Teen's Reluctance To Borrow A Backpack To Her Brother Leads To Full-Blown Family Drama
Sibling rivalry is a normal and common occurrence in families with more than one child. It refers to the competition, jealousy, and resentment that can arise between siblings as they vie for their parents' attention, affection, and resources.
This can manifest in various ways, such as arguing, fighting, and competing for grades or achievements. Sibling rivalry is often fueled by the perceived unfairness of how parents distribute their children's time, attention, and resources.
However, sibling personality differences and different maturity levels can also influence it. One of the most common manifestations is creating drama over nothing.
And we have one of those stories today. One Redditor asked, "AITA for not wanting to give my brother my backpack?"
OP is a 14 Y.O. girl with a problem. Her adult brother wants to borrow her backpack for a cruise.
OP keeps her books in that backpack and doesn't want to give it. Her mom says she should suck it up and find a place to store her books.
OP caved and texted her brother that he could have the backpack, but now he is angry and doesn't want it. Her brother even became vindictive, threatening to cancel their Spotify account. (Now, if that's not adult behavior, what is?)
Read the full story below:
OP asks:
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OP is a 14 Y.O. girl with a problem. Her adult brother wants to borrow her backpack for a cruise.
OP keeps her books in that backpack.
Her mom says that she should suck it up and find a place to store her books.
OP caved and texted her brother that he could have the backpack, but now he is angry and doesn't want it.
Her brother even became vindictive. (Now, if that's not adult behavior, what is?)
OP asks if she is the bad guy here.
OP has offered the following explanation for why they think they might be the asshole:
"If he can afford a cruise, he can afford a bag."
OP says:
Some people will always be mad about something
Sounds about right:
We are talking about an adult here. And he is mad at a teen?
"Backpacks designed for trekking don’t make great luggage anyway"
OP says:
A more philosophical approach to this problem:
This is so true:
This Redditor says:
They believe her family should treat her better
Doesn't he have a job?
Maybe this is his logic?
This "problem" does evoke nostalgia, doesn't it? Don't you just wish to go back to times when this looked like a problem to you?
The lack of real problems in childhood made us create drama over, well, basically anything. However, it was rare that adults would join us and fuel it.
Sadly, this is the case here. OP's adult brother is acting like a teen too, threatening to take away her Spotify privileges.
It is clear that these kids need to grow up. Especially the brother.
