If you're lucky enough to have older family members, you'll be used to them quizzing you on how to use certain technology. It takes a lot of patience as they might not grasp your advice first time round, but they are usually incredibly thankful for the help.
Many people will be more than happy to take the time out of their day to help a loved one, but if you're inundated with your own things to do, it can get a little frustrating.
One woman took to Reddit's 'Am I the a**hole' forum to rant about her dad's constant demands as she has her own work to contend with. Appealing for advice from others, she asked: "Am I the a**hole for telling my dad he is not my biggest priority?"
She wrote: "I (37f) have a work-from-home position. Today, I was particularly swamped with work. While working, my dad knocks on my door to help him with an email. I rushed and got it done. Twenty minutes later, I was in a meeting when he came knocking again. I said I couldn't help at the moment.
"He said something but I wasn't paying attention to him. The meeting ended and it took me over two hours to catch up on my work. By the time I was done, he had gone out.
"I use my lunch hour to pick up my daughter from school. When we got home, my dad was home. He started questioning why I didn't let him know I was done with my meeting. I pointed out that I had work to do. He complained that he needed another email sent.
"My father has a long history of treating me more like a maid and secretary than his own daughter. Frustrated and a bit hangry, I snapped and said that I get paid to send emails for work. Sending emails for him isn't more important than my actual job. He said that he's my father and I should understand that he needs my help.
"I exhaled and said then he should learn to do these things for himself. He countered with some bulls*** line and I left the conversation with he isn't my biggest priority. Keeping my job and being a mother is. So, am I an a**hole?"
People were quick to defend the woman saying it's nice to offer help as and when you can, but her dad can't expect her to drop everything for him.
One wrote: "If he came to your company's office to have you do his chores, everyone would see why that's inappropriate and not done. Your home office needs to have the same boundaries."
Another fumed: "You have a job, you have a child, you don't need to be taking care of your father's emails.
"If he wants you to help, he should let you know and realise he'll get your help when you've taken care of your other responsibilities and have time to help him."
Someone else came up with a potential solution: "Can you go to a cafe for part of the day (like before you pick up your daughter) or even the whole day to remove yourself from the house and situation?"
"The fact that your dad thinks that his e-mails are more important than your job is ridiculous", one pointed out.
What would you do in this situation? Let us know in the comments.
