Adults are expected to take responsibility for their actions.

If your mother wouldn’t take responsibility for her own napping habits, would you step in to help?

This woman complains about her mom falling asleep on the couch and then asking her to wake her.

She has tried to help her, but she really thinks there’s a better option.

Read the full story below for all the details.

AITA for not waking my mom up?

My (20F) mom (58F) often lies down on the couch when she gets home and falls asleep.

She asks me to wake her up if she falls asleep.

Even when I try to wake her up, she doesn’t get up and she goes back to sleep.

Then, she complains that she’s on the couch until 3 in the morning.

This young woman told her mom to just set an alarm.

Sometimes, I try waking her up multiple times, but she refuses to get up.

I told her to set herself an alarm for her nap. The loud sound will wake her right up, but she refuses to do so.

I feel cruel, but I don’t really want to baby an adult woman, especially one who isn’t incapacitated in any way, physically or mentally.

She is a working student, and she knows how to be responsible with her waking time.

I’m a full-time college student and I work, too.

I know what it’s like to be tired.

I know when to wake up and go to sleep.

I don’t rely on other people to keep track of time for me.

The same thing happened, and her mom got mad at her again.

This time, she did the same thing. She fell asleep on the couch and told me to wake her up.

I tried a couple of times before giving up.

Then, she got mad at me when I asked her to set herself an alarm.

I don’t really have a good relationship with her anyway. This kind of behavior irritates me even more.

Should the mom use an alarm clock, or does the daughter need to be more helpful?

Let’s see how others react to this story on Reddit.

This user shares their personal thoughts.

It’s on her for going back to sleep, says this person.

This person suggests handing her a glass of water.

While this person thinks it could be a medical problem.

Finally, short and simple.

You cannot force someone to change if they refuse to take responsibility.

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