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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Regarding the car I don’t think the 10 yo has sat in the third row- literally ever.  He only wanted to do so bc DS was coveting it, knowing only one person can sit back there bc of the wonky seat belt.  Regarding Thor I “set up DS” by finding an easy “how to” on google and doing a screenshot for DS to follow.  I didn’t tell nephew to draw Thor. Nephew has his own drawing priorities.  I also don’t care that nephew drew Thor, I care that he loves lording over DS how much better he is at everything, including the cat’s love.  I also am fine if nephew doesn’t want to play, I just wish he wouldn’t lord that over DS. [/quote]

Why didn’t you use your words and suggest that they alternate sitting in the middle seat?

You are the adult. Act like it. [/quote]

There are usually two seats in the back row.  OP should have climbed back and buckled the child in.[/quote]

One of the buckles sits low, so with the booster seat it’s very hard to buckle. They also have a lot of stuff back there so it’s just hard to reach that particular seat.  [/quote]

Then you tell your kid no. I am guessing that is not something you ever do, though.[/quote]

As an only child he's probably used to getting what he wants when he wants. It's a good experience to be around other kids and have to navigate all these challenges and rivalries, because that's how life is.[/quote]

I did tell him no, so nephew sat in back, where he’s never cared about sitting, contentedly, while DS cried bc he was the one who has been asking to sit there the whole trip.  I tell him no since they both can’t sit there.

[b]Anyway I’m bored with the discussion since it’s just going to be anti-me.[/b]  It’s just different than my experience- we visited our cousins overseas and stayed with them for 4 weeks at a time and had so much fun.  I have no memory of them being so ultra-competitive so it is uncomfortable for me to see this unfold.  My older cousins were sweet and protective and we were taught to be the same to the younger kids.  [/quote]

Translation:  I’m bored with the discussion because people are telling me the truth and I don’t like it.[/quote]

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