'She's a child': Older brother gets guilt tripped for making his 'Golden Child' younger sister wait 45 minutes at the airport, family drama ensues

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Jesse Kessenheimer • Writer and Editor
Jul 14, 2024 5:00 PM EDT

Younger siblings always get what they want. If you have a brother or sister in the family, it's usually pretty simple to figure out which one is the baby of the family. Whoever is rocking the most entitled attitude, immature responses, and goofy reasoning is likely to be the youngest (and this is coming from someone who IS the baby sister in the family). 

The guy in our next tale had dealt with his younger sister's shenanigans for years, always bickering over who gets the first shower, the bigger slice of cake, or the top bunk on vacation. Although he was accustomed to her entitlement, he was shocked when faced with an airport dilemma that would turn the whole family upside down. 

Keep scrolling to read how a simple favor reminded this older brother that his little bratty sister was the Golden Child of the family after he put his own convenience first picking them all up from the airport.

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    "What are you, the family Uber driver?"
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    AITA for asking my sister to wait at the airport. Not the My sisters flight is landing at 11 and my parents flight is landing at 1 today and they asked me to pick up my sister and then go pick them up. I talked with my
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    grandmas and we all thought this was a kinda crazy so I texted my sister and said do you mind getting a ride home from the airport or waiting so I don't have to do two trips. A few hours later I
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    get a call from my parents and they were screaming at me and saying I caused all of the problems and drama in the family and that I don't help out all because I didn't want to go to the airport twice. My mom said I went
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    behind her back and that she can't trust me and that I'm a and a bad brother. From my perspective this was an honest miscommunication and I really didn't think this would happen. I
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    feel like my parents overreacted way too much and that they shouldn't have said all of the rude stuff. AITA? EDIT: I picked my sister from the airport and took her home. Not even 45 minutes later my mom sends me a text to come pick her up.
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    Fuchsia Unicorn 1d ago Nta Why on earth a couple of hours of wait is such a big problem but you going back and forth for stupid reasoning isn't?
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    SweetxXxCheeks • 1d ago NTA. It was reasonable for you to ask your sister if she would be okay getting a ride or waiting at the airport. It would save you time and effort, and it's not an unreasonable inconvenience for
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    her. Your parents' reaction was completely out of line. Accusing you of causing all the problems in the family and calling you names is hurtful and unfair.
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    YouthNAsia63 · 1d ago OMG, what, are you the family Uber driver? Sis and parents are getting a free ride, Sis can chill at a bar or restaurant for a little while after she reclaims her luggage and all of you can ride home together. Sheesh.
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    Be busy that day. Too busy to even go to the airport one time. So sad, how busy you are. The ungrateful people can find their own way home. NTA
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    baka-tari 1d ago • What. The. Actual. That's an extreme overreaction to a reasonable suggestion from you. Make it a self-fulfilling prophecy for them: "you don't help out" becomes the reality of "they can find their own way home from the airport."
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    The fact that your sister went tattling to your parents instead of having a conversation with you indicates she's part of the problem, right along with them. ΝΤΑ.
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    No_Combination_5200 1d ago • NTA, she should just wait. Maybe this depends a little bit on how far you live from the airport. If it's like 20 min or less, I would probably make 2 trips.
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    • Patient Meaning_2751 1d ago Based on that rant, I would say that they can all get their own rides. I wouldn't help anybody who talked to me that way or otherwise threw a fit over a very reasonable request.
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    Flashy-Promise-6915 • 1d ago Seriously? I would point out the rise in cost of petrol and the fact you are doing them all a favour.
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    Just turn up at 11:30 to allow for baggage reclaim etc and then have lunch with your sister until your folks turn up. And make someone pay for the couple of hours parking. ΝΤΑ
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    SonuvaGunderson · 1d ago "Since I'm so terrible, I probably can't be trusted to pick you up at the airport either. Hope your Uber isn't surge priced." NTA
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    StrategericAmbiguity • 1d ago I guess it depends a lot on how long of a drive it is. If it's 5 minutes, you can go twice. If it's an hour each way, that's way different.
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    SourceSeparate3759 · 1d ago Be the Oprah of ride solutions. "You get an Uber...YOU get an Uber! EVERYBODY GETS AN UBER!!!"
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    Dear-Needleworker-75 1d ago • On the surface this isn't an unreasonable request on OP's part but the reaction of the parents feels like there may be more to the story or that OP has dropped the ball in the past
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    mbw70 . 1d ago ESH. You could have met your sister and then both of you could have had a snack and waited for your parents. You and your family are all drama queens.
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