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The original was posted on /r/AmItheAsshole by /u/Abject-Ebb9415 on 2023-08-22 00:53:01.

Original Title: AITA for telling my father that I would not babysit for him anymore until he and his wife replaced my computer, apologized, and promised me that I would not be expected to share my property with her children.

I (F17) am starting school in the fall. I worked very hard to graduate early and get into college. I’m trying to get out of my house as fast as I possibly can.

We live in a multigenerational house. My paternal grandparents own the house and my dad and his brother both live there with their families as well. My mom divorced my dad and he remarried a few years later. I was living with her until her new husband transferred overseas for work last year.

I am the oldest kid in the house and all the adults work. So I got stuck babysitting my nephews, niece, and half brother and sister. I don’t mind, they are well behaved and I get paid. Not a lot but I do.

For college I had a plan. I have my laptop at home but I don’t want to lug it around. So I got myself a handheld gaming computer. It runs windows and I have a small folding Bluetooth keyboard.

My half brother saw it when I brought it home and he wanted to play games on it because it looks sort of like a switch.

I said he couldn’t because it was my computer for school. He is ten and on the spectrum so he loses his temper very easily. He had a tantrum and his mother insisted I let him play with it. I said no and took it and went to see my grandmother. I was showing her all the stuff I could do on it when my dad came home.

His wife convinced him that I was taunting my had brother by not letting him play with my “toy computer”.

My dad said to let him play and that he will be careful. I said it wasn’t a toy and that I got it for school. He insisted that I needed to share when I was in his house. My grandmother gave him side eye but didn’t say anything.

Surprise surprise, the little asshole couldn’t play Diablo on it so he got upset and smashed it.

I said I told you so and gave the ultimatum from my title.

It was Monday today and I took my uncle’s kids with me to the zoo. I left my father’s children at home. His wife had to take the day off. They tried texting and calling me for an hour until they figured out I wasn’t going to back down.

He tried to ground me when I got home but my grandmother told him I was right. So now I am in my room setting up my second brand new computer in a week. But my father and his wife are upset with me because they had to spend money replacing a toy. They said I should just use my laptop for school. Cheaper than her losing her job though I guess.