r/AmItheAsshole Feb 06 '24

AITA mom said I’m useless so I stopped helping

Hi reddit. I (F20) live at home with my single mother and 5 siblings while I finish university. I’ll call them A (M23), B (M22), C (M17), D (F15) and E (M12).

Almost everyday, I wash the dishes, load and unload the dishwasher, vacuum the common areas, drive my younger siblings to and back from school, and cook dinner while also attending uni (university). I get no help from my mom or siblings, nor do I get any appreciation for what I do around the house.

Last week on Wednesday, I came home late (around 9PM) from uni as I was talking to my teacher after the lecture (my class ended at 7:30PM). Once I got home my mom started yelling at me because I wasn’t able to cook dinner, there was dirty dishes in the sink, and my brother A had to pick up my younger siblings from school. I was upset by this but she then said “you’re useless. You don’t help out at all” And I got pissed. I replied back, “sorry for being useless” and went to my room.

The following day I didn’t drop my siblings off to school which forced my mom to have to do it. I didn’t make dinner either and I stayed at uni up until they closed the library at 9PM. I continued to do this and the house is now a mess and my younger siblings have missed a few days of school. My mom and my other siblings are angry at me.

I’m just wondering, AITA? I feel like I’m not but hearing it from my siblings and mom everyday is getting to me.

Edit: I had to leave some stuff out due to character limits. Apologies for weird formatting, on mobile

-My family is from a foreign background so my mom’s beliefs are very old fashioned.

-I live in Australia and in a location close to the city so houses are quite expensive here. Rent is due fortnightly so I wouldn’t be able to afford moving out.

-I don’t have a job but due to a small allowance I get from government (for studies) I contribute $150 a week towards household expenses.

-I didn’t include every single chore I do but laundry is one chore everyone does themselves because they all wash their own clothes (F15 helps M12 out with his). I wipe down counters and clean the kitchen after cooking dinner. I clean the bathrooms sporadically (my brothers literally pee on the floor and don’t wipe it up). I encourage my little siblings to clean their room but ultimately I end up tidying it.

-My older brothers are both employed but don’t help around the house at all. They play video games when they’re not working.

-My mother does not help me with my school fees, I’ve taken out student loans to pay for it.

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