A lot of issues can come up when there is a large age gap between children.

One of them is that the older child is in a semi-parent role and also in the child role.

Keep reading to see how her stepmom dealt with this at a family outing.

AITA for taking my necklace away from my sister?

I am 16 and attended a sporting event yesterday with my family, including my one-year-old sister, who I’ll call Ellie.

She’s super attached to me, so I had her on my lap during the game.

It started with predictable baby stuff.

At one point, Ellie started to get really fussy and fidgety.

She started tugging on my necklace, and trying to put the charm in her mouth.

I told her “no-no, sweetie” and took the necklace away from her.

We did this back and forth a few more times before I gave up and stuck the necklace down my shirt so she couldn’t get to it.

When she realized that she couldn’t get it anymore, she had a very loud meltdown.

And this did not go over well.

My stepmom stepped in at this point, but she was absolutely mortified.

She started lecturing me about “Being the grown up here” and that I should have let Ellie have the necklace because it would have kept her quiet.

She even threw in an “I’m sorry sissy was mean to you” to Ellie.

AITA for taking my necklace away from my baby sister?

Here is what people are saying.

And the mom will never accept responsibility when their kid starts stealing.

How does she not understand what a choking hazard looks like?

Excellent point. A lot of that stuff isn’t regulated.

I doubt her dad cares much. He could have put a stop to it months ago.

That’s so bizarre to me. What do you think the baby is going to do? Read a book?

I hope she moves out when she turns 18.

This is so toxic.

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