AITA for asking my brother to buy his own food?
I (40) have been living alone in our family home since everyone else moved away. Because of that, I’ve been responsible for all the expenses, including groceries. Recently, my younger brother (34) moved back in after breaking up with his girlfriend.
We generally get along fine, and most of the time he’s not even home because he’s out partying or staying with friends. But when he is here, he eats all the food. He doesn’t contribute to anything—no utilities, no groceries—even though we had a long conversation about this before he moved back.
I finally reached my limit and told him that when he’s here, he needs to buy his own food and that he’s not allowed to eat the groceries I pay for. And to be honest, if this was not the family home I'd probably ask him to move.
For context, I come from a Latino family where there’s often an expectation that siblings will take care of each other no matter what. Some relatives think it’s my responsibility to provide for him just because he’s going through a rough time. But the reality is, we’re both adults, and everyone should be responsible for their own needs.