Tired 18-year-old calls off work only to be scolded by 31-year-old sister, who criticizes his work ethic: ‘She kept trying to make me get up and go to work’

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Bar Mor Hazut • Senior Editor
Sep 3, 2025 2:00 PM EDT

We learn a lot from our older siblings, sometimes even more than from our parents. Since we usually are not that far apart in age, they get to experience the world slightly earlier than we do, and then report back on the mistakes they made and lessons they learned. And if their younger siblings are clever, they will take these lessons and apply them when it's time for them to take on the world.

But just because our older siblings may have more life experience than we do, that doesn't necessarily mean we must listen to them, especially when they take their "authority" one step too far. 

Which is how we would describe the older sister in the story below. She is a 31-year-old woman who still lives with her younger siblings, which makes her feel like she has a say about how they run their lives. When she started scolding her 18-year-old brother for missing a shift, she proved that older siblings are not always the wisest people.

Keep scrolling to read what we mean by that.

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    AITBA for not going to work then refusing to go when my sister comes home from her job?

    So basically, I (18M) called off work today. (I work as a cart attendant in the peak Florida heat).
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    Later in the day, I was lying down and resting after doing some yard work when my sister (31F) came into my room.
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    She asked if I went to work. I told her no, I didn't. I didn't really have a solid reason to call out;
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    I just worked a ton of hours back to back, and I was tired.
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    After I told her, she started yelling and complaining, saying that she was going to take away my Uber fund of $200.
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    I didn't even ask for. She said I wasn't doing anything and shouldn't call out for no reason.
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    I then brought up the fact that earlier in the month, she called out of work for a week for seemingly no reason,
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    so I didn't understand her point.
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    When I said that, she went off about how I had no idea what it was like and started talking about kids (she is single).
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    She also mentioned her old job, where she worked 40 hours a week, but I argued that her job was remote, so it wasn't the same as what I have to do.
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    She claimed she was trying to get me a car, but I believe that's a lie because the car she mentioned was my other sister's broken car,
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    which I heard she was going to fix up for herself.
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    She then kept trying to make me get up and go to work, even though my shift started at 12:00, and by that time, it was already 4:00.
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    I just wanted to know people's thoughts on this situation.
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    julesk NTBA, your sister is overbearing and you're an adult so next time she does this, tell her to mind her own business. You successfully
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    held your boundaries, which is great! It sounds like you called in because you've been working a lot in extreme heat. and were tired. That's fine and better than getting
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    heatst. e. You still did some yard work but it was too much. I'm not sure why you're not able to recognize you were exhausted and the heat was too much and tell
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    others that. It's worth looking into why, because you didn't call out to watch Netflix. Hoping you reach the point where you do self care like you just did, recognize it's good, and are able to tell others you overdid it and need rest.
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    Forgivence Reading more of the facts since you're staying with your parents to me. It just sounds like your sister is jealous that she isn't able to relax as much as you are. Even though you deserve it
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    DawnRaine Why is a 31 year old living with her parents? I wouldn't want lessons in taking responsibility from her unless she is their caregiver or something.
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    LastyearhereXXVL NTBA... disengage. When she says something, ask why she is stating an opinion. Please explain the Uber thing.
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    happyhippy1019 It's not your sister business. Tell her to stay in her own lane
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