Am I the asshole for not wanting to babysit my sister's kids?

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(Harry Potter; Weasley oc x Draco Malfoy)

I, 26 female/male/enby, got married to my husband Draco, male 28. We both agreed that we would be child free due to previous traumas in childhood.

We told our families this and explained that we would feel more comfortable if we were only around children during family gatherings.

My sister Ginny, female 27, didn't like this. She bluntly asked "Then who will babysit Ron's(my brother 28 male) and mine's kids when we have date nights?" My sister Ginny has three kids and my brother Ron has two. I have never babysat for them before, so this question caught me off guard and I said "Uhh, you two can babysit each other's children?"

This made Ginny scowl and say "No! That won't work! You have to babysit our kids! Think of it as practice for your own children" Draco frowned and said "Ginny, we're choosing to be child free. That means we won't be having any kids" Ginny scoffs and says "You'll change your minds eventually. Especially after babysitting our kids."

I shifted uncomfortably and said "No, Ginny, we won't. We've already made arrangements to have a vasectomy and vasectomy/tubal ligation done" Ginny's face turned red at this and she said "WHAT?!"

I nodded and said "Yeah, so we'd really appreciate it if you didn't force your kids down our throats" that broke the dam because both my mom and my sister went on tangents about how children were blessings and joys and how empty and meaningless my life will be without them.

They then asked what I would do with my life if I wasn't a stay at home partner and that's when I brought up my career in law making them both scoff and call it dumb and pointless.

This hurt me and pissed Draco off. We immediately left, but received multiple messages from my mom, dad, sister, and brothers telling me that I'm an awful person and I will regret this decision.

The only ones who seem to be on my side is my eldest brother Bill and his wife Fleur.

But now I'm questioning my decision to remain child free. So am I in the wrong here? I really don't feel comfortable around children, not even my nieces and nephews, and I think that if I have kids I won't be able to properly love them.

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