It’s hard to keep peace in a household when one person refuses to take responsibility for their own things.

That’s exactly what happened when a teenager’s messy habits led to broken retainers and a heated family dispute.

You’ll want to keep reading for this one.

AITAH for refusing to pay for my sisters retainers after I stepped on them. AITAH?

My younger sister is 15 and always leaves her retainers lying around in random places. Whenever I clean, I find them somewhere unexpected.

Today she left them on her very cluttered table.

Then one day, the inevitable happened.

They must have slipped off because later I walked past and accidentally stepped on them.

They were on the floor and because they’re clear, I didn’t even realize what I had stepped on at first.

Her family didn’t have a balanced reaction to this at all.

Now my family is insisting I should pay £180 to replace them. It’s not even about the money for me, it’s about fairness.

I feel like it isn’t my fault. She was careless, not me.

If I left my iPad on the floor and someone stepped on it, I’d accept that as my responsibility, not blame the person who walked by.

Of course, her sister had a convenient excuse.

My sister says she left them on the table, but she had been moving stuff around all day and her area was already messy, so it makes sense they fell.

But she stands by the fact that she shouldn’t be to blame.

My family is mad at me, but I honestly don’t think this is my responsibility.

AITA?

She couldn’t believe her family was making her feel at fault for her sister’s recklessness.

Redditors chime in with their two cents.

Hopefully this will be an important lesson for her younger sister.

This is just bad hygiene.

Her sister should have to face the consequences of her irresponsible behavior.

Retainers do not belong anywhere near the ground.

Accidents happen, but being punished for someone else’s messy habits didn’t sit right with her.

She shouldn’t be expected to tiptoe around every careless mistake her sister makes.

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