AITAH for not babysitting for my sister on prom night?
At the heart of a night meant for celebration and youthful joy, a soph**ore's anticipation of prom is shadowed by unexpected sacrifice.
Invited by a senior friend, she was ready to embrace the magic of the evening, only to have her hopes dimmed by family needs and unyielding responsibilities.
Caught between her own dreams and her half sister's chance to reclaim a lost moment, she faced a quiet heartache, giving up her night to care for a baby, a choice wrapped in love yet tinged with unspoken longing.
The echoes of that decision linger, a tender reminder of the cost of family loyalty and the silent weight of dreams deferred.
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The original poster (OP) feels conflicted because they prioritized their commitment to their friends and their own desire to attend prom over their sister's last-chance opportunity to go, leading to ongoing friction with their sister and disappointment from their mother.
Given the OP's desire to maintain friendships versus the family expectation of sacrifice for a sibling's special event, is it reasonable for the sister and mother to continue pressuring the OP when the OP had already made a significant sacrifice by attending prom with senior friends, or should the family accept the OP's decision as a valid prioritization of their own experience?
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