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I (31F) have a 5-year-old daughter, and Iām a single mom. My brother (33M) and his wife have a 3-year-old daughter. Weāve always had an okay relationship, but things got weird recently.
A couple of weeks ago, my brother made a snide comment at a family dinner about how I let my daughter watch too much TV and eat ājunk food.ā He said it was āsadā that I wasnāt trying harder to be a good mom. I let it slide at the time, but I was hurt.
Fast forward to this week, my brother calls me asking if I can babysit his daughter for a few days because he and his wife have an emergency trip they need to take. I said no. I didnāt give an excuseāI just said I wasnāt available. He flipped out, saying I was being selfish and holding a grudge, and that Iām punishing an innocent child.
Our parents are now involved, and they think I shouldāve helped out, but I feel like if Iām such a ābad mom,ā then maybe Iām not the right person to watch his kid.
AITAH?
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True. Let your parents step up and take care of their grandchild if they have so many opinions. Also, since your brother thinks youāre such a ābad mom,ā he should stop expecting you to offer your free help. Make it clear to him that if he continues making hurtful comments, itāll lead to you cutting off contact and damaging an already fragile relationship. NTA