AITA for refusing to give up my bedroom so my sister can have it for her online “career”?

A Reddit user (19M) shares that his younger sister (17F) has recently gained popularity on social media and wants to swap rooms with him to have a more “aesthetic” space for her online career. Despite the fact that the user has spent years making his room comfortable for studying, relaxing, and gaming, his sister insists that she needs it to further her career.

After the user refused, his sister became upset, accusing him of ruining her dreams, and their parents sided with her. The user is now wondering if he’s in the wrong for not giving up his room. Read the full story below to see what happened!

‘ AITA for refusing to give up my bedroom so my sister can have it for her online “career”?’

So, I (19M) live with my parents, and we have a three-bedroom house. I have the largest room I’ve had since we first moved in about 13 or so years ago. Obviously, with all that time, I’ve made it my space – it’s where I study, relax, play games, etc. I’ve put a LOT of time and money into making it the way I like.

Now, my sister (17F) has recently started gaining popularity on social media. She’s been dreaming of having it branch into a full-time career, something she can live off of and support the family on. However, she thinks that to grow her career, she needs a more “aesthetic” and “professional” bedroom to take her content to the next level. She’s asked me multiple times to give up my room so she can use it for her posts, claiming that her career will go further if she has a better backdrop and space to create her content.

I told her I’m not comfortable giving up my room, especially since I need it for my own work and downtime. Again, I’ve already put in a lot of effort to make it a space that works for me. My sister got really upset (like, uncharacteristically so) and started guilt-tripping me, saying I was “ruining her dreams” and that I was being selfish.

My parents kind of sided with her, saying that it’s just a room, and I could easily share it or use a different one, but I’m really not okay with it. I’ve been in my room for years, and I don’t feel like I should have to give it up just because she wants to make her career out of it.

Now she’s been avoiding me and there’s tension at home. AITA for refusing to give up my bedroom? TL;DR: Sister wants to swap rooms, I refused and we don’t talk anymore.

Here’s the input from the Reddit crowd:

Shamtoday −  NTA. If it’s “just a room” your sister can stay in hers and get over it. She can make her current room more professional, even if you gave her your room she’d still have the same stuff to put in there and the “aesthetics” would be the same.

BabyDoll891 −  Honestly, if her career hinges on a bedroom aesthetic, maybe she should consider a career in interior design instead!

simpsonscrazed −  NTA, internet influencers need to understand the world doesn’t bend a knee for them. She’s acting like the room is already hers and you’re being difficult. Nah, SHE’S being difficult. She could literally make content anywhere, outside, at the library, whatever. If she really was good at what she does, she doesn’t need this extra room for her career to expand.

JMarchPineville −  This is her project, not yours. If she is that serious about it, she can change up her own room as a studio and start sleeping on the couch.

Clean_Factor9673 −  NTA. Your sister is spoiled. Don’t let your patents guilt you into giving up your room. Your sister can make do with whst she has.

SeraphiM0352 −  Parents shouldn’t be encouraging kids to choose ‘social media’ as a career. Your parents are the assholes here. Time for you to move out before your sister makes the whole house her content creation studio.

Spirited-Water1368 −  Why did your parents not take the largest bedroom for themselves? Doesn’t make sense.

wlfwrtr −  NTA You are the oldest which is why you probably why you got the larger room. Tell her when she’s 18 she can move out and get any room she wants until then it stays as is. You said you use it for work, do you work from home and also use it as your office?

Ok-Firefighter5492 −  NTA. So what happens when you switch with her and she doesn’t blow up in the social media world? All that drama for nothing. Everyone can just stay where they are. She can rearrange her room to make a nice spot for filming. She’s acting entitled and it’s ridiculous.

twinpeaks2112 −  Is there more space in your room for your sister’s onlyfans?