A grandmother who says she is a vegetarian revealed this week that she was a particularly difficult babysitter at home, forcing her youngest five-year-old grandson to go to bed “hungry” after the child clearly refused to eat. , which drew criticism from others on Reddit. she got ready.
“Hello everyone, I'm 59 years old,” she wrote on a subreddit known as “AITA” (“Am I an A-hole”) as an introduction on the platform.
Her daughter, 31, “has been living with me for the past few months because we were in financial trouble,” she said of the couple. (She did not share her location information.)
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“Her husband is 38 years old and they have four children between the ages of 5 and 9,” the woman, who identified herself as “MamaBear5738,” said in the post.
She further added, “I'm a vegetarian so I don't cook meat at home, but her youngest son is a picky eater and usually doesn't like my food.”
“I wasn't really hungry and didn't feel like cooking properly, so I just made myself some rice and steamed vegetables,” one woman wrote on Reddit about the difficult incident involving her grandson and daughter. wrote. “I offered some [to] The kids and two older people ate it. ” (St. Petersburg)
Her daughter “makes a few meals a week. If I'm making something the kids don't like, she usually makes something for them.” wrote.
However, “Last weekend, my daughter said she was going out with friends, so I thought she would be home by dinner time.'' She didn't say anything specific about doing anything for the kids.'' ”
However, the daughter did not return until 9pm. “The children were hungry,” her grandmother wrote.
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“So I called her, but she didn't answer. Maybe the phone was broken.”
“My 5-year-old was upset and asked if I could make him some chicken nuggets.”
MamaBear5738 wrote, “I wasn't very hungry and didn't feel like cooking properly so I just made myself some rice and steamed vegetables. I served some.” [to] The kids and two older people ate it. But my 5 year old son got pissed and asked if he could make me some chicken nuggets. ”
The woman added, “I had chicken and breadcrumbs, and I know how to make them, but I didn't feel good about cooking meat, so I told him so.” [could] wait until his mom [came] House. “
She continued, “He got angry and threw down the plate of food and it broke. I picked up a piece of pottery and I asked him to help me wash the rice. .He was also upset about it,” he added.
“My daughter was really upset that I let him go.” [go to] One night he said he wasn't starving because he went to bed hungry. ” (St. Petersburg)
“My daughter didn't come home until 11 o'clock, and after a while the child fell asleep.''
MamaBear5738 wrote, “My daughter was really upset that I left him alone.” [go to] One night he said he wasn't starving because he went to bed hungry. ”
she continued. “She told me that she should just pull herself together and make some chicken. Then I told her that he broke the plate and that I cleaned it up like the “maid'' he was when he was little. She was even more furious that I had asked her to do it.”
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The Reddit writer ended his story with these words: “I think she's spoiling him, and I told her so. What do you think?”
Commenters expressed anger and disbelief at both the grandmother and her daughter, who was involved in the drama in her absence.
In the subreddit, users can reply to posts and post comments such as “NTA” (“You're not an A–hole”), “YTA” (“You are an A–hole”), “NAH” (“No ”). “A–holes Here”) or “ESH” (“Everyone Sucks Here”).
In this personal attribute, many people agreed with the “ESH” label, with the post receiving over 1,800 comments in less than a day so far.
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Many online commenters expressed anger and disappointment not only at the mother, but also at the grandmother, who they said was responsible for the drama through her absence and lack of planning.
“It seems like no one wants to take care of the kids,” one commenter wrote on the article, which was posted on Reddit. “If a five-year-old is hungry at 9 p.m., he’s going to be hungry. [The child] I should have fed him sooner. ” (St. Petersburg)
One commenter said incredulously: “Your daughter is out partying and you're keeping your 5-year-old up until 9pm worrying about whether they'll have dinner?” I wrote it based on the situation.
The same person added: “Where was her husband when all this was going on?”
This comment alone received over 6,000 “upvotes” from other users on the platform.
Another person who expressed a similar opinion said: “No one seems to want to take care of the children. A 5-year-old who is hungry at 9pm is probably going to be hungry. Feed him earlier. I should have.” he wrote.
This comment received over 2,000 “upvotes”.
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“Everyone involved knows it, but no one seems to want to take responsibility,” the official added.
This same person directly told the poster, “You’re an adult now; [the kids] necessary for eating. come. “
Another commenter summed things up like this: “If you haven't already had the big-picture conversation about your moving schedule and child care rules, do it now.”
“You're an adult, [the kids] necessary for eating. Come on,” one person wrote in response to the Reddit post. (Tiffany Hagler-Geard/Bloomberg via Getty Images)
Another person also spoke up.
“There are four children at home, ages 5 to 9, and the adults are feeding them, supervising them, making wishful thinking about things like bedtime and housework.”
I added the same comment to my grandmother. “Yes, they are not.” your Kids, so don't you Must Don't take on all the responsibilities or do everything your daughter asks. However, you should clearly communicate what your boundaries and expectations are, and introduce ground rules as soon as possible. ”
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After a series of negative feedback, the original poster came back with an “edit” to her story.
She added: “There are a lot of misconceptions so let me clarify more. [the five-year-old grandson] He ate crackers before going to bed, so he wasn't completely hungry. Since he ate at 5 o'clock, he was just hungry at 9 o'clock and thought an early dinner would be ok and he would be able to go to bed quickly. ”
“Yes, they are different your Kids, so don't you Must “You don't have to take on all the responsibilities and you don't have to give in to all your daughter's demands, but you do need to clearly communicate your boundaries and expectations and set some ground rules as soon as possible.” Family Drama One commenter wrote: (St. Petersburg)
She also said, “But he wanted to get up and wait for his mom. That's why I didn't let him go hungry from lunch until 9 o'clock. I gave him PB&J in addition to rice and vegetables.'' ” he also wrote.
But people online didn't buy it.
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To one, I wrote emphatically: “You were responsible for the adults, so you fed them properly.”
The same respondent also said: [the] Have a problem with your daughter…and with whom? [in the world] starve to death[s] What about their grandchildren? ”
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