My Stepsister Asked Me to Sew Dresses for Her Six Bridesmaids – Then Refused to Pay Me for the Materials and My Work

When Jade, my stepsister, called out of the blue while I was cradling my four-month-old, Max, I was exhausted—but skeptical. Jade was getting married in three weeks and begged me to sew six bridesmaid dresses. I hesitated, but her flattering words—”You’re absolutely incredible with that sewing machine”—hit soft spots: I wanted us to grow closer. So, I agreed, dipping into my dwindling baby fund to buy $400 worth of fabric.

Working late nights, balancing household chaos and diaper changes, I tailored each dress to match different body types—coping with a toddler tugging at shirt hems and deadlines ticking away. Finally, I delivered them, hopeful for gratitude and payment. Instead, Jade laughed off my request for compensation: “Oh, that? Consider it my gift.”

The sting hit hard. I’d spent precious time and money—on what was supposed to be a sisterly favor. Yet life has a way of turning tables. When the wedding finally arrived, something unexpected happened. Jade’s stitched masterpiece tore—right before she saw her bridesmaids walking down the aisle. In that moment, my dresses were the only solution. She turned to me—still reeling from her earlier dismissal. Humility rushed in. She handed me an envelope on the spot—full payment, extra for my baby.

Despite being treated like disposable help, I rose to the moment. Jade may not have deserved my generosity, but in that fraught instant, she understood her mistake. And I was paid—not just in dollars, but in vindication.

Source: “My Stepsister Asked Me to Sew Dresses for Her Six Bridesmaids – Then Refused to Pay Me for the Materials and My Work,” by Rita Kumar, The Celebritist, July 30, 2025.

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