Man With Tons Of Responsibilities At Home Asks If He Would Be The A-hole If He Stops Taking Care Of His Sister's Dog

On top of working, he needs to care for his sick mom.

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• Published in Interesting
• February 23, 2023

Some people think that the responsibilities of caring for a dog are something they can easily ditch. That's because they have family members who can do it for them.

We've heard about older siblings forcing their younger siblings to watch over their pets. Then the latter would get nothing out of it.

The situation is just unfair. It could strain the relationship within the family as well.

It is the dog owner's responsibility to make sure their dog receives the care it needs—even if it means paying for a pet sitter. They can't always rely on relatives because they have their responsibilities too.

Never be like this woman who constantly relies on her brother to care for her dog, even if he has his own responsibilities and needs to take care of their mom and grandma.

A man with the username throw_away_aita_acc posted about his situation on the "Am I The A**hole?" (AITA) subreddit. He mentioned that since he's working from home, he decided to move back to his parents' home.

His sister moved out but left the dog behind. The original poster tells the community that he's stressed out from having too many responsibilities at home.

He needs to take care of his sick mom, his grandmother, and three dogs (one of which is her sister's). To add insult to injury, his sister's dog is disruptive and barks even at his mom's therapists.

Everything is simply too much to handle. So he wants to stop taking care of his sister's dog.

The original poster's (OP) got his hands full at home.

His sister's disruptive dog is bringing stress to the family.

The OP asked his sister to take the dog with her on some days of the week.

His family members kept forcing him to take the responsibility because he's the one staying at home. But the OP doesn't want to do it anymore.

One Redditor suggests to rehome the dog.

This family is being unfair on the OP.

Taking care of two people and two more dogs is already a huge task. Other family members need to take responsibility.

Family comes first. The dog is not the OP's priority.

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A Reddit user wanted more details.

The OP's sister needs to spend some time training the dog so that it won't cause issues at home.

Maybe the OP won't be this stressed if the dog behaves properly.

There are some things that the OP can try for the disruptive dog. As this Reddit user suggests, he can use a clicker.

There's too much on the OP's plate.

If the therapists complain about the dog, maybe the sister will finally do something about her dog.

The OP can try to be as clever has his sister.

Aside from a clicker, maybe he can also try a shock color.

Not all people can agree with this, though.

The dog is causing stress to the sick mom. Is that not enough reason for the sister to do something about it?

Caring for family dogs is a shared responsibility.

This family needs to talk and do something about the situation.

Very few Redditors consider the OP the a-hole.

If he's taking care of two people and three dogs while working, we can hardly call it little responsibility.

The OP's problem is the reality of people who work from home.

The sister can't just leave the dog in the OP's care. If she doesn't intend to move to a house that accepts dogs, then maybe it's time to rehome the dog.

The OP probably has learned his lesson too. Moving back with family isn't ideal for some people, because it'll cause problems like this.

Maybe he needs to consider moving out again once his mom gets better.

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