AITA For Stepping In To Do "Mom Things" For My Niece Because My SIL Is Disabled | r/AITA
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🗓️ 23 April 2026
⏱️ 28 minutes
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Summary
In today’s AITA story, OP - a devoted aunt - has been been helping her 10-year-old niece because OP's sister-in-law became disabled and can no longer manage school tasks. Up until now OP only does what she's asked, but when she steps in for a Christmas project, her kindness triggers resentment and tension, leaving her unsure if she crossed a boundary.
0:00 Intro
0:20 Story 1
4:29 Story 1 Edits
5:41 Story 1 Comments
10:24 Story 1 Update
16:45 Story 2
18:14 Story 2 Comments / OP's Replies
21:24 Story 2 Update 1
23:05 Story 2 Update 2
23:26 Story 2 Comments / OP's Replies
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| 0:00.0 | Hey Waffle Gang, I do hope you are well. My name is Mark and today we're checking out some more Reddit stories. |
| 0:09.8 | And if you do love a Reddit story, why not consider? |
| 0:12.3 | Hit in the like, subscribe, maybe that notification bell too. |
| 0:15.6 | Let's crack on with today's first story. |
| 0:19.1 | Much love, guys. |
| 0:20.1 | Now, today's first story comes from Helpful-ish Aunt and says, am I the assall for stepping in to do mum things for my niece because my sister-in-law is disabled? |
| 0:30.6 | And before we do start, I did look up this name and there were several pronunciations. |
| 0:36.6 | The one I've landed on is Gigi, so I do apologize if this is wrong. |
| 0:41.8 | I have a niece, Jiji 10, who is the daughter of my brother Chris and his wife, Anna. |
| 0:47.6 | Anna became disabled when Jiji was four. |
| 0:50.7 | It was triggered by an infection and ever since she has been mostly using a wheelchair. |
| 0:56.0 | Obviously this has been hard on their family. |
| 0:58.0 | Anna was the center of their home, even though she had a demanding job. |
| 1:03.0 | She had to quit her job which is tough on their finances and she is no longer able to be as involved with |
| 1:08.0 | Gigi's school and extracurricular activities due to |
| 1:11.7 | her fatigue and accessibility issues. |
| 1:14.8 | I help as much as I can. |
| 1:16.7 | School pickup and driving her to dance practice. |
| 1:19.5 | Going to school events if Chris can't make it, such as chaperoning field trips. |
| 1:24.3 | My husband and I even took Gigi to Disneyland with us over the summer. I only do what |
| 1:29.1 | I'm asked to do and within the boundaries of what I have time to do as I have my own child. |
| 1:34.4 | Just whatever I can do to make things easier for their family and for Gigi. So she doesn't |
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