Sharing might be caring, but only when there’s enough trust and respect.

So when an older brother said no to lending his beloved car to his younger brother who had a track record of returning things damaged, the driveway became a battleground.

Keep reading for the full story.

AITA for not lending my car to my brother on the weekend?

I’m the older brother, and he doesn’t have a car, but he can use my dad’s car.

Bro says that he prefers mine, but Dad’s car is free all the time on weekends.

His younger brother always seems to want to get a hand on his stuff.

My brother is not talking with me because, even when I’m not using the car, I don’t let him use it. He always took my things without asking, like clothes, shoes, and even food.

This would be fine if he wasn’t so destructive.

But the worst thing is that even when I lend him something, he never takes good care of it. When it is time to return my things, they are broken, scratched, or dirty.

He knows his brother’s latest request just won’t work for him.

The point is: he really likes my car, but sometimes I use it on weekends, or I simply want it in my garage if I need to use it.

He can use the other car every time he wants, but insists on arguing that I’m selfish, not considering that I always lend him anything (even knowing he doesn’t take good care), and he barely lends me something (but I let it go because he’s the younger one).

Besides, he’s not so sold that his brother will take good care of it.

The main thing he can’t get is that my car is very important to me, and I take the best care of it. He doesn’t work, but my car is my first “big achievement.”

I know he really likes my car and wants to drive it, and I wonder if I should let him. I just want to make peace with him.

AITA?

It’s hard to lend something that means a lot to you — especially when you doubt the borrower will take good care of it.

What did Reddit think?

If his younger brother feels that entitled to the car, he needs to work to get one of his own.

Cars come with responsibility — and his younger brother needs to understand that.

Some people seem to have a harder time respecting boundaries.

Why not go on a little test drive with his brother?

This older brother taught a very simple, yet very important lesson.

If you can’t drive with care, you don’t get the keys.

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