'I am over dealing with them:' Guy gets blamed for not getting his entitled parents to his sister's wedding on time

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    Font - AITA for taking an Uber to a wedding so I wouldn't be late? My sister got married last weekend. I flew into town and my parents insisted that I stay with them instead of a hotel like I wanted.
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    Font - are consistently late for I think it's a Latin thing. My parents everything. I hate being late. I think it's disrespectful. The wedding was at 2:30. My folks live about half an hour from the church. Noon rolls up and my folks aren't even getting ready yet.
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    Font - They are adults and I am over dealing with them. I get ready. I send for an Uber and I am at the church for 2:00. I check in with my sister. She asks me if I had any problems getting my parents to church. I told her that I came by myself. Shebw my white and said that I was responsible for getting them there on time.
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    Font - Well nobody asked me to do that. I didn't even want to stay there. So now everyone starts calling my parents. They are getting ready. They were about 35 minutes late. The service was shortened because there was another wedding later that day.
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    Font - Everyone is still mad at me for not getting my parents there on time. My aunt said that I'm an hole for messing up the timing of the wedding. My mom says it's my fault for not reminding them to get ready. Am I the only one who thinks adults should be able to be on time for their own kid's wedding without help?
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    Font - theanti_girl 4 hr. ago NTA; if they need to be reminded to get ready on their daughter's wedding day, they need a live-in caretaker. Unless you were specifically asked to get them to the church, that's not your job. If your sister truly thinks you messed up the wedding by being on time, I think it's a good time for some space between you and your family. 12.9k Reply Share
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    Font - Fair-Ferret9911 OP. 4 hr. ago One of the reasons I moved across the country. ↑ 6.2k Reply Reply Share
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    Font - Active-Job-2887. 4 hr. ago Good for you, it seems like your whole fam (except for you ofc) are a bit toxic. I mean why the hell do they all blame you and think that you're the AH here. I can't understand their thought process. 1.8k Reply
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    Font - WaldoJeffers65 3 hr. ago By blaming it all on OP, the parents and family thereby absolve themselves of any responsibility for being late. 1.3k Reply
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    Font - SecretJealous4342. 4 hr. ago NTA. If they wanted you to do that they should have asked on advance. 3.5k Reply Share
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    Font - Fair-Ferret9911 OP. 4 hr. ago I would have gladly prodded buttocks to get them moving if I was told I was responsible. 2.3k Reply Share
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    Font - Rowanever 4 hr. ago Colo-rectal Surgeon [41] blink blink And your sister couldn't have asked you beforehand to ride herd on your parents and get them to the church on time? I'm guessing everyone's blaming you because you're the comfortable, stress-free option. People know that you're not going to blow up, start a screaming match outside their house, and then send in the flying monkeys. Am I right? 2.7k Reply Share
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    Font - Fair-Ferret9911 OP 4 hr. ago S I'm already back in Miami. That was a Chicago problem. 2.5k Reply Share
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    Font - crockofpot 4 hr. ago Colo-rectal Surgeon [35] NTA, this sounds like a classic "missing stair" situation where nobody wants to yell at the problem person directly because that person is never going to change. So they instead yell at everyone else for not managing around the problem person. You now know going forward NEVER to stay with your parents again or be put in a position where you could be seen as "responsible" for them. This is the kind of thing that's easy to say on the Internet an
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    Font - paul_rudds_drag_race 4 hr. ago . edited 1 hr. ago Spot on about the missing stair and everything else. These entire dynamics are so frustrating. 160 Reply Share
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    Font - Spare-Article-396 - 4 hr. ago Colo-rectal Surgeon [43] Hell no, NTA. Your parents needed reminding to get ready for their own daughter's wedding, and somehow people think you're TA? Ask everyone on what planet that makes sense. Because it's not this one. 736 Reply Share
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    Font - Dr007Bond 4 hr. ago NTA. No asked you to make sure your parents were on time. It's not your responsibility to be their time keeper. Sister should have made arrangements or asked! 210 Reply Share
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    Font - AHOV BoysenberryOk4496 - 4 hr. ago NTA your parents are adults and are responsible for themselves. it's not your job to babysit your own parents 192 Reply Share

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