People Have A Bone To Pick With Others In These “Am I The Jerk?” Stories

"My sister has 2 kids. Both under the age of 2. For my birthday, I wanted to go to the movies with my parents and sister, who of course, brought her kids. My mom and I were deciding a movie for us to see. My mom wanted some kid's movie because she thought that the babies would love it. I, however, told her that I didn't want to see some kid's movie and it was MY birthday, not theirs. It's not like I chose a super gruesome movie, it was PG-13! I tried to explain that me choosing a movie for my nephew on MY birthday is like me demanding to watch a movie I want on HIS birthday. My mom didn't like this, and she called me selfish and a "rude little girl" (I'm not little, I'm literally 15). And she yelled at me and sent me to my room. Even though it was my birthday. If my nephew was older, like 6-10, I probably would've considered it. But he's 2! It's not like he's going to remember it! But I don't know, was I being selfish?" Another User Comments: "NTJ. Your sister needed to hire a sitter. It’s not a birthday gift for you if the movie you pick is for someone else. You know what’s selfish? Bringing your two children and expecting other people’s birthdays to revolve around them. And frankly, I wouldn’t expect a two-year-old or younger to be able to sit through a movie in a theatre. Your sister has kids. YOUR life shouldn’t revolve around that." Kettlewise Another User Comments: "NTJ. It's your day, if they don't want to do what you want then don't go with them. I would find a way to go with other people like friends who WOULD like to see what you choose (I took public transit at 15 before my car, but I don't know how safe or accessible transportation is there). Happy Birthday and this thread can be a gift for you to show your family what jerks they are in this case (mom is ridiculous, and people who bring babies to movies are jerks because they tend to not be quiet and cry during loud scenes)." Piper6728 Another User Comments: "NTJ. It's your birthday. You should get to pick what you want to see. Your mom is a bit of a jerk here for not following through with the above. But your sister is the biggest jerk here I mean UGH. She took, not one, but TWO babies to the movies? Like Tom Segura said, "If your reason for doing it is you couldn't get a babysitter... Well you don't get to go to the movies!"" [deleted]