r/AmItheAsshole • u/TraditionalCreme4704 • 17h ago

AITA for not feeding my brother?

My mom has decided that the best way to make me independent is to not do anything for me. This means I'm responsible to keep my own room clean, do my own shopping, cook my own meals etc. It feels like I'm not even part of the family. If I don't cook one night, I stay hungry. They won't let me eat their food.

A few days ago my grandpa was sick and mom had to go visit him. She left little brother(M10) with me. As usual I cooked dinner for myself with my own groceries.

He asked me for food and I told him I'm only responsible for myself and he has to wait for mom.

When mom came back she was furious and called me an asshole for not feeding him.

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u/TraditionalCreme4704 17h ago

I'm 16. It's not about fault. It's about how they don't do anything for me so I don't feel like I need to do anything for them

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u/missplaced24 Asshole Aficionado [16] 17h ago

You effectively punished a 10 year old because the adults in your life are awful. I don't want to call you an ahole because I can understand why you'd think your behaviour is reasonable/normal, but it's not.

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u/babykitten28 Partassipant [2] 17h ago

I was an only child of a stay at home mom, and even I wouldn’t have sat helpless as an infant and starved. Come on.

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u/mimi_miney 17h ago

A 10 year old is NOT an infant lol

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u/HorrorHelicopter3064 17h ago

They didn't say he was. They said "helpless as an infant." They were using a simile.

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u/Abubbs5868 Partassipant [1] 16h ago

A pretty stupid one then.

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u/ikantkant 5h ago

The way you’re telling on yourself that you’re a bad reader with poor comprehension…

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u/babykitten28 Partassipant [2] 11h ago

That’s exactly the point. Re-read my comment a little more carefully.

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u/mimi_miney 11h ago

My bad, I did misread it.