Babysitting can be tough, but dealing with a lying kid who knows how to play the adults might just take the cake.

When a fed-up teen finally draws the line, the fallout proves that family favors aren’t always worth the emotional cost.

Read on for the full story!

AITA For refusing to babysit my cousin and calling him a lying brat, even though it lets my aunt work extra and helps her family?

My (15 y.o.) Aunt Cassandra (48 y.o.) has a son named Tristan (12 y.o.) who is a nightmare to be around.

Mom started asking me to babysit him so Aunt Cassandra could pick up some extra work.

But Tristan is a bit of a handful, to say the least.

Tristan lies to Aunt Cassandra about me because he knows that she’ll buy him a present to “make it up to him.”

I was babysitting him on Friday, and he had a screaming fit because I refused to give him his phone until he did his homework (Cassandra’s instructions).

He’s been known to frame her, so this time, she tried to take some countermeasures.

Because he lied that I had friends over and destroyed the house the last time, I recorded everything to prove my innocence.

But surprisingly, his mother still took his side.

I showed it to Aunt Cassandra, and she still blamed me, saying Tristan doesn’t like being recorded, and that’s the only reason he was acting out!

Her own mom isn’t that sympathetic of her struggles either.

I have told Mom numerous times that I don’t want to babysit Tristan because he lies and I get punished for it.

Mom has basically just made excuses that kids his age are like that, and I babysit other kids, so this shouldn’t be a problem.

She insists that these problems with Tristan go beyond just normal kid stuff.

I showed my Mom the video and explained everything that happened on Friday.

But she’s still saying that Aunt Cassandra needs the help because the money from working extra is a huge help.

She said I can do this for my family because Aunt Cassandra needs a dependable babysitter.

The two still can’t see eye to eye on this.

We just got into an argument because she asked me to babysit Tristan again this Friday. I told her no because this kid is a lying little brat.

I added that maybe refusing to discipline him is the real reason Cassandra can’t keep a babysitter on board and she should try babysitting him to see what it’s like.

I’m currently grounded, but this has been going on since summer, and my patience is out.

AITA for finally having enough and refusing to babysit Tristan, even though the extra money Aunt Cassandra brings in really helps her family?

Standing their ground may have cost them some freedom, but it saved them from a whole lot of chaos.

What did Reddit think?

Enabling Tristan’s bad behavior will surely come back to bite them one day.

If the mom wants to help out so bad, it’s time she start doing more of the work herself.

It’s clear the teen doesn’t have much to gain from continuing to babysit Tristan.

Babysitters deserve respect, and she sure isn’t getting any from her family.

Ultimately, they’d rather end up off babysitting duty than becoming the scapegoat for someone else’s bad parenting.

If grounding is what it takes for a little peace, then so be it.

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