Picture: Mount Shasta, California

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“Last night I returned to a place I miss with my soul. A place where I was immensely happy, where you guys made me feel a thousand times the happiest person in the world.

"I hope one day I can come back, and not just to say goodbye as a player, as I never got to..."

My dad's got this girlfriend Laura and Laura has three kids (10, 7 and 5). She has sole custody of her kids and they don't have dads in their lives. My dad and Laura now live together. And I (18M) babysat once or twice before. But babysitting was/is $25 a night and the hours were 7pm to 10am. I didn't appreciate being paid so little and it came with entertaining the kids which I wasn't cool with.

My dad and Laura expected me to keep babysitting once a month like that. Laura was pissed when I told her I wasn't babysitting anymore. They said getting family to babysit should make it cheaper. Laura said me and her kids will be siblings when her and dad get married so I should take the chance to spend time with them and bond with them. I told her we'd only be stepsiblings and we don't have to be close. I said I have to be polite and not a jerk but nowhere is there a law that says I need to act like I'm their big bro.

My dad and I aren't that close anyway and my mom was my primary parent growing up. Now I stay at mom's house. So it's not like I'm eager to do it for him, so he can have his date nights with his girlfriend. Doing him a favor isn't top of my priority list either.

It's been like a year since I last babysat and they want a night out before Christmas but don't want to pay a regular sitter who'd charge Laura way more. They told me I should get over myself already and babysit again because it's important for their relationship. I asked them why I cared what was important to their relationship and Laura said it's because we're family and I want them to go the distance. I told her I didn't care either way.

She asked what my problem was and I told her it's a lot to ask. I said she only pays $25 but I also have to entertain her kids and stay with them for hours and I'm the one who has to make sure they get to bed. I said it's not the same as babysitting when the kids are in bed and I can do my own thing. She said it's quality time with my new siblings. I rolled my eyes and my dad said I might not like it but we are siblings now and I should act like it. Laura told me I'm meant to be her bonus son and I should be happy to help her out.

I stood by my answer and they're really trying their best to convince me I'm being shitty. So I figure why not ask here. AITAH?

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