15yo smacked 5yo - SIL lost it

[Anonymous]

^^That mom in essence was stating, "My little Prince can do whatever he wants and you will tolerate it," and the father was stating, "I've watched your kid impose on my kid and didn't say anything. But I'm not going to stand by and let you yell at my kid after you ignored his bad behavior."

[Anonymous]

My family would’ve jumped her. And her daddy

[Anonymous]

My 7 year old was just at my niece's birthday party with a bunch of 3 year olds and handled himself more maturely. Did some 3 year olds bother him and cross his boundaries? Absolutely. He said no and then asked for a break.

Did none of the people talking about kids touching stuff not have younger siblings? I'm about 8 years older than my youngest sibling and yes, she got into stuff and no, I wasn't allowed to smack her.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:People on here calling a swat on the arm abuse and calling a 15 year old girl a crap person are psychotic drama llamas who are probably raising spoiled, entitled monsters. FWIW.

No, they’re people who realize that 15 year olds are employee as camp counselors and babysitters and if they hit a kid in those contexts, there are police/cps consequences.

The teenager isn’t getting paid in this situation, whereas a camp counselor is. The teenager also tried to get away from the five year-old. The five year-old parent was present and didn’t attempt to intervene. Huge difference between this situation and being a camp counselor.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:My 7 year old was just at my niece's birthday party with a bunch of 3 year olds and handled himself more maturely. Did some 3 year olds bother him and cross his boundaries? Absolutely. He said no and then asked for a break.

Did none of the people talking about kids touching stuff not have younger siblings? I'm about 8 years older than my youngest sibling and yes, she got into stuff and no, I wasn't allowed to smack her.

If you read the OP‘s update, you’d see that the teenager tried by moving her things and going to a different room. The five year followed. The parent of the five-year-old should have intervened and redirected her child to something else instead of assuming a teenager is going to babysit for free.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:My 7 year old was just at my niece's birthday party with a bunch of 3 year olds and handled himself more maturely. Did some 3 year olds bother him and cross his boundaries? Absolutely. He said no and then asked for a break.

Did none of the people talking about kids touching stuff not have younger siblings? I'm about 8 years older than my youngest sibling and yes, she got into stuff and no, I wasn't allowed to smack her.

If you read the OP‘s update, you’d see that the teenager tried by moving her things and going to a different room. The five year followed. The parent of the five-year-old should have intervened and redirected her child to something else instead of assuming a teenager is going to babysit for free.

The teen also could have talked to OP or her own parent. Like my 7 year old talked to me.

Again, not hard to avoid hitting a kid.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:My 7 year old was just at my niece's birthday party with a bunch of 3 year olds and handled himself more maturely. Did some 3 year olds bother him and cross his boundaries? Absolutely. He said no and then asked for a break.

Did none of the people talking about kids touching stuff not have younger siblings? I'm about 8 years older than my youngest sibling and yes, she got into stuff and no, I wasn't allowed to smack her.

If you read the OP‘s update, you’d see that the teenager tried by moving her things and going to a different room. The five year followed. The parent of the five-year-old should have intervened and redirected her child to something else instead of assuming a teenager is going to babysit for free.

The OP was in the room. The teenager could have asked the preschooler to leave, asked the OP for help, or possibly moved to a room with a door (it's unclear to me where this happened). Hitting isn't an option for 2 year olds in my family. The idea that somehow at 15 it should be suddenly allowed again is bizarre.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:People on here calling a swat on the arm abuse and calling a 15 year old girl a crap person are psychotic drama llamas who are probably raising spoiled, entitled monsters. FWIW.

I think it’s parents with toddlers. They won’t understand until their kids are teens. 15 year olds are children.

Oh BS. I have a 15 year old and no way he would smack on of his cousins no matter how annoying they were being. He would move away or talk to his aunt and uncle or me or his Dad before he would do that.

Everyone in this scenario sounds like a piece of work to me. Bratty four year old, bratty teen, and two adults who don't like each other and can't control their tempers. What a nightmare.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:My 7 year old was just at my niece's birthday party with a bunch of 3 year olds and handled himself more maturely. Did some 3 year olds bother him and cross his boundaries? Absolutely. He said no and then asked for a break.

