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The original was posted on /r/AmItheAsshole by /u/Box_Quick_32 on 2023-08-04 08:48:15.

(Throwaway account since people I know in real life follow my actual account)

I have a kid brother Sebastian who’s 12 (I’m 22 for context.) We normally get along well but right now Sebastian’s in a phase where he thinks he’s too cool to listen to anyone. Sebastian’s still my brother and I love him, but sheesh this kid can be really annoying right now.

Sebastian used to go to an afterschool/summer program but got kicked out recently. He’s apparently been starting fights and giving the supervisors lip all year but Sebastian refusing to participate in PE by doing Zumba two weeks ago was the last straw.

The program had the kids doing Zumba for PE as a reward and Sebastian didn’t want to do it. The Zumba was only for 30 minutes and then they could do freeplay but Sebastian refused to be a good sport about it and ended up flipping off the supervisor and calling her a b****.

Dad’s been bringing Sebastian to work with him everyday but Sebastian will complain the whole time about being grounded and the people in the neighboring cubicles have complained about Sebastian’s complaining. Bringing Sebastian to work will no longer be an option when school starts anyway.

My parents have asked me if I can pick up Sebastian afterschool and have him stay at my house until Mom can pick him up. My commute to work is on the same way to Sebastian’s school, so they said it shouldn’t be a big inconvenience and offered to pay a bit for gas.

Mom and Dad say they don’t trust Sebastian to be by himself because they think he’s going to throw a party and trash the house or something? I could understand worrying about this if Sebastian were home alone for the weekend. But 2 hours afterschool until my Mom gets off work? I don’t think that’s a reasonable fear at all.

I told them no. They kept pushing it because “your brother needs this.” I was admittedly pretty rude in telling my parents that a middle schooler “needing” daycare is on them. He’s 12 and isn’t special needs. If they insist he “needs” this then it’s on them to handle that. Not my problem.

My parents both said that they were simply asking for a favor and thought they could rely on a family member. And that I had no excuse for speaking to them rudely like I did. I know I’m probably an AH for being rude, but I don’t think they were being reasonable at all. AITA?