17-year-old wonders if she's wrong for not letting her 14-year-old “horse girl” sister ride in her car since she refuses to ever take off her dirty cowboy boots: ‘I woke up at 6 am to catch the bus for my first 2 years of high school'

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Brad Dickson • Managing Editor
Jul 2, 2025 12:00 PM EDT

Obtaining your driver's license and first car is a significant milestone in the life of any teenager. But, just when you think you've finally carved out a bit of freedom and individuality, and that you might actually be considered cool now that you don't have to take the bus to school, along come your little siblings to burst your bubble, demanding that you give them a ride, taking your chances of ever sitting with the popular kids once they see that snotty little brat climbing out of your car. (As if the mere presence of the car was going to change anything in the first place.)

Your parents aren't much help either; to them, the solution seems practical, and what's more, with you as your little sibling's chauffeur, they no longer have to worry about being pestered themselves. Of course, it's important to be respectful of other people and their things, even your siblings. So this is a good lesson for the younger sibling also to learn to respect people's things, even their siblings. 

Upon first viewing the subject at hand here it's easy to jump to the conclusion that the older teen who posted the thread is just been a stuck-up teenager who wants nothing to do with their sibling, but after reading through their account their request that their sister not wear their chronically dirty footware is quite reasonable.

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    "AITA for not letting my sister ride in my car?"

    I (17F) bought an old car off of a family member about a year ago. My sister (14F) seems to think that this means she should get automatic rights to ride in my car when she starts high school. I would not have a problem with this, except for the fact that she wears her cowboy boots everywhere. These boots she wears out to feed her horses and goats and doesn't clean them off afterward.
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    She owns other shoes, and my car has a cloth interior. I have asked to either wear other shoes and I can put a box/bucket in the truck to store her cowboy boots, yet she refuses. Then I will go and call me names over it. And I should just accept the fact that my car will get dirty.
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    Admittedly, I am sort of a neat freak, especially when it comes to my car, because it is the first big thing that I own. When the conversation came of her riding in my car to high school after the summer. I refused, not only over her wearing the boots but also because it is extremely disrespectful towards me in general.
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    I woke up at 6 am to catch the bus for my first 2 years of high school, and with her attitude, I think her should do the same. Am I just being a neat freak or do I actually have a standing here?
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    TLDR; Sister refuses to wear anything but diety cowboy boots, I do not want them in my car.
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    OP has offered the following explanation for why they think they might be the a hole: 1. Not letting my sister ride in my car 2) Am I being dramatic or a neat freak?
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    Bitter-Paramedic-531 1m ago NTA. Your sister wants a ride from you, she changes the boots. If she wants to wear the boots, she needs to find a different ride.
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    Electrical_Pin7207 2m ago • ESH. Sometimes I think there should be an age limit to posting here. You're both acting like typical selfish teenagers.
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    Several-Adeptness-83 1h ago • NtA. Buy those little plastic shoe covers and make her wear them before she gets in the car
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    ChocolateQuirky2240 28m ago . NTA i recently bought my car and refuse to let anyone eat in my car cause last car my siblings ate in often had stuff spilt on the floor and the seats became sticky. Granted the old car had leather seats and this new one has cloth seats so i completely understand wanting to be careful to make sure your car is clean
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    ninjastarkid • 47m ago NTA your car your rules. If she breaks the rules she needs to clean it. I don't blame you fam I wouldn't want animal crop in my car either
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