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The original was posted on /r/AmItheAsshole by /u/DidntBabysitMichelle on 2023-09-01 21:56:17.

I (20M) have a cousin Michelle (13F) who will do or say anything for attention. She makes serious accusations, it becomes a huge thing, the lies fall apart after some investigation, and then Michelle will finally tell the truth that she made it all up.

My aunt (44F) and uncle (50M) are partly to blame, in my opinion. They both say they’re present since they work from home. But they’re in the medical field and also constantly doing stuff for their side business, so they really aren’t there for Michelle as much as they assume they are.

Anyway, last week my grandma had to go to the hospital. I’m not entirely sure what happened but my aunt and uncle said that the hospital had a policy that only allowed two visitors per patient in that specific section.

They begged me to watch Michelle since they think she’s too young to be home alone overnight and they don’t trust a stranger to be alone with her that long. (My other aunt, uncle, and cousins who I live with were out of town, by the way. That’s why they asked me.)

I immediately told them no and refused to even think about it. I have a strict personal rule to never be alone with Michelle because especially as a guy, I don’t want to be accused of anything. My aunt ended up staying home with Michelle.

My aunt and uncle both sent me a long text last night saying that they were “extremely disappointed” in me, they already took so much time off work, and I caused even more stress because my aunt wasn’t able to be with her mom when she needed her. Now I feel shitty. AITA?