You’ve probably heard of pet owners using spray bottles filled with water to keep cheeky pets in line, but what about using the same method on a child?
An aunt decided to try it on her ‘monster’ nephew, and it’s now caused issues in the family – but was she really in the wrong?
She says while she adores her six-year-old nephew, he’s naughty, and doesn’t seems to know any boundaries.
“My nephew is a rainbow baby,” the woman explained on reddit. “My sister had a lot of trouble conceiving and he was kind of a miracle. She was 42 when she finally managed to give birth. She was on bed rest for the last three months of her pregnancy.
“My nephew is now six and, while I love him, he is a monster. He throws tantrums when things don’t go his way. He screams if he loses playing a game. He refuses to understand why he can’t ride my seven year old St Bernard.
“And he thinks any food is his. My husband is diabetic and he loves cookies. I found a bakery that makes amazing sugar free cookies but they are expensive. I budget for them because my husband deserves his treats when he gets home from work.”
The woman’s sister and nephew were recently visiting, with the six-year-old ‘running around like a squirrel’.
“He tripped and started crying so my sister picked him up. He saw the cookie container on the counter and started asking for some. I said no that they were special cookies for his uncle. I offered him a regular cookie or some fruit but he got all upset that he was being denied. My sister asked if he could please have a cookie. I relented and gave him one. He took a bite and said it was yucky and threw it on the ground. I was a little upset.
“A little while later he came back and asked for another cookie. I said no. My sister said to just give him one. I told her no, he wasted the last one. He started screaming that he wanted a cookie. I stood my ground. He eventually went away.”
But the little cookie monster wasn’t deterred. He returned later, looking for another cookie.
“Next time he came he didn’t ask. He just went for the container. I grabbed the spray bottle I use to keep the cat off the counter. I gave him a couple of squirts and said ‘NO’. He got startled and ran away. My sister said her son isn’t an animal to be reprimanded with water. The next time he came into the kitchen I put my hand on the spray bottle. He didn’t even look at the counter and he went away.
“My sister called my parents to tell on me for treating her kid like that. They are mad at me for not giving in to the poor baby.”
The woman now wants to know if she was in the wrong. What do you think? Let us know in the comments below.
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Ellen replied
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