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Being careful is important. So is giving people a chance.

One new dad helps his little sister hold the baby safely.

Their mom however, strongly objects.

See why one sweet moment caused such a fuss.

And not from the baby.

AITA for letting my sister hold my baby against our mother’s wishes?

I (29M) have a newborn baby. My 9-year-old sister, whom we’ll call Kylie for privacy purposes, has been so excited to be an aunt for the first time.

Kylie has a physical disability, which makes her struggle with fine motor tasks, and she has a slight tremor in her hands when holding objects.

Because of this, our mother stated that she did not want Kylie to hold the baby—ever. She kept saying that K’s “hands can’t be trusted” and that it would be best if she just looked at the baby.

Trying to be nice, he helped his sister hold the baby.

But K was so excited to meet her new niece that I decided it was worth trying. With some assistance from me, she was able to hold her without issue.

When our mother saw it happening, she was not happy. She said that it was irresponsible of me and repeated that Kylie’s “hands can’t be trusted” around the baby.

She started talking about how, when she says “no” as a parent, I need to respect that.

AITA?

Yikes! It’s easy to see both sides, but if someone were helping her, chances are nothing would happen.

Let’s see what the readers over at Reddit think about this whole thing.

For this reader, the mother doesn’t get to make choices about his baby.

Here’s someone who let their toddler hold a newborn with help.

This reader thinks he’s a great brother.

If you enjoyed this story, check out this post about a woman who finally blew up after years of being treated as the second-best sibling.

Here’s someone who can’t believe it’s the first time the mother acted like this.

He used hand-over-hand support so his sister could hold the newborn safely despite her tremor.

Folks online overwhelmingly backed him, saying careful assistance made far more sense than treating the girl as incapable.

Baby cuddles: successfully delivered, despite Grandma’s quality-control department.