When our mom needed emergency surgery, my sister and I agreed to split the $8,000 hospital bill. A week later, I learned she was planning a Disneyland Paris trip with her kids. When I reminded her about her share, she said, “You don’t have kids — you can afford it,” and told me to cover the entire bill. I refused.

The next morning, I woke up to dozens of messages and notifications. Confused, I opened my phone and found a GoFundMe my sister created — with my photo and name — claiming I was “struggling financially” and “heroically paying all of Mom’s hospital expenses myself.” She blasted it across social media.

Friends, coworkers — even my boss — donated and commented calling me a “wonderful daughter.” I felt humiliated and furious. When I called my sister, she brushed it off, saying she was “just raising money” because I was “being difficult,” and that people “love a sad story.”

Now I’m stuck between anger and heartbreak. I want to protect my reputation and stop her from using my name, but I also don’t want to destroy our family relationship. I’m trying to figure out the healthiest way to handle someone who crosses boundaries, lies publicly, and sees guilt as her first problem-solving tool.