Mother Gets Angry As Son Refuses To Comfort His Own Little Sister

While his mother was having some food, Reddit user Individual_Drop_8832’s 1-month-old baby sister started creating discomfort and when his mother asked him to help comfort the little girl, he refused to do so. The rationale he provided was that he gets anxious around kids because of an incident that took place in his life, OP has shared that incident by making an edit to the story. His mother understood his fear but didn’t like the fact that he refused to comfort his baby sister. She told her son the only way to get better with this is to interact with his little sister as much as he can. Only then will he gain the experience and the confidence to overpower his anxiety and take proper care of his sister. Otherwise, the relationship between this brother and sister would turn out to be a very disappointing one.

Not sure if what he did was the right thing to do or not, OP decided to share the story on the infamous subreddit “Am I The A$$hole?“. The community of 10 million was surely going to provide OP with a verdict he would bring his belief in.

Scroll down below to read the story!

Source: u/Individual_Drop_8832

1. I wonder why…let’s find out.

2. One time when his baby sister needed comforting, OP refused to do it.

3. He shared that because of a “previous trauma” that still haunts him, he gets anxious when babies cry or he is asked to help.

4. His mother politely told him he could get over this fear if he tried to get more involved with his little sister.

5. The mother then got angry and let her heart out by saying she literally does everything and doesn’t get any help from anyone.

6. OP took it to the AITA community members to ask if his choice of not comforting his baby sister puts him in the wrong or not.

7. OP opened up on the previous trauma she mentioned very early in the story.

Traumas can be really difficult to handle and I really can understand OP’s viewpoint. He feels really uncomfortable when it comes to helping babies because of the incident that took place with his little sister who passed away because of a sickness. But things cannot stay at this point, things will have to change. I think OP should definitely follow his mother’s advice and interact more with his little sister. No one knows the time of their d*ath, it may come the very next second. So, don’t worry about another incident or get entangled in “What if it happens because of me?”. Learn to deal with your anxiety, change this behavior, and become a better brother.

I would say OP was NTA but if he doesn’t put in the effort to change himself then he will be a major AH.

Source: u/Individual_Drop_8832