Little sister cannot read.

My (23) little sister (9), cannot read. So much so, she has been held back this year and will repeat the third grade. I stressed so much telling my parents that they need to be more active with her if they intend on homeschooling, but they do not care.

I told them she would fail due to failing to reach milestones and I was told I was “speaking things” onto her. My mother works and my father has not had a stable job for the majority of my life. They figure that I am trying to tell them how to raise their child.

I once even asked for them to take one hour out of the day and possibly read to her and a few other things. But was told they are just too exhausted from work and there is no way that would be possible. My father said maybe on Saturday’s he could. But when I said that it needs to be an everyday thing in order for it to stick, he told me that I was overstepping boundaries and once again I was telling him “how to raise his kid.”

I have no clue of what to do. I truly do not know where to even start. When I complain about these things it’s in one ear and out the other. My sister is nearly 10, and they do not bring her out of the house. She has no friends, no interactions with anyone her age, and is always on electronics.

They do nothing to help her succeed. I cannot tell you the last time my parents have helped her with work — they leave it up to me and I’m sick of it.

I have tried to get them to send her to regular school and they insist that the schools here aren’t good. I’ll admit that a few have low scores but I think it would be better than continuing whatever this is.

For the meantime I have no clue on how to help her. And in all honesty, I hate to sound selfish, I don’t want to. This has become such a burden, that I went through hair loss last year. I am actively looking for a job to get away from all of this and it just isn’t happening fast enough.