The saying goes that sharing is caring, but should you be required to share expensive things you bought with little kids just because they want them?

In today’s story, one older cousin does not want to share a game with a younger cousin. The older’s cousin’s mom and sister are taking the younger cousin’s side.

Let’s read the whole story to decide who is overreacting here.

AITA for not letting my young cousin play on my console?

So basically my Grandma came down from ny to visit me and my family for a week.

For some reason my littly cousin is staying too(he doesn’t live with her, he came with my uncle since my grandmother was at my uncle’s house first)

I found out he was staying over a day before they arrived.

Mom didn’t respect OP’s wishes.

I told my mom he’s not allowed in my room or to play my game (he’s like 9 and I’m 19).

So yesterday I’m in my room and he knocks on my door and says “auntie said can i play your game”.

First of all she doesn’t get a say who plays MY game that I BOUGHT.

OP’s sister took their mom’s side.

I go downstairs to tell her NO and she said “well you not using it so let him play” (i was eating and using my tv, the game is also in my room)

And then my sister says “you got other things you can use to watch on”.

Neither of them help me buy the game or anything.

So AITA for no letting my little cousin play the game? I might be, but i want a outside perspective without me being biased

I can see both sides of this, but to go along with the sister’s argument, isn’t there something else the cousin could do?

Let’s see how Reddit reacted to this story.

The mom is the problem.

I think this person is a little bit confused. The aunt in question is OP’s mom not the cousin’s mom.

This person says, “no means no.”

Another person thinks OP should move out.

Respecting boundaries is important.

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