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19-year-old brother tells his 24-year-old single mother sister to raise her own child if she has a problem with how he is helping her after she critiques his assistance: 'He got mad and said that I have no right to judge her parenting'

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    A toddler aged girl happily eats cookies
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    "[Am I wrong] for telling my sister that if she has a problem with how I'm raising her kid she can raise her herself?"

    I (19M) live at home with my parents, my sister "Ruth" (24F), and her 1.5yr old daughter "Scarlet" (Names changed for privacy reasons) Ruth isn't exactly the greatest mother. She does do whatever Ruth wants to do and Scarlet's more of an - afterthought for her. My parents and I are basically raising Scarlet at this point, and when Ruth decides she wants to be a mother she gets involved. I don't love it, but I have taken on a lot of responsibilities with my niece because I want her to have the be
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    Yesterday morning, my niece was calling for me when she woke up from a nap. So I did the usual routine of changing her, reading to her, and then getting her a snack. About halfway through her snack, Ruth came downstairs. And when she noticed that I had given her bananas, she got mad. She said that I shouldn't feed her bananas because she'll just mush them into the highchair tray and it will be a bigger mess to clean up later. Said that it would "make her life harder later" and that I'm "annoying
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    I told her that if she's got a problem with how I'm caring for (and basically raising) her child, then she can start looking after her herself. And that let's face it, she probably wouldn't even be cleaning up the bananas later. She got mad and said that I have no right to judge her parenting and that I don't know how hard it is being a single parent. AITA for telling my sister that if she has a problem with how I'm raising her kid she can raise her herself?
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    OP has offered the following explanation for why they think they might be the ah le: I could be the a h le because my sister is right, it's difficult being a single parent. And perhaps I ovreacted in my response to her initially, which could make me an a hle
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    A toddler aged girl shoves her hand and food into her mouth
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    MasterpieceOk4688 You have no right to judge her parenting... which parenting? The one she avoids like the plague? NTA but don't be naive, this situation is unstable for All of you because your sister is unstable. It's time to record and collect proof of her "parenting" because she seems like one of those people who weaponize their child.
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    DarthRed Yoga NTA. And it's fine if a baby mashes food. It's part of development. They're exploring and they're not exactly eating with forks and knives. Honest to goodness. Thank God you and your parents are there
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    pinknarc NTA Anything a 1.5 year old eats will be messy. Your sister shouldn't complain about free childcare as long as it's not dangerous or harmful. You sound like a good uncle stepping up for your niece. A lot of people your age wouldn't. That's another reason you're right to call out your sister for complaining. At 19 I wouldn't even babysit my stepsister, let alone a baby.

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