Siblings should have an equal division of household chores.

This woman and her brother, for example, typically share the chore of washing and putting away dishes.

But now her brother has taken on another chore, and he thinks that changes everything.

She’s not sure what to think.

Read the story below for all the details.

AITA for asking my brother to wash the dishes?

I (18F) am taking a gap year.

I live with my parents and brother (23M).

Typically, one of our parents will make dinner, and my brother and I will alternate putting the food/dishes away, and the other washes the dishes.

This young lady had done her share of the chores.

I have a full time job, and got home tonight after my shift.

My parents and I are together, while my brother ate alone in his room.

Now, after we ate, I put all the leftovers in their containers.

I put all the dirty dishes in the dishwasher, and put the leftovers in the fridge.

When she asked her brother to do his share, he got mad.

I went into my brother’s room and asked if he could wash the non-machine dishes because I put everything else away.

He started yelling at me about how he shouldn’t have to do his regular chores because he’s painting our living room right now.

He was being unfair.

Now, normally I would agree, but our parents are paying him to paint the living room.

I think that that makes what we’re doing throughout the day equal.

He doesn’t have a job, so our parents paying him for chores is essentially that.

She didn’t want to argue because of his temper.

I didn’t want to argue with him though.

He has a quick temper, and I knew it would drag on and on, but on the other hand, it’s not every day that you start painting a room.

Does he have a point?

Now, she’s unsure if she was right or wrong.

It’s hard for me to tell because I’m super non-confrontational, and he yells whether he’s right or wrong.

So I’m not sure.

AITA?

It sound like her brother is trying to make excuses to get out of his chores. She might want to check with her parents to see if the rules have changed.

Let’s check out the comments of other people on Reddit.

This person shares their personal thoughts.

Here’s another insightful remark.

He’s being selfish, says this person.

This user shares an unusual analogy.

Finally, this person hates short-tempered people.

Brother needs to stop throwing tantrums and do his fair share.

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