'Not my responsibility bro...': Family vacation is derailed by brother's outburst after his sister refuses to dog sit, starting a blame game among the siblings

Your family should always come first. Conversely, setting boundaries and declining help when necessary is perfectly reasonable. The story below is an account of a confused sister.

Every year, the original poster (OP) and her family take trips together. OP, however, informed her family that neither she nor her spouse would be able to attend because of her current unemployment.  Things were going well at first, but when her brother insisted that she take care of his five dogs the entire journey, things took a bad turn. At first, OP made an effort to talk to her brother and explain that, given her own obligations, this would not be feasible. However, even though she thought she had sufficiently explained herself and made her point, she later found out that her brother had unexpectedly canceled his vacation and was blaming her for everything.

So be sure to read the story below if you're interested in learning the specifics of what happened as well as how OP responded to her brother's childish behavior! After you're done, don't forget to read the story of the manager who, in an attempt to increase sales, removes the company's social benefits—only for his staff to outsmart him and foil the scheme!