AITA for sabotaging my little brother's food on purpose?
The weight of unspoken expectations crushes her spirit as she returns home, hoping for warmth and rest during the holidays.
Instead, she becomes invisible, a servant to her family's demands, trapped in a cycle where her efforts are expected but never appreciated.
Every ch**e she does is met with ent*tlement from her younger brother, whose selfishness is shielded by their parents' blind favoritism. Her patience frays with each unfair request, each manipulation disguised as a simple favor.
The frustration builds silently, a storm of resentment and exhaustion, as she realizes that the love she sought is overshadowed by the burden of responsibility thrust unfairly upon her shoulders.
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The original poster (OP) reached a point of deep frustration due to being treated as a live-in housekeeper by their younger brother, with parental support reinforcing this unfair dynamic.
The OP's actions—intentionally adding disliked ingred*ents to food—were a direct, albeit pa*sive-aggressive, response to feeling controlled and unappreciated, leading to a significant escalation of the family conflict upon departure.
Was the OP's m**hod of retaliation through sabotage petty, or was it a necessary, albeit flawed, stand against es**blished and unfair household power imbalances enforced by the parents?
The central question remains whether enforcing personal boundaries through spiteful action is ever justifiable when direct communication has failed.
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