My sister is raising a bratty kid

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:OP, you sound judgmental and rude, and yet you are expecting a 7 yo to be understanding and polite. Do you see the disconnect here?

I literally do not care what your sister's parenting style is, it's none of my business. But YOU do not sound like you have strong parenting skills. Although this girl is not your daughter, you were the adult responsible for her. And you are talking about her in a way that indicates to me that you have absolutely no idea how to handle difficult behavior in a kid this age. Any adult getting this angry and worked up about a child's behavior has work to do on themselves.

And to PP's, I don't consider what OP is describing as *good* behavior from a 7 yo. But I don't find it particularly surprising. 7 is really young. Kids that age need tons of guidance. Even if your sister was parenting exactly the way you want her too, the child would still make mistakes and need help. If you are going to spend time with this child, you need to be prepared to handle behavior like this. That's what an adult does. She's the child, you're the adult.

The bolded is accurate but I think OP is totally fake anyhow.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:1. A grown up should not cry when a 7 year old says mean things.

2. A 7 year old rarely does this unless they have psychiatric problems, which your sister, if she's like you, is probably not equipped to deal with.

3. A talk with the pediatrician is in order, followed by a possible evaluation by a reputable child psychologist.

Do you all not get tired of twisting yourselves into pretzels to argue with the OP of a thread? It seems exhausting.

Yeah, sure. A pediatrician is the first place to go with this is.

[Anonymous]

I understand, OP. You've made it clear here that you do not agree with how your sister parents. You say you love your sister. I think you need to take the risk and tell her how you feel. It could create a riff but honestly, I think you're going to end up there anyway.

[Anonymous]

Does the kid have a dad? I’m wondering why it’s all mom’s fault?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Does the kid have a dad? I’m wondering why it’s all mom’s fault?

Parents are divorced. Dad is very strict and does not take crap from my niece.
Reasons why marriage didn't not work out.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:You sound mean OP. I think you are jealous of your sister + niece.

I think you have trouble with reading comprehension. Do you also have a mean child?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:You sound mean OP. I think you are jealous of your sister + niece.

I think you have trouble with reading comprehension. Do you also have a mean child?

😂😂

[Anonymous]

Why was the adult parent crying? Your niece sounds like she has some issues but, wow, she sure has a handle on making deeply cutting remarks.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Why was the adult parent crying? Your niece sounds like she has some issues but, wow, she sure has a handle on making deeply cutting remarks.

Because she was tired always having to explain her kid behavior to another bratty kid with no empathy. Plus my niece was loud and scared the little boy.special need child with autism.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Why was the adult parent crying? Your niece sounds like she has some issues but, wow, she sure has a handle on making deeply cutting remarks.

Because she was tired always having to explain her kid behavior to another bratty kid with no empathy. Plus my niece was loud and scared the little boy.special need child with autism.

If this is something that happens often with other kids, your niece is not the outlier you seem to paint her as. Or do you think the world is just full of “bratty” kids who should come out of the womb understanding the nuance of a situation like this, with an autistic child who hurt her? Most kids would need to have this explained to them. It’s a tough concept for a child that age to get.

You just sound so impatient and ridiculous. Your sister must be exhausted by you.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:You sound mean OP. I think you are jealous of your sister + niece.

What do people spout this predictable idiocy? Yeah, I’m sure she’s suuuuuuper “jealous” of her mentally unstable niece and her ineffectual parent.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Kids are a work in progress. Sounds like you had a great day with your niece and then had one negative incident. For a 7yo, that sounds typical.

I guarantee your kids sometimes do things wrong. I know they do, because they are kids and all kids are still figuring it all out. When your kids do one wrong thing after doing great for hours, do you think “Wow, I guess it’s time to rethink my entire parenting approach because my kids are brats and I’m a failure— I should call my judgmental sister and have her tell me what to do.”

No? I’m guessing your sister doesn’t either.

Glad you are taking a break from your niece as you clearly are not in a place where you can deal with normal 7yo behavior.

It’s equal parts hilarious and pathetic that you think haranguing an ADULT over an accident with a child in a public place when you are SEVEN YEARS OLD is “normal behavior.” LOL.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Sounds fake and you should have been supervising the kids better.

Uh, no. The niece’s own freaking *mother* should have been supervising her own damn kid.

[Anonymous]

Don’t take the kid out in public anymore, OP. If her mother wants to raise a free range brat, let her deal with it 24/7.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:So your solution is to further isolate her with her mom, who you think is a bad parent, instead of providing a good example of how to behave and interact with others?

And are you saying the adult cried because your niece called her kids names after they stepped on her? She sounds like she might be too sensitive to go to the park.

+1 Cannot believe they parent was crying! Geez!