Her Sister Exploits Private Conversations for Viral TikTok Storytime Videos. Now Her Family Has Turned on Her

A woman on Reddit says her sister’s popular TikTok “storytime” videos have sparked a family rift — and left her feeling publicly humiliated by exaggerations that paint her as cruel and “toxic.”

In her post, the 29-year-old explained that she and her 24-year-old sister were never especially close, but they generally “got along fine.” That changed after her sister decided to become a “storytime” TikToker, sharing dramatized retellings of personal events for an audience of strangers.

The original poster (OP) described herself as a private person. Still, she said some of her coworkers discovered her sister’s account and began following it because they thought it was “cool” she had a “TikTok famous” sister.

At first, OP noticed some videos seemed loosely inspired by real disagreements they’d had — but they used fake names and altered details, so she tried to ignore it. Over time, however, she realized her sister had started including real photos of her and her friends.

One video, OP wrote, accused a “jealous sister” of trying to sabotage a relationship and criticizing her sister’s body. In that clip, OP said, photos from her birthday appeared — edited so she was clearly recognizable, with other friends cropped out and her face only slightly blurred.

That was the moment it stopped feeling like harmless storytelling. A coworker later approached OP and asked if everything was okay between the sisters — and why OP had been “so hard on her.”

According to OP, the reaction made her realize people were taking her sister’s side based solely on the videos. She then watched more content and concluded that many of the stories were “exaggerated or straight up false versions” of private conversations.

In the videos, OP said her sister accused her of things like “screaming at her for wearing crop tops,” “threatening to kick her out” during a short-term stay, and “mocking her mental health.” OP insists the reality was far less dramatic: brief arguments about rent, dishes, and encouraging her sister to speak with a therapist.

But online, she wrote, those moments had become a narrative of an “evil big sister” — fueling comments urging her sister to “cut her off.”

When OP confronted her sister about using her image and distorting events, she said her sister dismissed the concerns as an overreaction, insisting her online persona was “just a character.” OP replied that cousins, coworkers, and even their mother followed the account. Her sister’s response, OP said, was blunt: “well maybe you should not be so toxic then.”

What stung most, OP added, was her family’s willingness to believe the videos. She said her mother repeatedly suggested she should be more supportive because her sister had “finally found something she is good at,” and insisted her sister “would not just lie to thousands of people.”

OP claimed the content has started causing real-life confrontations at gatherings. At a recent family dinner, she wrote, her aunt repeated a line from one video nearly word-for-word while staring at her — leaving OP feeling “humiliated.”

Now, OP says she’s torn between pushing harder for the videos to be removed, threatening legal action over the use of her photos, or going low-contact to protect her peace. She doesn’t want to derail her sister’s growing platform — but she also doesn’t want to be “the permanent villain in a story” she never agreed to share.

In the comments, many readers argued the situation had moved beyond dramatized storytelling and into potentially serious territory.

“She’s using real photos of you and twisting private moments into content that harms your reputation. That’s not storytelling, that’s exploitation,” one commenter wrote, suggesting a lawyer or even a cease-and-desist letter could force the issue.

Another commenter questioned why OP felt responsible for protecting a career that was already affecting her life: “Why do you want to protect her career that is actively harming you? … It’s already affecting how your coworkers see you.”