AITAH for refusing to drive my friends infant?
My 22f close friend 22f has a 3 month old baby. The father isn’t in the picture so you can imagine it’s been rough for her. I’ve been doing my best to be a good friend and help her out, I only live a 10 minute drive from her.
My friend and I made plans to go to a new cafe that’s around an hour away from our houses. The plan was for me to meet at her house and for us to drive together with the baby.
I get to her house and she basically tells me I’m going to drive. I kind of froze for a second thinking about it before telling her I didn’t feel comfortable with that. I’ve only had my license for under 2 years (yes I got it late) and I don’t even feel fully comfortable driving around my 13 year old niece. I do it sometimes but I’m anxious the whole time. Especially for an hour drive on highways. Especially to a town I’ve never driven to. God forbid something happens and then the babies injuries or worse are on me. I have anxiety and am in therapy.
She started arguing saying she needed to sit in the back with the baby. I offered to sit in the back with him but she wasn’t hearing it. She was getting madder so finally I just said maybe we can go another time. She agreed and I went home. I felt bad but again, I’m not comfortable at all driving with a child that young.
She send me a text this morning saying that I’m selfish and not a team player. She said I acted like a child. I sent a text back saying I’m sorry and explaining again my anxieties towards it. She hasn’t responded. I know she’s dealing with a lot and is stressed but this feels unfair. I have done a lot for her these past few months. I also kind of don’t understand because she goes out a lot with just her and the baby so he rides alone in the backseat often. I told my boyfriend and he says I did nothing wrong and was correct to hold to my boundaries. But he’s also my boyfriend and is probably partial to me.
So AITAH for not driving with an infant?
Posted Aug 13, 2026, 8:33 PM UTC