Many older siblings understand that the pressure to “share” with younger siblings can sometimes feel heavier than expected.

One 18-year-old worked hard to pay for their first car.

So when their parents expected them to just hand it over to their younger brother who hadn’t earned it, the request didn’t sit well with them at all.

You’ll want to read on for this one.

AITA for refusing to give my little brother my car after I turned 18

I just turned 18, and my parents have been pushing me to give my old car to my 16-year-old brother “as a gift.”

But they weren’t ready to give up this car.

The thing is, I worked part-time jobs for two years to help pay for that car, it wasn’t fully a gift from them.

Now that I’m 18, I want to keep it while I save up for something better.

So the parents try turning up the guilt.

My parents say I’m being selfish and that “he needs it more now” since I’m an adult and should start “figuring things out myself.”

I feel like they’re trying to guilt-trip me into giving up something I worked hard for.

AITA for saying no??

This doesn’t sound like a fair trade at all.

What did Reddit make of all this?

This user offers a potential script he could follow to stand up to his parents.

Their parents are soon going to regret telling them to “figure it out”.

The 18-year-old isn’t in the wrong for multiple reasons.

There are more equitable ways to help out their younger sibling, ways that don’t require them to make unfair sacrifices.

Helping family is important, but so is honoring personal accomplishments.

No one should have to give away something they rightfully earned.

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