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The original was posted on /r/AmItheAsshole by /u/Bossy_Aussie_ on 2023-10-01 20:31:26.

So, I have an 8 year old cousin, who we’ll call Katie for the sake of the story.

For my 16th birthday, my best friend Jasper gave me a heated blanket because I mentioned how my room can get freezing whenever it wants. It basically a red blanket that plugs in, you pick one of four settings and it auto shuts off after 3 hours so its not a fire hazard. Safe to say, I love this thing. I’m actually using it right now lol

So two days ago, my aunt and uncle and Katie came over for dinner. I asked Katie if she wanted to play a game on our switch, she excitedly said yes so we went up to my room and set it up to my TV. Just my luck, my room was freezing cold, so I set up my heated blanket for Katie and I while my heater slowly heats up the room.

When they were about to leave, Katie came running to me with the blanket, asking if she could take it home. The thing is, they have two dogs who ruin stuff in 2 seconds, while she doesnt take the best care of her stuff either (understantable since shes 8).

I took nicely took it from her and said no in the nicest way possible. I told her that it was a birthday gift that Jasper gave to me. She looked disappointed but smiled. She’s met Jasper, and aside from her parents and I, he’s gotta be her favourite person, and he absolutely adores her. (She’s told Jasper and I that we need to get together and get married so that she can see him more often lol).

She ran to her parents and got her stuff on, and my aunt and uncle asked why I couldn’t just give it to her. I said again that it was a birthday gift from Jasper. They just said that I could’ve given it to her and Jasper or I could get another one. I don’t wanna give it away since it was a birthday gift from my best friend, and he had a hilariously hard time getting it. (He paid for it, but he had to ask his mother to order it, and tried his best to not mention that it was a gift for a girl, since you can probably tell how shed respond lol).

I stood my ground and told them that I would not be giving it to them, and they just huffed and left. Later they texted me saying that I was an AH and I should’ve just given it to her. I was older, and I should’ve been the bigger person. The thing is, Katie had literally no problem with me saying no, so I have no idea what their problem was, but the way AH was thrown around it reminded me of this place. So reddit, AITA?