The viral Reddit post, titled, “AITA for not wanting to sit at the kids’ table,” has been upvoted over 8,200 times since being shared to the “Am I the A**hole” subreddit on March 6. User @Economy_Wasabi7361 revealed she was at a recent party at her aunt’s house celebrating her cousin’s birthday when the incident took place.

When it was time to eat, the original poster (OP) got her plate in the kitchen and began to head downstairs where everyone else was eating.

The OP revealed: “Anyway, my aunt rushes over and asks me where I’m going. I said downstairs like everyone else, and she told me I had to sit at the table so I wouldn’t spill anything or make a mess. I didn’t like this because I’m 22 years old, and I know how not to make a mess and also because the only people sitting at the table were my three little cousins who are 13, 10, and 6 years old.”

The Redditor explained that she didn’t have to sit there, but her aunt was standing in front of her, blocking the way downstairs. The OP gave up and sat down with her cousins, but when her aunt went back to the kitchen, she went downstairs as her aunt couldn’t see her.

The average U.S. family size equated to 3.13 people in 2021, according to Statista, which is down slightly from 3.15 people in 2020. The 2021 U.S. Census Bureau counted 83.9 million families in the country in total.

The Redditor continued: “About five minutes later she comes downstairs and sees me sitting on the couch eating and demands for me to go back upstairs to eat at the table. I tried to remain respectful, but I said I was too old to eat at the kids’ table, and I didn’t understand why I was expected to eat with them when my sister didn’t have to.”

According to the OP, her aunt “huffed,” going back upstairs, although she eventually sat down with her plate of food. She did mention that her aunt looked “a little upset” for the rest of the event, and in the car on the drive home, the OP’s father said she should have sat at the kids’ table and listened to her aunt as it’s her house.

In a comment to another Redditor, the OP added, “I was messy and clumsy when I was a little kid, like under 10, but I would like to think since it’s been more than a decade I could sit with the adults.”

Over 700 comments came rolling in for the Redditor, and although not everyone agrees, most people are on the young woman’s side about things.

Many think the OP’s aunt wanted someone to watch the younger kids at the table. One comment received over 16,000 upvotes on the subject. “NTA, sounds like she wanted a free babysitter for her kids,” the Redditor weighed in.

Some people didn’t mince words over the situation, and one viewer called it “weird AF,” adding, “Perhaps the aunt wanted someone to be watching the kids? But I can’t understand why she wouldn’t just ask you instead of treating you like a child, and a young child at that. Very weird and frankly insulting behavior.”

A Redditor wondered where the rest of the family was during the whole situation, asking, “Nobody stood up for you?” The user continued: “It’s weird. Even assuming the 13-year-old was not capable of properly eating food without spilling is weird.”

Harsh words came rolling in over the situation. “Frankly, 13 is too old to be at the kids’ table too,” a user said. “Your aunt is hella weird.”

Yet another person believed the OP was not the a**hole in the situation. They think she’s an adult, “and part of that means you don’t have to let anyone infantilize you. As long as you’re polite about it, you’d never be the asshole for standing up for yourself.”

Another Redditor admitted that they wouldn’t be attending family gatherings at the aunt’s house anymore. “I know this is petty, but next time your family hosts a family dinner, tell her to sit at the kiddie table and see how she likes it,” they said.

Newsweek reached out to u/Economy_Wasabi7361 for comment.