Internet Backs Teen Who Is Angry at Parents for Spoiling Sister

The internet defended a teenager who got angry at her parents for constantly spoiling her little sister in a new social media post.

In a viral post on Reddit's "AmITheA**hole" forum, a young woman using a throwaway account as u/throwaway_7629843 uploaded her story for the community to read and share their opinions.

The OP (original poster), a 17-year-old teenager, is considered the responsible child of the family. She has two sibling - a 14-year-old sister and an 11-year-old brother. She explained that she and her brother get along because they have more in common compared to the relationship with her sister. The Redditor explained that her sister throws temper tantrums whenever she doesn't get what she wants and her parents usually give in for her to stop screaming and yelling.

According to a 2012 study conducted by Harvard Medical School, 1 in 12 teenagers have anger issues that can fall under Intermittent Explosive Disorder (IED) which causes anger outbreaks. Though this isn't necessarily the case, the rise and fall of adolescent mood swings can be a turbulent time for all.

"She always has to be the center of attention and she causes problems to get attention when she's not. Gets really f***ng old," she admitted.

One day, after the OP picked her siblings up from school, there was a tiff over where to eat for dinner since their parents would be home from work late. Her sister wanted McDonalds, but OP and her brother didn't. This caused outrage from their sister.

Once the parents returned home, her sister complained she didn't get McDonalds like she wanted. The OP's mother came and told her to "humor [your sister] next time."

She wrote, "My mom says she's difficult and we're more easy going, so I say 'Sooo you're saying I'm too nice and I need to be difficult to get what I want. Assignment understood. I'm going to be as much of a problem as I can from now on.'"

In a form of protest, the OP stopped doing chores and began using annoying language her sister uses. Her parents didn't like the way she was acting and told her to set a good example for her siblings. The followers of the forum were quick to leave a comment defending the Redditor.

U/TechG0vernment wrote, receiving the top comment with 13,500 upvotes saying, "NTA. It seems your parents are enablers and though I don't really RECOMMEND your course of action, it seems to work. I'd also stop doing things for the sister. 'Can you pick her up?' nope, she's going to scream and cry about some arbitrary thing, so she can figure out her own way home. 'Here's money for food' - not for her. She'll scream and cry if she doesn't get what she wants, so give her money so she can sort it out herself, while bro and I get food. 'Can you take the trash out?' - no, I feel that I'd just enable her as that is HER chore, not mine.

They continued: "If you're not holding her to her chores, why should you hold me to mine? Anyway - don't become hated by your parents and kicked out because you're taking a stand. Get a job, make money, study, whatever you do, and move out and go low/no contact with your sister unless she suddenly stops being spoiled."

"NTA. The reason people like your sister act that way is because they have been allowed to act that way! Until your parents decide to make her accountable and suffer consequences, I would do exactly like what you are doing. If they don't make her accountable, she will grow up to be a whiny, insufferable a**," U/SnazzySusieQ wrote.

u/Cokeycane agreed adding, "NTA - Your sister is a spoiled brat. Your parents are enablers that always take the easy way instead of doing what needs to be done. Your sister needs to be put in her place and she better learn the way the world works. Your life does not revolve around hers. Good for you."