Every family is different, and some families have pets and others don't. Growing up, my family had a lot of pets. My cousins, on the other hand, did not. My younger cousin is allergic to dogs and cats, so the family opted to avoid pets to keep the house safe and clean for him.

Reddit user u/Maleficent_Bowl_7496 grew up in a similar situation to my cousin, where they didn't have pets as kids because of allergies.

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As an adult now, he took to the popular subreddit r/AmItheA*shole to determine if he was in the wrong about a situation with his dog and his family.

In the post, he explained that he loves dogs but never had the chance to own one as a kid because of his younger brother's allergies.

He wrote, "I never held this against him. I understood that it was a medical thing and that it would be stupid to risk his health just for me to get a dog."

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He went on to say, "I have recently purchased my own home in a different state than my family. And I got myself a dog. His name is Bradford, and he is a husky. My dream dog."

While he no longer shares a home with his brother or family, his parents had some strong feelings about his choice to get a dog.

"I posted a picture of Bradley on my socials, and my parents saw them. They said it was irresponsible of me to get a dog because of my brother. I was like WTF? I literally live hundreds of miles away from them. Our next door neighbor had dogs when I was growing up. It's not like he will affect my brother at all. They said that they were planning on asking if my brother could stay with me while he attended college. News to me," the post continued.

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"I said it probably would have been a good idea to let me know they were planning on that since they do not own my home. They said that they had helped me out through school hoping I would help them out when it was my brother's turn. Once again, this was news to me. They said I needed to get rid of Bradley. I told them to invoice me for their help and not bother me again. They keep trying to contact me, but I'm not interested in hearing it. I waited 26 years to get a dog, and he's not going anywhere," he added.

He ended the post saying, "They think I'm being an a*shole for prioritizing my dog over my brother and for how off handedly I told them to bill me. AITA?"

After the post was made, over 1,000 people commented on the post, and almost all of them agreed with keeping the dog. I think it's safe say that he's not the bad guy in this situation for getting a dog.

Where do you stand on this one?