I have never expressed any interest in children whatsoever.

In fact, I have declared on multiple occasions, loudly, in the earshot of all the parents I know, that I prefer dogs to kids, and I would rather feed my body to a concrete-mixer than be in the vicinity of a kid. I say "fuck" a lot, and I keep many common allergens in my place, as well as expensive gaming and music equipment. I am a quasi-professional chef, and keep sharp Japanese knives right within reach on my low countertop, in case I have an urgent desire for homemade sushi, as child-free people are known to often have. I am also very busy, doing, well, things. Things that only gloriously child-free people are able to do, like, oh I don't know, sky-diving and walking and reading.

And yet, and yet, just in the last week, I had 169 requests to babysit kids from parents who should know better than to ask me. Parents who are clearly regretting their decision to have kids, while demonstrating their own huge incompetence in providing childcare. And their request is often accompanied by a demand to baby-proof my place, so it's safe for their little darlings. One of them had the audacity to ask me to put away my priceless collection of Japanese knives while babysitting. Seriously?

AITA for telling these audacious parents to just fuck right off?

Sauce: every other post on the AITA-like subs. Recently: AITA for refusing to babysit my sister's kids when she had an important work dinner? : r/AmItheAsshole