Imagine going on vacation with your family every summer to the exact same place. Would you consider that fun or boring? It might depend on the location and who was going with you.

In today’s story, one teenage girl explains why she considers the annual family vacation boring. In fact, she hates it so much she doesn’t want to go.

Let’s read all the details.

WIBTA For not going on a family vacation because my brother has enough attention?

I (18 F) have a younger brother (15 M) who had cancer when we were younger.

He is now fully in remission and has been for almost 6 years.

Since I was five (when he was diagnosed), I have had to practically raise myself because all of my parents’ attention had to go to him.

She explains why she’s upset.

I’m not upset that he needed more help then, I’m upset that he still somehow gets to be the center of attention.

I just graduated highschool and somehow my mother was still focused on helping him pass his freshman year finals.

All of their summer vacations are the same.

Every summer for the past 4 years, we have gone on a trip hosted by a nonprofit dedicated to past or current cancer survivors and their families.

Every year they have the same routine, same activities(usually targeted for younger kids), and the same rooms that resemble a college dorm.

I understand that it’s a place for people who share a tremendous trauma to connect but I always end up kinda isolated and like there isn’t anyone I can talk to.

Especially since whenever I do try to talk to even my Mom/Dad my brother injects with some stupid comment specifically to annoy/antagonize someone (usually me) or interrupting with a completely unrelated note.

She really doesn’t want to go on the summer trip this year.

While the second one isn’t really his fault due to his ADHD I still feel like I can’t have an actual conversation with people.

And it’s not like we can’t afford a summer trip, we go camping every summer too and I love it but I hate having to go for a trip that seems to be centered around my brother.

I know it’s a great thing for my parents and brother so they can connect with others but WIBTA for wanting to be left at home?

She’s 18. She’s an adult. That’s definitely old enough to stay home alone and skip the family trip.

Let’s see how Reddit reacted to this story.

Her parents will probably try to talk her into going.

Maybe she could make plans with friends.

This person suggests a good excuse to stay home.

Here’s another suggestion about how to talk to her parents about this.

Meanwhile, this person suggests honesty.

Her parents probably have no idea how she really feels.

If you liked that post, check out this story about a guy who was forced to sleep on the couch at his wife’s family’s house, so he went to a hotel instead.