Mother Forces 18-year-old Daughter to be Free Babysitter While Grounded, Calls Her Ungrateful When She Refuses: ‘I shouldn’t be trusted with babysitting if I’m grounded’

Welcome back ladies and gentlemen of the internet. Teenage years – a coveted time for elderly and infants, but it isn't all sunshine and rainbows. Though you're young, full of promise though bereft of responsibilities, you're also extremely dependent on your parents or caregivers. You're not financially independent, you may not own a car, you may not even own a license to drive. You also probably live with your parents still, enforcing the fact that you're in their domain, under their roof, being fed by them, meaning you can't just be a freeloader. 

This brings us to the Reddit thread. In this story, the original poster (OP) is an 18-year-old living with her mother and her 5-year-old brother. Her mother relies on her for babysitting, which makes sense, but at the same time her daughter has the ability to say no. Of course the mother wants free babysitting since she can reap it, but tensions arise when she grounds her daughter.