24-year-old refuses to risk her career for her reckless brother, standing her ground against her parents’ pressure: ‘He’s 28 and literally is the most careless person in this world’

If you ask me, this 24-year-old deserves some kind of standing-your-ground medal. Her entire family seems to live by two mottos: better sorry than safe and always involve family in business. But she's not having it. She's got the rare mix of backbone and boundaries that most people don't develop until they've had a breakdown and a bill pile to match. After years of grinding for a decent job, her parents want her to throw her brother a professional lifeline. The same brother who yells, mooches, and treats job applications like optional homework.

It's not uncommon to see these kinds of communal view of someone's achievements - it's like success never really belongs to the person who earned it, it belongs to the family committee. The moment you prove you can swim, everyone starts sending you their favorite drowners. The 24-year-old refuses to risk her reputation for someone who's already proved allergic to effort. Her parents call it selfish, but really it's self-preservation disguised as common sense. Because nothing ruins a good job faster than dragging in a relative who still believes "work ethic" is a myth made up by morning people.

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She’s doing what most people are too polite to try: drawing a line between career and chaos. In a world where loyalty is supposed to mean sacrificing stability, she’s choosing the radical alternative of taking care of herself first. Family might call it pride. The rest of us call it survival. Some people break the generational curse. Others just keep emailing their siblings’ résumés. She picked the right side.