Entitled single mom divides internet after demanding selfish younger brother to babysit as expert weighs in

A single mom’s request has sparked a massive amount of backlash, with hundreds of people criticising her “entitled” behavior.The debate kicked off last week when the 32-year-old woman’s younger brother turned to Reddit for help after the pair got into a heated argument.The 27-year-old said he always tries to help out his sister, who is a single mom to her 5-year-old son, as much as he can, whether it’s babysitting, picking up groceries or driving to appointments.But her most recent request sent him over the edge, leaving him wondering if he’s the a**hole in this situation.Earlier this month, he was all set to go on a weekend trip with two friends.They had planned it weeks in advance and had already paid for the hotel.However, the Friday night before they were due to leave, his sister called and asked if he could babysit because she’s already agreed to cover an extra shift at work.“I told her I couldn’t because I was going out of town,” the man said.

“She got annoyed and said I could easily reschedule since it was just a trip with friends.I explained that everything was booked and that my friends had already arranged their schedules around it.”The 27-year-old’s sister labeled him “selfish” and told him he had “no idea how difficult it was to raise a child alone.”“I was sitting on my couch scrolling through my phone when she called again.

I told her I understood she had responsibilities and that I wasn’t trying to make her life harder, but being a single mom didn’t mean everyone else had to rearrange their lives around her,” he said.“She went quiet for a few seconds and then told me that was an incredibly insensitive thing to say.”Soon, their mom got in on the drama.While she agreed her son wasn’t obligated to take care of his nephew, he should apologize for how he worded his rejection, she said.The man said he did ultimately go on the trip, but the entire interaction was still very much on his mind.The post was remov...