Today, my 4-year-old brother has a very strict 8:30 PM bedtime. Since I would have to walk past his door to get to the rest of the house, I'm not allowed to leave my room past that time, lest I tempt him to get up too. I can't even go to the bathroom. FML
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Today, I arrived to work at exactly 8 so I could leave at exactly 5, without overtime. I found out later that my brother took my keys with him somewhere and now I can't enter the house until he gets back at 11. FML
Today, I realized my friends and I should be more careful what we say around my younger brother. I never thought he was paying attention until today. My stepmom told him it was time to go to bed. He responded, "I think it's time for you to suck one." My brother is 4. FML
Today, my boyfriend came over while I was babysitting my little brother. He wouldn't stay in bed, so my boyfriend told him,"If you don't stay in bed, the monster will eat you!" I now have to wash my brother's bedsheets, because he was too afraid to get up and go pee. FML
Today, at the age of 20, I still have a bed time. It is strictly enforced by my cat via endless meows if I am up past 11 pm. FML
Today, I woke up because of a weird noise. Scared, I turned on my bedside lamp. I saw my older, 17-year-old brother peeing in my bedroom doorway. He was hoping I'd step in it in the morning. FML
Today, my son no longer tries to sneak in and out of the house at inappropriate times. Now, he just brazenly walks out, ignoring me when I ask where he’s going, then walks back in at like 4 in the morning, and again ignores me because he’s still on his phone to someone. FML
Today, I discovered that my family routinely waits until after my bedtime to order a pepperoni pizza, my favorite food. If that wasn't bad enough, I'm 17 and still have a strictly enforced bedtime. FML
Today, for the fourth day in a row, my nine year-old son dragged his feet when it’s bedtime with any excuse he can come up with. He keeps getting up an hour later to tell me a story. No punishment, nothing works. I gave up and offered him $300, yes $300 cash, to go to sleep. He said no and ran to bed crying, saying I upset him. FML
Today, my 4 year old cousin is staying overnight. Every time I fall asleep he wakes me up to tell me I fell asleep. FML
Today, I realized that my 14 year-old runs my home. She has her own room, while her 11 year-old sister and I (her mother) share a room. I literally have to get her permission to go anywhere as well. FML
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gordjess1 19
Oh that's hardly fair.. Surely you can't be expected not to use the bathroom.
juturnaamo 29
Why don't you just trade rooms?
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Comments (60)
corky1992 33
I'd do it anyways.
ColdSyrup 9
you could always try sneakily walking past. Depending on how quiet you are it should be a piece of cake
kennedia27 4
If your parents won't let you even go to the bathroom after 8:30pm just piss the bed. They'll get tired of washing your sheets faster than putting your kid brother to bed if he wakes up. Or, option 2, close his door?
fabulousfiasco 12
A four year old should be learning self control, so it is a good exercise for him. A family should not change their routine to such an extent. It is up to the child to adapt to the family and their habits. This rule might be due to the fact that the OP has habitually disturbed the child and now the parents are fed up.
DarthWraith80 8
Two Words: Water. Bottle.
randommanwill 11
Get one of those large construction buckets with the thick lids, use it for bathroom purposes throughout the night, and in the morning, remove the lid and leave it in your parents' room.
OMG_WTF_CHARLI 3
Start peeing in a cup and your parents will realize that they need to be stricter with the younger siblings and stop being unreasonable to you.
mynameissecretlyjeff 5
8:30 pm for a 4 year old!?!?!?