Son refuses to help with his sister’s kitchen remodel after years of being the family’s unpaid helper, and his parents label him selfish for finally refusing favoritism: ‘[They] always joked that she was the "golden child" and I was the "easy one"’

When a son finally tells his parents no after being a yes-ma for 29 years, and instantly becomes the villain in their favorite child's drama, it gets pretty clear why his 'no' was so overdue.

His sister lives a deluxe life powered by parental nostalgia and free labor. She gets applause for existing, and he gets requests to assemble furniture and pretend it is bonding. Every text from his mother reads like a calendar invite from someone who believes guilt is a scheduling tool. When he declines the kitchen remodel shift, the group chat bursts into spiritual warfare. Photos of sweaty men holding drills, captions about teamwork, and just enough passive aggression to qualify as performance art. Meanwhile, he is out living his luxurious new life of doing absolutely nothing for free.

It is almost impressive how parents can turn boundaries into betrayal. His father's logic deserves an award for creative accounting, since they invested more in the sister's education, she is apparently too educated to lift anything herself. The son's refusal exposes the awkward truth that unconditional love often comes with a to‑do list. Every family has a golden child, but this one glows mostly because someone else keeps changing the batteries.

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