It’s disheartening when those who selflessly give to others find themselves unappreciated and taken for granted. In today’s world, it often feels like everyone is focused on their interests, even within families. This sad truth reveals the lack of consideration people have for each other’s struggles.
OP was caught in a similar situation when her sister asked her to quit both her part-time job and postpone college to babysit her niece—for free. OP, who was working for minimum wage during a gap year after high school, suggested that her sister pay her the same amount she was earning from her job. This reasonable request enraged her sister, who argued that the family shouldn’t ask for money. To make matters worse, OP’s family sided with her sister, criticizing OP for not being more supportive in her time of need.
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1. OP ask if it was wrong of her to not quit her job to babysit her niece.
2. OP had taken a year off after high school before starting college and was doing a part-time job with a minimum wage. OP’s sister had a baby girl and wanted someone to babysit her.
3. OP’s sister asked OP to babysit her niece, but OP refused since she had to apply for college next year and also had a part-time job, which in her sister’s eyes was not a real job.
4. OP agreed to babysit if her sister would pay her the same amount that she was receiving from her part-time job. OP’s sister got mad that OP was asking for money to take care of her own niece.
5. OP’s family was on OP’s sister’s side and wanted OP to quit her job and help her sister by taking care of her baby for free.
6. OP thanked all of the Redditors for their suggestions and stated that she would never quit her work for her sister while simultaneously applying for college admission shortly.
Comments on this Story:
7. According to Redditor, OP’s sister needs a punch.
8. Yes, there are many in this world, like OP’s sister.
9. Certainly! Other family members could help her sister.
10. OP explained that they all had full-time jobs to run the household.
11. Redditor urges OP to apply to enroll in college soon.
12. Yes, either OP was paid to babysit or her sister should parent her child herself.
13. Indeed! OP had her own live to live.
14. Redditor advices OP to start working for her own future and avoid her selfish sister.
15. Redditor cautions OP that if she gives in to her family’s demands, she would regret it.
16. Obviously! The child was her sister’s responsibility, not OP’s.
17. Redditor has a valid point.
18. Yes, OP’s family needed a proper excuse from OP to not babysit her niece.
19. Redditor thinks that OP’s sister actually wanted free childcare, which is why she wanted her family to babysit her kid.
20. Yes, OP’s sister wanted free labor, which OP could not give.
