One benefit of living with family is pulling together during tough times, but some people refuse to do their fair share.

One brother’s selfish habits came into the spotlight when he shamelessly drank all the cola reserved for his sick family. So when his sister confronts him about it, it turns into a full-blown argument.

Read on for the full story!

AITA for expecting my brother to return double the things he stole.

Due to unfortunate circumstances, both myself (25f) and my brother (19m) live at home still.

Summing up my medical situation wouldn’t be worth it, but I can’t live on my own for various reasons.

There’s quite a disparity between the amount each sibling contributes to the household.

I get far less income than he does, yet I generally contribute the groceries and stocking the fridge. This leads to a lot of issues.

Last week, 3 people in the house came down with the flu, but my brother isn’t one of them. Our throats are extremely sore from coughing fits and such.

So while the rest of the family was at their lowest, her brother did something unthinkable.

On Wednesday, I bought 24 cans of cola to keep in the fridge for the three of us who’re sick.

My brother proceeds to drink 10 in the first day and they’re all gone by Friday.

It’s not just his actions that bother his sibling, but his overall brazenness.

He didn’t ask. He has a laissez-faire attitude towards it. Often he’ll take first then promise to “make it right” after.

Cans are trivial, but it’s the circumstances around it that make it so insulting.

So the sibling decides to give him an ultimatum, which he responds quite poorly to.

4 days later, he still hasn’t “made it right”, so I buy more cans and make it clear to him that IF he takes more cans from this new stock, he’ll owe me an entire 24 pack.

He proceeds to blow up at how unfair that is. And calling me an AH and greedy. Texting me to until 4am about it…

So now she’s left wondering if she was in the wrong for sticking up for equity.

I’d say I’m clearly biased here, but I can’t NOT be. The situation is simply pretty one-sided. But he insists it’s me who’s wrong.

AITA?

Looks like between these siblings were fizzing up like a dropped soda can.

What did Reddit think?

This commenter thinks it may be time for evasive action.

For someone this comfortable with taking, it’s time to finally start giving back.

Just because he lives with his family doesn’t mean he can’t exercise some independence.

When people don’t respond to subtlety, you start upping the ante.

Her brother’s inability to contribute leaves more than just an empty fridge. It highlights a gap, both in responsibility and in empathy.

Forget the soda — it’s time to stock up on accountability.

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