Entitled brother and sister-in-law use family as free babysitters whenever they want, younger sister finally puts her foot down: ‘I told him I’m done babysitting. For anything.’

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Elna McHilderson • Managing Editor
Dec 12, 2025 4:00 PM EST

An auntie recently had to put her foot down. As a younger sister, you dream of being the cool aunt, but this sister/aunt didn't even have a chance. Unfortunately for her, her brother and sister-in-law are raising their children to be spoiled rotten. Which shouldn't be a surprise, since they both act incredibly entitled themselves. In fact, they drop their chaotic children, all under 6 years old, at her place or their grandmother's place whenever they want. They don't even ask for the favor anymore. They just show up with the kids and then leave them there without any return time. There is a difference between helping a family member out when they ask and simply being taken advantage of, and that's exactly what these parents were doing. They were taking advantage of the kindness of the grandmother and the father's sister. 

 

Finally, the younger sister was having a night in with just her and her boyfriend. They decided to relax, eat an edlble, make some dinner, and watch a movie. That's when her entitled brother and sister-in-law said they were coming to drop off their rambunctious kids that night. She said absolutely not. The sister-in-law obviously started to throw a Karen-level tantrum. So the younger sister finally decided that was it. She told them she was never going to babysit again. Uh-oh, here are the consequences of your actions! 

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  • "AITA for refusing to babysit my brother’s kids anymore?"

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  • My brother and his wife have three kids under 6, and they ask me and my mom to babysit constantly.
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  • Not for emergencies for literally everything. They won't take turns running errands so one stays home with the kids.
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  • If they want to go grocery shopping, both of them need to go, so I have to drop everything and watch their kids.
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  • Family party on my SIL's side? Technically the kids are invited, but her cousin has a dog and thekids don't like animals so once again I'm stuck babysitting on a Saturday night.
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  • Decorating their house for Christmas meant dropping all three kids off at my place for five hours on a Sunday with zero return time given.
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  • They even planned a vacation to the Dominican Republic and sent me and my mom a babysitting schedule not asking, just assuming we'd watch their kids all week.
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  • Meanwhile, my mom works part- time, and somehow it's become her responsibility to pick up their kids from two different schools every single day.
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  • They also tried to get her to start doing morning drop-offs, but she put her foot down.
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  • After work, she still goes over to their house every day to help with the kids but she's exhausted.
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  • She finally told them she could only do every other day from now on, and they were so rude to her about it.
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  • This past weekend finally pissed me off enough to flip out. One of the kids had a friend's birthday party, and for some reason both parents needed to go.
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  • They told me I had to be at their house by 9 AM. I told them I wouldn't even be done at the gym until around 10, and suddenly I was the worst person ever and should just skip the gym, I didn't.
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  • Later that same day, I was home with my boyfriend we stayed in because it was freezing.
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  • We took edibles, cooked a nice dinner, and were just having a relaxing night. Of course I get another call: SIL was going out to dinner with a friend, so I needed to come help with the kids.
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  • I said no and told them exactly why, and then I became a "dirt bag." These kids are difficult.
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  • Constant tantrums, hitting, demanding everything. I have to hide my cats when they come over because they'll pull their tails.
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  • If I'm being honest I don't even like his kids and could care less if I ever saw them again.
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  • My brother also dumps the kids on my mom for hours with no return time, then orders her to give all three baths before he picks them up.
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  • I finally snapped and told him I'm done babysitting. For anything. Don't call me, don't ask me, the answer is no.
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  • My SIL sent me a nasty message calling me a terrible aunt and a drug addict.
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