Balancing work and family responsibilities is rarely straightforward, particularly in complicated living situations.

One videographer planned a business trip with her daughter, but when she faced unexpected pressure to include her daughter’s misbehaving brother, the trip became more about balancing childcare than work.

Now, she wondering if she was wrong for drawing a line in the sand.

Read on for the full story!

AITA for not taking my daughter’s brother with me on a business trip to the beach?

My 7-year-old daughter, her dad, and I live together, but our relationship is extremely rocky.

We are basically stuck in a roommate situation.

So when she was about to leave on a business trip, her family threw a wrench in her plans.

I am a videographer and am doing shoots for a few businesses at the beach.

My daughter’s 9-year-old brother was dropped off by his mom the day before we leave for the trip (he was not supposed to be here).

They weren’t going to take no for an answer, but she stood by her decision to decline.

Now, my daughter’s father is trying to force me to take him with my daughter and me.

He misbehaves any time I take him anywhere, so I said no, he cannot come with me when I’m going on business to the beach.

It’s not a trip for fun.

AITA?

Bringing the child along would be way more than she could handle and she knew that.

What did Reddit think?

Expecting her to look after the child is just unreasonable.

He’s already getting more out of this deal than he deserves.

The child’s safety shouldn’t be compromised just because his parent has a scheduling conflict.

His child, his problem!

She needs to be focused on her work, not running a full-service daycare.

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