Being the designated familial peacemaker is a gargantuan responsibility, especially when your argumentative parents never know when enough is enough.

The youngest of the family is put into this role by default, likely because they’re the ones who have somehow developed the closest thing to emotional regulation. There could be a myriad of reasons for why that is, but we can probably attribute their emotional intelligence to their parents «finally getting it right,» as they say.

When a family decides to plague the youngest child with the near-impossible task of having their parents make nice-nice, the child develops an emotional deficit of sorts. They can no longer think in terms of their own happiness and well-being, and instead, only look out for their family’s best interest. It’s emotionally taxing and, in turn, the youngest child’s «concern» becomes contempt. Many families wonder why the youngest link strays from the pack… this just might be the reason for it.

The child becomes the parent, and the parents become the child. Surely, nothing will go awry. Of course, I’m being sarcastic. Things always go awry on Fail Blog. Hence, the «fail» part of our brand. Scroll below to read about a 27-year-old son who finally puts his foot down after being the designated «peacemaker» for his family for years.