History Main / DisownedSibling

Whether or not the siblings reconcile can vary. In situations where both siblings are sympathetic, they will usually forgive each other eventually. A sympathetic sibling might be willing to forgive their less likable sibling if the latter is truly repentant or if what they did isn't [[ThisIsUnforgivable unforgivable]]. Unsympathetic siblings might have no problem [[CrossingTheBurntBridge going back to the one they disowned for personal benefit]].

** In ''[[https://www.fanfiction.net/s/12270178/4/Linka-and-her-brothers Linka and Chocolate]]'', Linka (the RuleSixtyThree version of Lincoln) [[{{Sleepwalking}} eats a chocolate pie in her sleep]] that her brother Lane was saving for a party. She fears he'll say he has no sister, but he assures her that he won't.

* ''Anime/OsomatsuSan'': PlayedForLaughs when Todomatsu refers to Choromatsu as an "idol {{otaku}}", to which Osomatsu remarks that he's [[BerserkButton accidentally stepped on a landmine]]. Choromatsu proceeds to absolutely ''destroy'' Todomatsu by declaring that he shouldn't have been born because quintuplets are far better than sextuplets.

* ''WesternAnimation/GravityFalls'': A key element of [[Characters/GravityFallsGrunkleStan Stan Pines']] backstory. After accidentally ruining his brother Ford's science project and wrecking his dream college enrollment, he is disowned by his family and kicked out of the house. At the end of the same episode, Stan and Ford pull this on each other, thirty years after the initial breakdown of their relationship: Ford is angry that Stan risked a possible TheEndOfTheWorldAsWeKnowIt scenario by saving him from the portal; Stan is angry that [[UngratefulBastard Ford isn't interested in thanking him for the thirty years he sacrificed to save him]], and even angrier when he discovers that Ford wants him out of the Mystery Shack. For good measure, he says that Dipper and Mabel are the only family he has left. By the finale, they do patch things up, especially when Stan nearly sacrifices his memory to defeat Bill, [[HeelRealization finally making Ford realize how foolish he's been]].

* ''Series/InterviewWithTheVampire2022'': Louis de Pointe du Lac is close to his family, and particularly with his sister Grace. After Louis is turned into a vampire (which his family doesn't know about), his family relationships begin to become strained, though he tries to maintain them. He's now living with [[ILoveYouVampireSon his new vampire lover Lestat de Lioncourt]], who his family doesn't like because he's creepy and arrogant. Louis seldom visits his old home, and when he does, it's only at night because [[WeakenedByTheLight most vampires die when exposed to sunlight]]. There are a couple close calls with Louis's new vampire powers. One time he almost loses control and eats his baby nephew, and Grace returns to the living room to find her brother has fled and her son is alone on the floor crying. Another time Louis gets angry and accidently breaks the front doors of the family mansion with his [[SuperStrength supernatural strength]]. Over the decades, as Grace ages and Louis doesn't, she starts to register that as weird, too. She doesn't know he's a vampire per se, but she knows ''something'' happened, that he changed somehow. For her own sanity and for her family's safety, she has to write him off. The last time Louis sees Grace, she shows him the headstone she had made for him to give herself closure for the brother she lost.

* ''Series/TheTudors'': When King Henry VIII learns that his sister Margaret has betrayed him by [[ValuesDissonance marrying without his permission]], he disowns her.

* ''Series/InterviewWithTheVampire2022'': Louis has close relationships with his family, and particularly with his sister Grace. After Louis gets turned into a vampire (which his family doesn't know about) his family relationships begin to become strained, though he tries to keep them up. He only comes around to visit at night. He's now living with [[ILoveYouVampireSon his new vampire lover Lestat]], who his family doesn't like because he's creepy and arrogant. There are a couple close calls with Louis's new vampire powers. One time he almost loses control and eats his baby nephew, and Grace comes back into the room to find her brother fled and her son alone on the floor crying. Another time he gets angry and accidently breaks a door with his supernatural strength. Over the years, as Grace ages and Louis doesn't, she starts to register that as weird too. She doesn't know he's a vampire per se, but she knows ''something'' happened, that he changed somehow. For her own sanity and for her family's safety, she has to write him off. The last time Louis sees Grace, she shows him the headstone she had made for him to give herself closure for the brother she lost.

'''Grace:''' I sat across the dinner table from him my whole life. The pews in St. Augustine's on Sunday. Hid my fourth-grade report card on purpose, 'cause his was so bad and he didn't want our parents to find out. ''({{beat}}'' You're not my Louis; you can't be. ''(lays a bouquet of flowers at a grave marked with Louis's name)'' I praying myself old beggin' what to do about you. God never talked back, so... this is how it has to be. For me, for my family. You understand?\\
'''Louis:''' ''(starts to cry)''\\

* ''Fanfic/WithPearlAndRubyGlowing'': [[WesternAnimation/SecretMagicControlAgency Gretel]] stopped responding to Hansel's calls over him selling new age products and forging a scholarship letter for her because it was dishonest. She felt guilty and took him back after she found out Hansel was sex trafficked, which she originally thought was a lie until she saw a video of his rape.

* ''WesternAnimation/GravityFalls'': A key element of Stan Pines' backstory. After accidentally ruining his brother Ford's science project and wrecking his dream college enrollment, he is disowned by his family and kicked out of the house. At the end of the same episode, Stan and Ford pull this on each other, thirty years after the initial breakdown of their relationship: Ford is angry that Stan risked a possible TheEndOfTheWorldAsWeKnowIt scenario by saving him from the portal; Stan is angry that [[UngratefulBastard Ford isn't interested in thanking him for the thirty years he sacrificed to save him]], and even angrier when he discovers that Ford wants him out of the Mystery Shack. For good measure, he says that Dipper and Mabel are the only family he has left. By the finale, they do patch things up, especially when Stan nearly sacrifices his memory to defeat Bill, [[HeelRealization finally making Ford realize how foolish he's been]].

** It's implied earlier that many magical families disowned members who married muggles (non-magical people) or even children born to muggle couples (called "Mudbloods" by these families). This is made explicit by sisters Bellatrix and Narcissa, about the marriage their third sister, Andromeda:

* ''Series/DrakeAndJosh'': The episode [[Recap/DrakeAndJoshEpisode48JoshIsDone "Josh Is Done"]] has Josh deciding to cut Drake out of his life after he makes Josh flunk a test. Drake assumes that Josh needs him and thus will inevitably come back, but unfortunately for Drake, the opposite happens. Josh's life gets better without Drake dragging him down, while Drake's life gets worse because he can't rely on Josh.

[[indent:20:He forgives them later. (In real life, it was his sister Mary who pulled this stunt, not Margaret.)]]