She’s Refusing To Help Her Brother In School Anymore Because He And Her Mom Keep Taking Advantage Of Her And Forcing Her To Do His Work
This 16-year-old woman and her twin brother recently started high school. And for their first year, they both decided to choose philosophy as one of their majors.
While she genuinely enjoys learning about the subject, though, she claimed that her brother only chose philosophy because he could not find a better option.
That’s why she immediately fell in love with her major from the beginning– and her grades reflected her passion. In fact, she has the highest grades in her class. And in general, she tends to be a straight-A student.
But, she claimed that her brother could not be more different. Apparently, he never pays attention in class and just chats with his friends throughout the lessons.
That’s why he constantly needs her help in school. Honestly, though, she is sick and tired of lending him a helping hand.
This pattern all began with their first project in philosophy– which she obviously completed by herself; meanwhile, her brother got help from their mom.
She wound up doing a stellar job on her project, too, because she earned a 100. Her brother, on the other hand, walked away with an 85.
Rather than accrediting that grade to her brother’s lack of attention or studying, though, her mom kind of blamed his bad grade on her.
“My mom literally said that it’s because the teacher likes me more,” she recalled.
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So, for their first test of the school year, her mom forced her to help him out. She ultimately provided her brother with a full copy of all the notes she took during class. Then, her mom used the notes to help her brother study.
“And was also kind enough to let me be there only if I sat quietly,” she explained.
Her mom really didn’t know how to teach the course material, though, and she pointed that out. But her feedback wasn’t well received, and her mom actually just told her to shut up!
However, once everyone got their test grades back, it was clear that she had been right. While she earned a 95– which was the highest grade in her class– her brother walked away with a 77.
To her dismay, though, this second bad grade did not teach her brother or her mom any lessons.
Instead, for his second class project, her brother just got a friend to do all the work. Then, for the third project, she was expected to swoop in and save her brother’s class grade.
For context, that third project was about a movie shown during their philosophy class. And at the time the project was assigned, her parents were away on vacation.
That’s why her mom claimed they were “counting on her” to “help out” her brother. What they expected was far from just help, though.
More specifically, her mom just reached out to her one day and instructed her to “start working.”
She knew it was completely unrealistic for her to finish two entire projects in just one day, though, and she told her mom that. But, her mom seemingly did not care about her grade at all and basically said her brother’s project was more important.
“I’m not expecting you to finish two, but I’m expecting you to at least finish your brother’s project,” her mom said.
Regardless of her mom’s input, she still decided to go with her gut and started working on her project first. And out of spite, she opted to take her time. That way, she wouldn’t have to do her brother’s work or help him.
To her total shock, though, he wound up just copying her entire project. And even though she thought he did a horrible job, the fact that he tried to copy her at all made her furious– especially because the project was supposed to be about their own perspective on the movie, not any specific course material.
“So imagine my surprise when I found out that my brother and I shared the same opinions about the movie,” she vented.
That’s why she was forced to take matters into her own hand again. She ended up writing him an entirely new paper after she freaked out on him and called a bunch of friends for help.
Even after that whole debacle, though, her mom still expects her to help her brother out with their next exam– which is set to take place in one week. But quite frankly, she has had enough. So, she decided to finally put her foot down and tell her mom no.
Her mom just did not understand her perspective, though, and wound up screaming at her. Plus, her mom blatantly denied the fact that they had been taking advantage of her and mistreating her throughout the whole school year.
So now, even though she feels like she has a right to stand up for herself, she’s still been left wondering whether refusing to help her brother with his exam preparations makes her a jerk or not.
Is it her responsibility to do her brother’s work? Why do you think her mom is supporting his laziness instead of teaching him a lesson? Did she have a right to put her foot down? What would you do in this situation?
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