29-year-old protests after dad and stepmom trick her into babysitting 3 half-siblings under 8: 'You don’t have kids, so it’s not like you’re missing anything'

It has got to be an odd feeling watching a parent start over with having a family when you are a grown adult. You watch them do all the things they used to do when you were a kid, all over again, or even more trippy, see them do a complete 180 on their lifestyle and parenting style.

It also puts you in the somewhat unusual position of being a sibling who is aunt or uncle age, and with that can come a lot more added responsibility than being an older brother or sister with a smaller age gap. Many parents love nothing more than having a free babysitter on call, and a kid who is in the right place to act as one can be like hitting the jackpot.

Of course, just like any relative who is willing to provide childcare, it is important to be respectful of their time and generosity. Unfortunately, the complexities of the adult parent-child relationship can mean that moms and dads with younger kids shamelessly take advantage of their older ones in this regard.

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One woman felt annoyed and used when she realized that she had yet again been put in the position of looking after the three young children her dad and stepmom had together. This time, she was especially annoyed as they had deceived her by inviting her out for dinner, then leaving her with the kids when she arrived at their house.
Putting her in charge for five hours while they went out to eat, the incident led her to reconsider spending Christmas with them. She wanted confirmation that she wasn't being unreasonable.
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Commenters assured her that she did not have to take on that responsibility.

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