While she loves doing this once in a while, things escalated when thecoupleasked her for a big favor.

Hersistersaid that this would give her an opportunity to spend quality time with her nephews who were apparently independent.

To be honest, the 8-year-old might be, but how can the 6-year-old and 3-year-old be independent?

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Of course, she declined politely but that infuriated her sister.

The lady pulled the family card and even accused OP of being selfish.

Now, that sounds exactly like the posters sister, doesnt it?

29YO woman looking stressed, in a striped shirt, pondering family expectations, related to babysitting nephews.

Many also lashed out against the grandma for trying to guilt-trip the poster into submission.

Check out the results:

Text discussing childless person asked to babysit nephews aged 8, 6, and 3 for a week.

Text discussing childless 29-year-old asked to babysit nephews for a week, highlighting family expectations and responsibilities.

Text message about a childless 29-year-old being asked to babysit three nephews for a week.

A couple at the airport with luggage and boarding passes, excited for their travel adventure.

Text image discussing babysitting and spending quality time with nephews, emphasizing independence of the kids.

Text image discussing full-time work and lack of support for babysitting nephews for a week.

Text describing a 29-year-old declining babysitting her nephews due to work and schedule conflicts.

A woman entertains two children in bed, engaging in storytelling.

Text discussing family expectations for childless 29-year-old to babysit three nephews due to perceived “freedom.

Text discussing family pressure on childless 29YO to babysit nephews.

Text expressing a childless 29-year-old’s struggle with the expectation to babysit nephews, feeling it’s too much to ask.

Text discussing a person being asked to babysit nephews for a week, questioning fairness of the expectation.

Two women standing back-to-back in a room, one looking frustrated; concept of freedom and family expectations.

Comment on family expecting childless person to babysit instead of grandma.

Reddit comment on a childless 29-year-old being expected to babysit nephews, discussing family expectations and entitlement.

Text response to family discussing freedom and babysitting nephews sarcastically.

Text from a user commenting on family expectations and responsibility.

Reddit comment criticizing the expectation for a childless 29YO to babysit family.

Comment discussing family expectations and dynamics in babysitting situations.

Reddit comment questioning if stories about childless adults babysitting are an exercise in one-upmanship.

Comment advising childless 29YO to refuse babysitting nephews, emphasizing family guilt trip and importance of saying no.

Text screenshot of a babysitting demand including phrases like “step up” and “selfish,” relating to “childless” and “family.