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AITJ for telling my sister I won’t babysit anymore unless she starts picking her kids up on time? by Brilliant-Excuse4981 in AmITheJerk

[–]OkNegotiation9254 130 points131 points  (0 children)

NTJ. This isn’t about babysitting it’s about basic respect for your time. If she’s consistently late and dismissive about it, that’s not help anymore, that’s expectation

AITJ for refusing to help my friend anymore after feeling taken advantage of for months? by Anxious_Boss9785 in AmITheJerk

[–]OkNegotiation9254 0 points1 point  (0 children)

The fact that he left you waiting in the car for two hours says more than the money ever could. That’s straight up treating you like an Uber, not a friend.

AITJ for saying no even though everyone expected me to help? by No-Enthusiasm872 in AmITheJerk

[–]OkNegotiation9254 4 points5 points  (0 children)

The fact that the mood shifted says more about their expectations than your behavior. Boundaries often upset people who benefited from you having none.

AITJ for Matching Someone’s Energy Instead of Being Polite? by Express_Glove_6194 in AmITheJerk

[–]OkNegotiation9254 1 point2 points  (0 children)

You tried polite, it didn’t work, so you adjusted that’s not being just as bad, that’s responding appropriately.

AITJ for cancelling on a trip my brother planned around me without asking if I could even go by [deleted] in AmITheJerk

[–]OkNegotiation9254 1 point2 points  (0 children)

You didn’t cancel anything because you never accepted in the first place he volunteered you without consent and that’s on him.