BEING a parent is difficult, and many try to find the balance between disciplining their children and providing them with a fun-filled childhood.
While we don’t normally judge people on their parenting skills, one woman has revealed that her in-laws’ children are so badly behaved that they punch strangers and poop in public parks.
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Surprisingly, the concerned relative says this isn’t the worst of bad behavior.
Having been in a mini After breaking up with her family, she was so unimpressed with the discipline that she had to complain about it on Mumsnet.
She even revealed that this impacted strangers in the long post, recalling how the two and five year olds acted on the trip.
Like many families, they don’t spend much time together, but the user revealed that the in-laws never disciplined their children.
In the now-viral post, she wrote: “We [me and my husband] I’ve noticed that they never seem to discipline their children or say no – this is obviously a conscious choice they made together.
“I’m aware that a ‘gentle parenting’ style is a slightly more modern choice, but for me the complete lack of boundaries was really visible and really affected us and everyone around us.”
In addition to typical tantrums, children even performed while the family was in public – including in restaurants.
To make matters even worse, the parents seemed “oblivious” according to the Mumsnet user, with at least one or two “incidents” a day. (Yes, you read that right)
This included the two-year-old crying in the shared pool, pooping in public spaces, and punching random people as they passed by.
According to the original post, the father even comforted the terrible boy when they had a meltdown after a tourist told them off.
Meanwhile, the five-year-old pretended to cry and scream continuously in a high-pitched tone while the family was at a restaurant.
Understandably, this ruined the holiday to the Mumsnet user and her husband.
She then asked, “We never had kids, so I’m really aware that I might not ‘get it.’ [but] do we say anything or do we just hold out until the kids get a little older and everything gets a little easier?
Needless to say, the Internet had some thoughts on the matter.
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One argued that the parents hadn’t understood how this parenting tactic worked, writing: “Oh my God, how horrible, I wouldn’t leave with them again. They seem to have confused gentle parenting with inept parenting!
Another agreed and added plainly: “No, this is not normal or acceptable and it is not ‘gentle parenting’ either. It’s lazy, uncommitted parenting.
“I don’t think you should say anything, in the sense of telling them how to look after their children, because they should know that’s unacceptable.
“They won’t suddenly find out because you told them.”
Meanwhile, a third party suggested that the user be honest with her relatives.
They wrote: “Good job, you don’t live nearby and refuse any invitation to go away with them again. If they ask why be honest.
We wondered how we would have handled this situation.
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