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• A new mom says she doesn’t want her brother to bring his large dog to their family vacation because she’s worried about the safety of her baby

• The woman says she is unsure how to bring the topic up to her family because she knows it will cause an “almighty conflict”

• She shared her story on Reddit to ask others for perspective before potentially starting “a huge argument”

A new mom says she isn’t comfortable taking her baby on vacation with her brother’s large dog, but she also doesn’t want to start a “huge” family fight.

The 35-year-old shared her story on the popular Reddit forum “Am I the A——?,” a place where Redditors can go to seek advice about interpersonal issues. In her post, the woman said that her parents are planning a family vacation at their summer house on the East Coast.

She also said that her 28-year-old brother — who can be “quite upfront with conflict” — has hinted that he wants to bring his dog, which she says is a “large pit bull type breed.”

The issue? The original poster (OP) has a baby, and she’s not comfortable having the dog, which she doesn’t know “at all,” around her child.

“I’ve got nothing against the dog or dogs generally, but to me there is always a risk factor, and large bully breeds simply aren’t safe to have around children — lots of these dogs are fine sure, but some of them aren’t, and it seems to me that people don’t really know until it’s too late,” she said, adding, “I get there is like a 1% chance something bad happens with my kid, but that’s way too high.”

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“This is going to cause almighty conflict with [my brother], who will insist the dog is fine and treat my view as unreasonable,” she continued.

She concluded her post by asking for “some perspective” before potentially starting “a huge argument.”

Reddit users were quick to tell the OP that her feelings are valid and urged her to voice her boundaries sooner rather than later.

“NTA [not the a——],” one person said. “I have had this same argument. And at the end of the day, you decide what you want to do with your baby to keep them safe.”

“NTA. You’re thinking as a mother,” said someone else.

Another person said, “NTA. I love bullies. I advocate for them all the time. That doesn’t mean I’m oblivious to their strength and destructive abilities. Introducing a large dog (breed almost doesn’t matter) into a hectic situation, in an unknown setting with a bunch of new people, can easily cause heightened stress, anxiety, excitement, etc.”

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The same person added, “Take some time to think about how to word things. Write it down, edit it, sit on it, reread it, edit it again and do your best not to sound accusatory. Be calm and polite but firm. Of course you’re willing to talk about how to work things [out] and see if there is any compromise, but the bottom line is you will not put your child into a situation you’re uncomfortable with no matter how much it upsets others.”

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