Family should be there for each other, but where do we draw the line?

This guy happily let his brother move in while he attends a nearby community college, but when his parents assume his stepbrother can do the same, he balks.

Check out the details and find out why.

AITA for not letting my stepbrother stay with me when he starts off at college?

My girlfriend (24F) and I (25M) became homeowners a year ago.

My brother (18M) moved in with us after he finished high school in May so he can attend community college in our town.

This was something we had planned with him months in advance, and we were both on board with the idea.

He’s settled in well and has a job, started classes, made new friends and everything.

This sounds nice. It’s always cool when families can help each other out like this.

Now, my dad and his wife are expecting me to let my stepbrother (17M) move in next year when he starts college.

My dad was not informed of my brother’s plan to [live] with me.

My brother waited until May to tell him what was happening, and my dad wasn’t happy that I had been talking to my brother about college and where he’d live but not my stepbrother.

Isn’t the brother an adult? Why does he have to inform his dad of anything?

My dad and his wife married when I was 11, and my mom died when I was 9, so I lived with them.

For that reason, my dad feels like my stepbrother isn’t just a stepsibling, but a sibling and should be given the same chance.

I disagree, and I never thought of my stepbrother as my sibling.

Interesting…

To me, my brother was always my only sibling.

We were close, and I’d spend time with him when I could.

[I] never did the same for my stepbrother, and I don’t keep in touch since moving out.

It just wasn’t the same to me.

I’m not all that close to my dad either, so really it’s just my brother and now he lives with me.

Anyway, I said no to my stepbrother staying with me and told them they’d need to figure out something else.

Well, it’s also good to have boundaries. You can’t have everyone moving in.

Dad accused me of playing favorites and tried to berate me for it.

I told him I was happy to have my brother live with me, but he’s my only brother.

I stopped taking their calls and ignore their texts but there have been many from dad and his wife saying I’m acting like a jerk.

That’s horrible.

My stepbrother also reached out and asked why I didn’t want to let him live with me, and he promised he’d work and help around the house like my brother.

AITA?

Does Reddit think these parents are overstepping on this one? Or should the stepbrother move in?

Let’s find out.

Many Redditors believe he makes the final call because it’s his house.

They supported his decision to say “no” also.

People also wondered what these parents thought the living situation would be like.

And others reminded him that you can’t please everyone.

The stepbrother seems innocent here, but these parents must respect their son’s home.

You can’t make people feel a way they don’t.

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.