Did none of the people talking about kids touching stuff not have younger siblings? I'm about 8 years older than my youngest sibling and yes, she got into stuff and no, I wasn't allowed to smack her.

If you read the OP‘s update, you’d see that the teenager tried by moving her things and going to a different room. The five year followed. The parent of the five-year-old should have intervened and redirected her child to something else instead of assuming a teenager is going to babysit for free.

The OP was in the room. The teenager could have asked the preschooler to leave, asked the OP for help, or possibly moved to a room with a door (it's unclear to me where this happened). Hitting isn't an option for 2 year olds in my family. The idea that somehow at 15 it should be suddenly allowed again is bizarre.

OP's update also said the 5 year old was successfully redirected then came back and the 15 year old hit the kid a few minutes later. This wasn't going on for very long at all.

Don't get me wrong threatening a teenager also isn't a good look. My guess is also this 15 year old was taught to hit by being hit herself as a kid. So I absolutely side eye the adults here who are ultimately responsible.

But hitting kids just teaches them to hit others.

[Anonymous]

How embarrassing. All of you.
Stop dating men w kids.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:My 7 year old was just at my niece's birthday party with a bunch of 3 year olds and handled himself more maturely. Did some 3 year olds bother him and cross his boundaries? Absolutely. He said no and then asked for a break.

Did none of the people talking about kids touching stuff not have younger siblings? I'm about 8 years older than my youngest sibling and yes, she got into stuff and no, I wasn't allowed to smack her.

Come back when your 7 year old has the hormones of a teenager and is being incessantly pestered by kids who aren’t even close to being his playmates.

Some of y’all are about as smart as a box of hair.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:My 7 year old was just at my niece's birthday party with a bunch of 3 year olds and handled himself more maturely. Did some 3 year olds bother him and cross his boundaries? Absolutely. He said no and then asked for a break.

Did none of the people talking about kids touching stuff not have younger siblings? I'm about 8 years older than my youngest sibling and yes, she got into stuff and no, I wasn't allowed to smack her.

If you read the OP‘s update, you’d see that the teenager tried by moving her things and going to a different room. The five year followed. The parent of the five-year-old should have intervened and redirected her child to something else instead of assuming a teenager is going to babysit for free.

The teen also could have talked to OP or her own parent. Like my 7 year old talked to me.

Again, not hard to avoid hitting a kid.

The 15 year old is ALSO a kid, dummy.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:My 7 year old was just at my niece's birthday party with a bunch of 3 year olds and handled himself more maturely. Did some 3 year olds bother him and cross his boundaries? Absolutely. He said no and then asked for a break.

Did none of the people talking about kids touching stuff not have younger siblings? I'm about 8 years older than my youngest sibling and yes, she got into stuff and no, I wasn't allowed to smack her.

Come back when your 7 year old has the hormones of a teenager and is being incessantly pestered by kids who aren’t even close to being his playmates.

Some of y’all are about as smart as a box of hair.

I'm sorry are you seriously arguing a 15 year old should be expected to have less impulse control that a 7 year old. That's just sad.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:My 7 year old was just at my niece's birthday party with a bunch of 3 year olds and handled himself more maturely. Did some 3 year olds bother him and cross his boundaries? Absolutely. He said no and then asked for a break.

Did none of the people talking about kids touching stuff not have younger siblings? I'm about 8 years older than my youngest sibling and yes, she got into stuff and no, I wasn't allowed to smack her.

If you read the OP‘s update, you’d see that the teenager tried by moving her things and going to a different room. The five year followed. The parent of the five-year-old should have intervened and redirected her child to something else instead of assuming a teenager is going to babysit for free.

The teen also could have talked to OP or her own parent. Like my 7 year old talked to me.

Again, not hard to avoid hitting a kid.

The 15 year old is ALSO a kid, dummy.

My kid's babysitter is 15. You guys infantilizing teenagers are doing them no favors.

[Anonymous]

You need a new boyfriend.