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AITAH for Refusing to Take Care of My Younger Siblings Anymore?
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What kind of parents are these? Are they not stressed out? It's so odd that even after they have so many children they feel the urge to have more children biologically, as well as adopt. The household is a total of 8 kids! Are they so lonely and depressed that they have to distract themselves with being surrounded by babies and chaos? I don't blame the teenagers for wanting out of this awful situation. They need the experience to live a normal life.
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What would you do if you were in the 16-year-old's position? Would you keep on canceling your plans and putting your life on hold for your parents and siblings sake? Or would you put your foot down? You know, the parents do have the option to pay for a babysitter. So it's not like the teenagers are doing something really bad, it's not like there can't be anyone around the house to help out. The parents should just hire a full time nanny if they're going to be having so many kids.
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16-year-olds forced to sacrifice teenage years to help with younger siblings, they put their foot down, only to be guilt-tripped by parents: “You’re being selfish”
We've all heard the phrase "family comes first," but how many of us feel like that's a bigger part of their life than it's meant to be? Sure, family is your life support. Family will get you out of sticky situations, they'll be there for you when you're down, and they can lend a financial handout if need be, but it doesn't mean anyone needs to sacrifice themselves for their family.
Being a teenager should be a carefree and fun experience. The last few years before adulthood to see friends, learn about the world, get into trouble only someone with an underdeveloped frontal cortex would get into, and stay up way too late into the early hours of the morning. I remember when I was a teenager going out with friends at 11 pm, driving around town, hanging out on mountains and gazing at the stars and city lights below us, just not a care in the world. And of course buying copious amounts of Taco Bell at 2 am when we got hungry. There's something beautiful about teenage years.
In the story below, these 16-year-olds don't get to be teenagers. They have the responsibilities of being a parent because their parents chose not only to have so many children, but also to adopt. One day, they hit their breaking point and refuse to cancel their plans to babysit.