By bw9669 - 28/01/2010 19:35 - Canada

Today, I had to cancel all of the plans to go away on a romantic weekend with my boyfriend. My parents are going out of town for a night and I have to stay home a babysit my little sister. She's 19. FML
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mojo4395 0

You're obviously an adult, since your little sister is 19. YDI for not just saying "no, I have plans." Don't blame others because you lack a spine.

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voice_of_reasonx 0

...so I think the obvious course of action would be to grow a spine and go on that romantic weekend? that's just me though..

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pitbulllove 0

That is serriousely messed up. You are not your sisters keeper. You are a grown woman who should make her own choices. You serriousely need to talk to your parents and tell them that you have plans and that they really need to find someone else. Also unless your sister is handicaped in some way then she is also an adult and doesn't need a "baby" sitter. You're parent's need to get real.

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dmm24 0

seriously, a babysitter of 19!!?

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hedgehogs 0

You shouldn't have agreed to this. Both you and your sister are being infantilized by your parents, and you are being taken advantage of. It's time, past time for you to start saying no. If you don't quite have the strength to do it for yourself, think of the example you are setting for your sister by giving in like you just did.

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Jordan_Stub 0

where do you live, i'll come over and "babysit" her for you ;)

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turdburgers 0

Say that you already have plans. Your parents can take her with them if they're so concerned. The girl's not your responsibility, she's theirs.

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blastvortex 3

Obviously, what the OP meant is that she was asked to look in on her sister to make sure she's not getting into trouble. One might interpret that as babysitting. Of course, this means that the parents either don't trust the 19-year-old, the OP, or both. @OP: As for your luck, sure it sucks that you don't have trusting parents. In hindsight though, it's not like you couldn't have refused, if you even did happen to tell them about your plans in the first place (coincidentally, you never said you did). Even if you're dependent on your parents' support, you didn't "have to do" anything. In so many words, you chose your own path. When you finally realize that your only true misery here is self-inflicted, then maybe you can figure out how to prevent it. This is your wakeup call, OP. You can either get up or hit snooze again - the choice is up to you.

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Trooth 13

so if she's little you are at least 20 years old or probably older right? WTF do you and your sister still live with your parents? second I call this FAKE! babysit a 19 year old? who's parents are THAT worried about their children?

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serenachicka 1

It's not fake, you're just ignorant. =P There are parents out there who are ridiculously strict/over-protective. Some of these parents force their kids to be dependent on them by restricting them from doing anything, or taking control of everything such as money (put it all in a bank account with their name over it too, so you cannot spend it freely without them knowing and whatnot). And the poor kid only knows how to be dependent on them when they are past the legality age. People who turn 18 do not magically become adults. Parents need to give their kids a little bit of independence gradually over time, or else they'll still be kids unsure of what to do. Anyway, I think maybe it's not really "babysitting". The OP probably needs to watch her sister because the parents do not trust her to be alone. Or well, honestly, if I was 19 and still at home and going to school, my parents would probably make my older sibling check up on me and stuff just to see if I was okay, because they worry too much.

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