Today, I was forced to watch my 5 year old cousin. In an attempt to get him to sit still for a minute, I challenged him to a thumb wrestling match. It's been 2 hours and he keeps thumb wrestling me. If I stop, he cries. FML
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Hi, I'm the OP. To clarify, he comes from a terrible home. Mother is a druggie, father is abusive. Doesn't get much attention, so I decided to give him a little. I didn't think, however, he would get upset every time I tried to do something else. He is a really sweet kid, he just has a lot of energy and no one wants to spend any time with him so the energy is built up. And by "cries," I didn't mean tears, (his father would hit him whenever he cried and tell him to be a man, so he doesn't cry) I meant crying as in whining.
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19990231 29
Just stop, he can't always get what he wants. Otherwise, you could try to get him to try a different activity.
stryder9090 28
1, 2, 3, 4! I declare a...break
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Comments (52)
corky1992 33
I would just let him cry. kids need to learn throwing fits doesn't get you what you want.
worldclassrager 41
If you win enough he might want to do something else...
moomimamoo 24
Stop and just get some headphones to drown him out
arrowgold 19
Two hours?! I would have let the brat cry 10minutes in.
naviajack626 16
kids need to learn when enough is enough
Saraishi 25
He'a five, not a baby. If you let him get away with it he'll be hell to deal with when he's older. Tell him no and if he throws a fit, ground him.
Witchylady 18
Let him cry. Eventually he will stop. Don't let a five year old dictate to you. There is nothing wrong with saying no more and move on to something else
LegionRapier61 8
You never start something with a child unless you are prepared to continue doing it for the entirety of the day.
laden_swallow09 35
Let him cry. Kid's gotta learn somehow that he can't always get what he wants hand has to be considerate of others. Else he'll wind up like three-thirds of the Internet community.
laden_swallow09 35
*three-quarters
lexitomlinson_91 8
Just stop. He'll get over it.