Saying no to family can often feel like more of a betrayal than a boundary.

When her younger brother asked to borrow her car for a multi-day trip, she made up a lie to avoid the intense pressure from the rest of her family.

Read on for the full story.

AITA for not letting my brother borrow my car for his Vegas trip?

So my brother (31M) asked me (21F) if he can use my car for his Vegas trip for my sister-in-law’s 28th birthday.

Immediately, she has reservations about this request.

Honestly, I really don’t want to let him borrow it. We don’t even get along, and he’s asking me just 2 days before the trip, which is very last minute.

She knows her parents will have strong expectations of her.

The thing is, I can’t simply say no or else my parents would get upset that I’m not helping my brother out since his car has mechanical issues and he can’t drive long distances with it.

They’ll also bring up the fact that I helped my boyfriend borrow my car when he was car-less and saving up for one.

So she crafts a plan that will hopefully get her out of having to grant this favor.

So I plan on telling him I already have plans to go out with my friends one of the days he’ll be gone (which is a complete lie).

We live in California, so the drive will be 3-4 hours and they’ll be gone for 4 days.

But still she wonders if it’s the right thing to do.

But I just want to know, AITA for saying no?

She knew the backlash from her family was coming, but she stood firm.

What did Reddit have to say?

This commenter believes honesty is the best policy here.

This user disagrees and thinks a little white lie would be just what’s needed to get her family off her case.

Her brother may just be asking for too much here.

Granting this favor could end up being more trouble than it’s worth.

At the end of the day, she didn’t owe him her car, no matter how much pressure came with the ask.

Sometimes protecting your peace means disappointing people.

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