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The original was posted on /r/AmItheAsshole by /u/zellowjellow12 on 2023-07-12 21:17:30.

This happened last week at my cousin’s house. My family is kinda split on who’s right or wrong here. Names changed for the story. This is POV my aunt.

We were having a family BBQ for the 4th of July. I had a bake ziti in the oven and my son (13m), Mark, was sitting in the kitchen scrolling on his phone. I asked him to take the ziti out when the oven beeps cuz a guest was lost so I had to stand out front to wait for them. When they arrived we chat for a while out front before heading inside.

When we went in something smelled burnt. I check the kitchen and Mark isn’t in there but the pasta is burnt. Not too badly but the bottom layer was crunchy and burnt. Mark came out from the bathroom with his phone in his hand. I assume he was in the bathroom playing on his phone. He claims he didn’t hear the oven beep but if he wasn’t in the bathroom playing on his phone for so long he would’ve heard it and it wouldn’t have been burnt.

I ask for his phone and tell him to go up to his bedroom and I’d come get him when he can have his phone back. He turns and runs upstairs with his phone. I call out for him to bring his phone back and he ignores me. I excuse myself and tell our guests to wait in the living room or out back with the rest of the party.

I follow him upstairs and knock on his door. No answer. I try to open it but he has it locked. “Mark, I’m gunna take your phone for the whole night if you don’t give it to me right now.” Still no answer but I hear him muttering to himself. “MARK!?” I knock on his door louder. I hear his damn playstation turn on and that made me so mad I started kicking his door til the lock broke open. He had his headset on like he was about to play videogames . I turn his TV off and demand his phone. He shouts about his broken door but I don’t care. I make him hand over his phone and his playstation controllers. Now he has no phone or games or lock on the door til I say so.

So Reddit, AITA for breaking down my son’s door? . {EDIT} I think I need to clarify that this story is of the POV (point of view) of my aunt not me. My aunt broke the door down of her own house of her son’s bedroom while they were both upstairs. Everyone, including myself, was downstairs and could hear what was happening. I plan on showing my aunt and cousin some of the comments after this post has reached its verdict.