Expecting a teenager to babysit six siblings for free is a big ask no matter how you slice it.

So when one teen grew tired of accepting iced coffee as payment instead of real money, she finally stood her ground — and it didn’t go well.

Keep reading for the full story.

AITAH for telling my parents that I won’t babysit without proper payment?

I’m 16F and I’m the oldest of 7 kids, and I often babysit.

Her mom does reimburse her, but not the way she expects.

My mom will say “I’m leaving to go…” and my payment will be a cup of iced coffee.

I do like to drink it, but I don’t want that as payment — I said I wanted money.

Her mom seems to think this is already more than she deserves.

My mom said that they (my parents) won’t be paying me to do anything, so I should be grateful they do this.

I said that I didn’t want a cup of coffee anymore — I wanted money as my payment, please.

My mom said no because they don’t have to pay me to do anything.

So finally, the teen puts her foot down — and her parents lose it.

I said if I don’t get paid properly, then I don’t babysit.

My mom told my dad, and my dad yelled at me saying that they don’t have to pay me at all because they provide shelter, food, and clothes, which is all I need — and that I will babysit whenever they say.

I said if I don’t get paid properly, I will not babysit.

Now her parents are full-on punishing her.

Now my parents have said that I won’t be getting anything for Christmas or for my birthday because I am ungrateful for what I have.

AITAH?

Sounds like this family needs to work on their communication.

What did Reddit think?

If her parents are this unreasonable, it’s time to start getting a Plan B in place.

This commenter thinks it really is that deep.

How parents treat their teens can have a huge impact on their relationship once they leave the house.

This is just way too much pressure for a 16 year old.

Being forced to babysit your siblings isn’t just a casual favor — it’s a huge responsibility.

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.