It can be hard to stand your ground when family members refuse to take “no” for an answer.

That pressure hit a breaking point for a 22-year-old who simply wanted to enjoy her birthday without being dragged into a babysitting arrangement she never agreed to.

Before long, she found herself dodging guilt trips, last-minute demands, and a cousin who assumed she had nothing better to do than to bend to her whims.

Keep reading for the full story.

AITA For not being guilt tripped into babysitting?

I am 22 years old, and I’ve been a daycare provider for a couple of years now.

The past month or so I have lost my job and have been looking for another one in a different field because unfortunately childcare doesn’t pay too much.

Soon her cousin approached her with a babysitting request.

So apparently my older cousin, who I don’t have a good relationship with, needs a babysitter because she has gotten into a fight with her child’s father, resulting in a restraining order.

She works from 6 a.m.–3 p.m. and needs some help.

My mom had called me and asked, and I said yes, I’d do it just for that day.

But it turns out, the situation was a bit more complicated than she anticipated.

Come to find out, my cousin and mom basically came up with a whole babysitting arrangement behind my back and basically just expected me to do it.

I had told them no because I have been paid under the table before when it comes to babysitting, and it just can’t compare to a full-time job.

Well, yesterday was my birthday!

This woman rightfully wanted to celebrate, much to her family’s disappointment.

And even though I did not have very many plans that day, my boyfriend and best friend planned on taking me out this weekend.

My mom had called and asked me to babysit.

I did hesitate to tell her no because, well, she’s my mom… and I have a hard time telling her no.

So my best friend had explained to my mom they had made plans for me and that I also simply just didn’t want to.

Her mom begins laying into her hard with the guilt-tripping.

My mom, in her passive-aggressive tone, said, “I won’t ask you to do anything no more,” and sent me $50.

It’s now 6 a.m., and I’m getting calls from my cousin still expecting me to babysit.

She said my mom never told her I wasn’t gonna do it.

I made up a story and said I was already drinking and that I couldn’t.

Her family begins to add even more pressure to her.

Now my mom is calling me, guilt-tripping me, saying how she could lose her job and that she doesn’t have anyone to watch the baby, and basically hung up in my face.

I feel horrible for saying no, but I really wanna enjoy my birthday weekend.

I’m thinking of calling back and just saying forget it and just go babysit, but I don’t know if I should.

AITA?

Sounds like this family needs to get back on the same page with each other.

Redditors chime in with their thoughts.

This family went about this all wrong.

This woman needs to make it abundantly clear to her family that she won’t just bend to their wills.

Her family is unfairly offloading all their problems onto her.

Saying no may be a valuable skill this woman needs to learn.

Sometimes the healthiest choice is just saying no, even when it disappoints the people close to you.

No one deserves to have their birthday weekend ruined by unfair expectations.

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