Imagine being a teenager with a bunch of toddler aged half siblings. Would you be happy to babysit, or would you try to get out of babysitting?

The teenage girl in this story is in this exact situation, and she doesn’t really like babysitting. However, her mom has some news that makes her freak out even more.

Let’s read the whole story.

AITA for having a problem with having another sibling

I (18f) have 7 siblings, this is including half siblings, I am 16 years older than the youngest one.

My mom had me when she was a teenager so I was mostly raised by my grandmother since my father and her never really stayed together besides having another daughter a little while after me.

As I’ve grown up my mother and father have gotten married and had more kids. My dad has one son and my mom has 6, 3 girls (one of which is my full blood related sister) and 3 boys.

She doesn’t really like watching her younger siblings.

My dad doesn’t really expect me to watch my half brother much and when he does he is always with me going out and having a fun time.

My mom on the other hand expects a lot from me since she works a lot.

In public its always embarrassing to be with three toddlers under the age of 4 since most people assume I am there mother and probably had them really young.

I watch them 5 days a week and have work the other two days to save up for college and have to catch up on schoolwork, so I don’t have a day off most weeks.

She wasn’t expecting this!

My mother recently confided in me about hormones she is taking and how emotional she has been recently.

When i asked what for she said that her and her husband were trying for another baby.

I didn’t yell or say anything, but i stated hyperventilation and practically ran away from her.

Her mom thinks she overreacted.

I went over to my dads for the night and she’s texted me that it has nothing to do with me and I should calm down.

I feel like a jerk for having done that while she had been confiding in me about somthing she was dealing with but i feel like im under so much pressure I dont know how much more I can take.

Should I apologize and just deal with it?

She’s 18. Maybe she could live with her dad all the time so that she doesn’t have to feel like her mom’s babysitter.

Let’s see how Reddit reacted to this story.

This is a good plan.

Here’s a suggestion to move in with her dad.

I assume her stepdad is probably working too.

She needs to be clear.

Her mom probably doesn’t realize how overwhelmed she feels.

If you thought that was an interesting story, check out what happened when a family gave their in-laws a free place to stay in exchange for babysitting, but things changed when they don’t hold up their end of the bargain.