19-year-old swears not to housesit for entire family while they go on summer vacation to Vancouver, she demands compensation: "It's not just my own house, it's my aunts and her cats"

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Briana Viser • Writer and Editor
Jun 26, 2025 2:00 PM EDT

Hey there folks. Summer is upon us whether you like it or not. From sweating in the span of 5 seconds while standing outside, to drinking an entire liter of water upon returning home from running errands in AC, the blights of summer's laborious heat can be counted in more ways than one. Some people just want to lay down in front of a fan all day, others prefer to sport their expensive bikini at the beach and play volleyball, and the very opulent like to sit by their private pool. Regardless of where you find yourself to escape the scorching heat waves, people like to take a summer vacation to sweat off the years blunders. 


What's your favorite summer vacation? I would have to say my favorite was a summer I spent in Prague. I went to visit friends, I just read at parks all day, met a Czech summer fling, and drank the freshest  drinks I could find. There's nothing better than a vacation to somewhere relaxing.
 

In the story below, the protagonist's summer vacation isn't anything like my Prague getaway. 

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    AITA for refusing to house sit while my entire family goes on a summer vacation

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    AITA for refusing to house-sit while my entire family goes on a summer vacation.
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  • It's a little tragic that this poor girl was deliberately excluded from her family's vacation! I'm not sure what her relationship is like with all of them, but this is nearly grounds to go no contact after being excluded from a family vacation with the entire family. The message is clear, and it's not nice. 

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    I (19F) am being forced to watch both my family dog and my aunt's cat and house, while they go on a week-long vacation to
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    Vancouver. I just learned by accident from my aunt that my whole extended family including my two sisters, cousins, aunt and uncle, parents, and grandparents
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    are going to Vancouver Island for well over a week. They have apparently been keeping it a secret from me because they just assumed I wouldn't mind staying
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    behind, despite never being asked if I was even interested. I feel left behind and disconnected from the rest of my family and
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    don't know if I should even agree to house-sit during the week. ΑΙΤΑ
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    Add on: I'm not just house-sitting my own house but also my aunt's house and their cats, our houses are not that far from each other
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    but I will have to go back and forth every day. I also wanted to clear up that I live with my grandparents and my parents and
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    I do pay rent for the people that are wondering.
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    Update: I talked to my parents and they told me the trip is going to be in july and they will be gone for 2 week, they apologized some what but didn't really give me a
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    straight answer as to why I can't come but from what I'm guessing everything is already paid for and set in stone.
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    Update: So I am going to watch both houses and all the pets while my family is gone, I am only getting paid for watching one
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    though alongside that my grandmother has become increasingly ride to me about getting a second job to the point
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    where I had to get my parents involved. That's all for now as they leave next week.
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    Raisins Rock ΝΤΑ I shriveled up a little inside reading your post. Who are you? Cinderella? Why does everyone else get to go to the ball.
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    I don't understand why they didnt inquire even if it's a money thing they should - check.
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    I'm kinda hurt on your behalf.
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    I might care for the dog in my own home if I liked it, but your aunt can pay someone else or pay you!
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    DVIGRVT NTA. Schedule your own trip and tell them you won't be home those 2 weeks and they'll need to get their own pet sitter.
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    I'm sorry, your family are a bunch of AHS.
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