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[quote=Anonymous]I think people are being awfully harsh on OP. Some kids really do need to be taught. Kids are assholes. I think we can all agree on that. To call what I presume to be a 3 or 5 or even 7 yr old a bully for picking on her kid sister, presumably two or so yrs younger, is quite harsh. Her dad could have handled that better by saying you're the big sister, you get to teach little sis how to be a big kid like you. Let's teach her nice words and gentle touches etc. But that's not what he did. He screamed at her for it. He taught her how to behave and then made her feel like shit when she followed his example. Not cool. Set the example you want your kids to follow and be their first and best teacher.

The crying when not getting her way, typical asshole kid thing. Again her parents taught her to do this by not saying no and meaning it. I'm on team mom with this one though.  Mom tried to tell OP they didn't have the money to give her the things they wished they could so OP doesn't have anything to complain about here. She acted like a brat, mom called her out and explained the money thing and OP continued to act like a brat. This ones not fair OP; you need to let this one go.

With the laundry and room cleaning...yeah mom should have taught you that and taken the time over the years to help you be responsible for your own things instead of just flipping a switch one day and being mad at you for not doing what she's always done for you. On the flip side she probably hoped you'd grow up and start asking how to do these things and offer to help as is normal for most kids. When you didn't then she got tired of it and snapped. Not nice but still forgivable.

It's hard to be human op. Just remember there will be things you do that will be hard for your own kids to accept and understand. Be a good teacher and remember that generally speaking most parents don't wake up and wonder what they can do to make their kids miserable that day. They're just trying to get through the day like you.  Go watch the movie Smoke Signals. It talks a lot about forgiving our fathers. It's really a good movie with a lot of underlying themes and messages.

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