Ungrateful Daughter Abandons Family After Parents Have New Baby

Family drama alert! Buckle up, folks, because we’ve got a doozy of a story for you today! Meet our 22-year-old protagonist, a young woman caught between her family’s expectations and her own desire for independence. Her parents, financially well-off and with a new baby on the way, expected her to step up and help out more around the house. But our heroine had other plans… ‍♀️

Family Drama Alert!

Generous Parents, But With Strings Attached?

Surprise Baby = More Responsibilities!

Torn Between Gratitude and Independence

‍♀️ Time to Fly the Coop!

Adulting 101: Living My Own Life!

Paying Back the ‘Rents, One Check at a Time

️ Sister Calls Me Out: “Selfish and Ungrateful!”

‍♀️ AITA for Choosing Independence Over Family Obligations?

️‍♀️ The Sibling Situation: Who’s Helping Out?

‍ Sister Steps Up, Parents’ Anger Persists

The Education Equation: Who Got What?

Expensive Education, Guilty Feelings

⏰ Timeline Clarification: Baby Born, Then Engagement!

Cultural Context: Mexican Roots Revealed!

‍♀️ Family Obligations vs. Personal Freedom: The Ultimate Showdown!

Our protagonist, torn between gratitude for her parents’ generosity and a yearning for independence, made the bold move to fly the coop and start her own life with her fiancé. Despite her efforts to pay back her tuition and maintain some distance, her sister labeled her “selfish and ungrateful” for not helping more with the new baby. But with her siblings either unable or unwilling to pitch in, and her parents’ anger stemming more from principle than necessity, our heroine is left wondering: is she really the a-hole here? Let’s see what the internet has to say about this Mexican-American family’s drama!

“Children don’t owe their parents *anything*”

Congrats on your newfound freedom and upcoming marriage! NTA

NTA sister should put her money where her mouth is.

Moving out was the right thing to do, NTA

Childfree by choice. Unreasonable for parents to force caregiving role. NTA

Sibling drama, money tensions, and baby abandonment. NTA wins.

Defending the daughter’s actions against unfair accusations

Setting healthy boundaries with family is important for personal growth

Ungrateful daughter sparks debate over gifts and family obligations

Supportive comment praises OP for focusing on their own family ❤️

You’re NTA for not wanting to raise someone else’s child

Advice for better communication and understanding between family members.

Moving out means not subject to child labor. NTA

Encouraging response to NTA for moving out during grad school

Setting healthy boundaries and standing up for yourself is important.

Breaking free from parents’ unrealistic expectations and sexism. ‍

NTA and appreciates help, but being an older mom is tiring

Daughter rightly calls out lazy parents for expecting free childcare.

Standing up for oneself and starting a new family

New baby doesn’t obligate grown children to raise it. NTA

Moving out is normal but not co-parenting for free

Parents shouldn’t guilt trip you for doing what’s right

Understanding comment encourages reconciliation and empathy

Age range of siblings sparks surprising family stories

Clever response to irresponsible parents wanting help. NTA.

Boundaries set for soon-to-be grandparents, sister could help

Parents can’t push everything on older kids, NTA for leaving

Choosing to move out was NTA, but could’ve communicated better

Daughter not obligated to be nanny, sister just jealous. ‍♀️

Not responsible for new baby, NTA comment shuts it down.

Live your life, don’t let others guilt trip you ✌

Encouraging response to someone seeking validation for moving on.

Sibling upset after ungrateful daughter leaves family, NTA for leaving.

Sibling responsibility and tuition repayment. NTA wins.

Encouraging response to ungrateful daughter, with a hint of humor

Being treated as a babysitter instead of a sibling NTA

Curious comment raises questions about living situation and household rules.

Parent asserts boundaries, suggests future date night babysitting arrangement.

Grad student daughter not obligated to be free nanny. NTA

Moving out to start your own life is a celebration!

Sibling suggests live-in nanny but supports not paying tuition.

Parenting responsibilities should not fall on eldest child, NTA

NTA. Expecting older siblings to take on parental duties is cruel

Focus on building your own family, NTA. Enjoy life!

Moving out after parents’ new baby: NTA, financial help ≠ obligation.

User questions parents’ decision to have another child at older age.

Support for decision to move out and not help with baby

Start your own life, don’t become a live-in nanny

Breaking free from family expectations. No a**holes here.

Sister can move back in and take care of the baby

NTA for moving out after parents had new baby

Supportive comment encourages independence and childcare solution.

Sibling criticizes, but won’t babysit. OP makes adult decision to leave.

Breaking free from family’s guilt trip, NTA wins at life

NTA – Move out and live your life You don’t owe them childcare.

Stay at home mom not doing chores, NTA but time management?

Sister’s hypocrisy exposed, parents capable of handling new baby. NTA

NTA, grown woman shouldn’t be forced to raise new sibling

NTA, not your baby not your problem . Family dynamics explained.

NTA commenter defends parents asking for little sibling help

You’re not the a**hole for not wanting to be a parent

Spread your wings and fly, NTA

Standing up for herself and her future, NTA

Independent daughter moves out, suggests housekeeper for pregnant mom. NTA.

NTA! Commenter questions parents expecting older children to babysit.

Independence is key. NTA for prioritizing yourself

NTA stands up to family, raises questions about tuition repayment and sibling responsibility

Sibling’s hypocrisy and parents’ financial stability justify OP’s stance. NTA

NTA for not wanting to financially support parents’ new baby

Boundaries are important in parenting. NTA for setting them.

Moving out for engagement is valid, parents shouldn’t expect more.