Big Sister Refuses To Babysit Little Brother After Disrespectful Treatment From Parents

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Dec 14, 2021 10:00 AM EST

The OP in this Reddit tale wanted to be helpful to her parents. She agreed to babysit her brother many years ago. On that fateful night she dealt with her brother's poor behavior issues. When it was time to go to sleep, he refused because he was glued to his iPad. What would you do in this situation? The OP did what she thought she should do by putting it away and out of reach of her little brother. She was completely shocked that her parents were not on her side on this matter. Years have passed and she still honors the oath she took that night. Keep reading for the full deets. 

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  • 01
    Font - AITA for refusing to babysit my brother.
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  • 02
    Font - When I (f28) was 20 and my brother (15) was 8 I told my stepmother that I wouldn't babysit him ever again after an incident.
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  • 03
    Font - When his bedtime came I told him to finish his game on his tablet and go to bed. He refused so I took his tablet, put it on a high shelf and told him he could have it back in the morning if he
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  • 04
    Font - went straight to bed. He'd already been misbehaving that night and I no longer had any patience for him. Instead of going to bed he got a chair and tried to reach his tablet from the shelf, so I hid it properly.
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  • 05
    Font - My dad and stepmother came home a little while after, I still hadn't managed to get him to bed. He told them I'd "stolen" and hid his tablet. They asked
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  • 06
    Font - me where I'd put it, so I told them, my stepmother got it and gave it back to him. She got pissed at me, how dare I hide his things. I told her what happened but she told me it's not my place to punish him. So I told her if
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  • 07
    Font - she's going to undermine my actions while I'm supposed to be in charge of him I'm not babysitting him ever again, I have better things to do than put up with his behaviour if I'm not allowed to deal with it.
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  • 08
    Font - After that every time they asked I refused, eventually they stopped asking. They recently asked if I'd stay with him overnight while they went out of town for a wedding. I reminded them of the incident and once
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  • 09
    Font - again told them I'm not putting up with him if I'm not allowed to do anything about his behaviour (he still acts out at 15, his mother doesn't know the meaning of the word "discipline"). They pleaded with me because they were desperate but I still refused.
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    Font - Edit: something I forgot to add. This would have been a work night for me, I have to get up a 5 am but my brother stays up all night on the PlayStation...and is very loud about it. I told them I'd consider it if they confiscated his PlayStation during (because I don't want him disturbing my sleep), they said no.
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    Font - whatsmypassword73 · 3 hr. ago Asshole Aficionado [17] NTA, the long game is especially delicious on this one. Make sure to take yourself out to celebrate. A 1 1.9k Reply Share
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