to tell her how to live her life but I can see things going South real quick. My mom can barely keep herself afloat financially, let alone support two additional people. She’s going to retire in 5 years from now and has to make her life-savings last her for the remainder of her life! It’s hard for me to get one-on-one time with my mom, since we don’t live in the same state. Whenever I get to see her, I voice my concerns. She agrees with me but she feels guilt about kicking my sister out. I feel that it needs to happen so that my sister can feel the burden of Owen on her shoulders. He sleeps in most days and often forgets to pick Sydney up from work. Maybe that’ll be enough for her to realize that she’s better off without him.

Ultimately, I believe that there’s a distinction between accepting help when needed VS. abusing another person’s generosity. However, I could be sticking my nose where it doesn’t belong.

Posted Dec 29, 2025, 6:37 PM UTC

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