Should I help?

I have this friend who is kind, funny, and an amazing dancer (Let's call her May.) We dance competitively together, and she has a younger sister who is probably around 8 years old who dances as well at the same studio (We'll call her Kenny.) My friend and I laugh a lot, and we have a great time, but whenever her sister comes up and asks something, I always see her downgrade her. It looks like this is normal for them, but it's kind of heartbreaking to watch. The constant back-and-forth of attitudes towards each other is strange to watch. There was this one time where we were backstage for a competition, and my friend asked me to watch her little sister, and I agreed. They had a small argument about how May was restricting Kenny from doing anything fun, and I kinda just listened, not wanting to add anything to the argument. May went to the other side of the stage in the wings, and Kenny started to talk to me about how May hates her, and it felt like anything she does only causes her to get upset with her. I started to talk to her about how proud May must've felt about her following in her footsteps, and the fact that she was pushing through so much already. "I don't believe that. It doesn't seem like something she would say." Kenny said. I didn't really know how to respond to that, but all I said was, "It may not be believable, but it's true. She told me herself. She is very proud of everything that you do, and she is probably the loudest one that screams when you get onstage." I wanted to believe what I said was true, about her screaming for her sister, but I have yet to see her do it.
It was overall a heartbreaking situation, and I hope that they can work things out in the future, and I will possibly try to help May with her relationship with her sister. :)

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Yaya Friends May 18, 2025 at 12:12 am 1 0