Today, my cousin left her undisciplined demon-child at my house for Christmas. This child destroyed the other children's gifts and made so much noise that the neighbors called the police. The adults can't really discipline her while her mother is away, so all we can do is apologize in this child's wake. FML
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Wild Nights Out
Last call, bad decisions and 3 a.m. texts you'll regret until noon. Cheers.
Today, I had to babysit my 7-year-old niece while my brother bought Christmas presents. After he left, she walked up to me and said in a very dark voice, "I'm gonna make you hate children!" Now my apartment looks like a bomb site. FML
Today, my 7-year-old cousin has been having raging temper tantrums, added to an inability to tell the truth, and a disturbingly sociopathic nature. I'm pretty sure I'm seeing a psychopath in the making, and I'm stuck living here for two months. FML
Today, I was babysitting my nephew. He was acting up, so instead of spanking him, I put him in the corner for timeout. He screamed and thrashed and kicked the walls so hard my neighbors called the police. My sister wasn’t answering her phone, and I had to explain why a 7-year-old was acting like that. FML
Today, my mom got drunk and decided to unwrap all my Christmas gifts and throw them at the wall. Ho, ho, ho. FML
Today, my spoiled step-daughter had extra chores to do for breaking the rules. She called my wife at work, complained about the chores, then my wife called me and said that she didn't want to deal with the drama. It ended with, "Make her do something else!" WTF! She chooses her own punishment! I hate this kid, seriously. FML
Today, I usually take my daughter to daycare; my wife had to drop her daughter off at 8. The kid refused to get up, making them late. Wife argues with me, claiming I made her late. She said hurtful things and left late at 8:30. We haven't spoken and probably won't for the rest of Christmas week. I love Christmas. FML
Today, it's Christmas Day. Normally, my family would be opening gifts right now. Instead, my mom is holding our gifts hostage until we clean the house. Apparently, "The presents aren't going anywhere." FML
Today, my mom's friend came over. She brought her son and claimed that we could have bonding time. I ended up chasing the five-year-old around the house for an hour. After they'd left, my mom saw that the little kid had broken a lamp and a clock. She then said I had to pay for it using my money. FML
Today, I saw my upstairs neighbor outside getting the mail. She asked how my day was, and then apologized that the sound of her baby's crying through the walls kept me up last night. Apparently she heard me when I yelled at 2am for her fucking demon spawn to shut up. FML
Today, I punished my new dog for taking a shit inside by putting him in the kennel. He punished me by breaking out of the kennel and destroying everything in my house. Including Christmas presents. FML
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RayneSmytson 24
If the child is left in your care you certainly can discipline the child. That's not to say to smack the child or anything, but you certainly can do what you need to pull the kid into line. You're there to supervise and keep the child safe and others safe from the child, not make friends and apologise for the child.
MrsHumanFrog 19
I refuse to watch children that Im not allowed to discipline, Period. Family or not, if the kid knows they can get away with it, they will.
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davidwingard69 0
She is left in your care which means you discipline. Beat her ass!
itsCUZimBLACK 6
As long as someone else's kid is under your roof, it's your rules. So, if someone else's kid set fire to your house, you'd just apologize? Grow some testicles and be an adult.
LH_FIRE_22 12
You can discipline anyones child if you have clear cause. If they are under your supervision at your house, punishment is your choice
gowaynow 2
beat that kids ass
TheGr8Penguino 0
This is why we have arse cheeks.
moonshinegurl77 17
Boy bye I'd bust that kids ass and make him act right!
GhostFox 34
If your that worried about physical punishment, take everything but the bed out of a bedroom and put the kid in there fir 10-15. If they keep endangering other kids and acting violent, call the non-emergency sheriff/police number, and have one of them come out and talk to the little shit. If the kids mom loses her shit at that, rip into her for 1: letting her kid behave like that and 2: dumping her problem on you without any method of control. Unless the kid is around age 7 or less, the officers are usually happy to give violent kids the stare down. If it gets really bad, I say **** it and call child services on your sister before she lets a kid with no social skills except for breaking people and things out on the streets.
JMW7477 8
I would definitely discipline that kid. Every parent that brings their child over to my house knows that I will discipline them if they're not here or aren't doing it themselves. The kids also know the rules of our house.
CGPainting 0
YEAH, you CAN discipline her. And you do. But call the mother first and ask her if you can discipline her. Instruct the mother that she is destroying property and causing legal problems, and that- quite frankly- she is a little brat who badly needs discipline. If the mom refuses to allow you to discipline her, then you should tell her that if she won't let you discipline her, then she needs to immediately return home, because you will not babysit the child causing financial problems and damage without being allowed to discipline her. And tell her if she isn't home within 24 hours, you will bring her to a police station and explain the situation and leave her there, which you are legally allowed to do. Especially with the damage she is causing. The mother will allow you to discipline her, believe me.
jasonswife423 18
If I watch a family member's child/ren, then I discipline as I would my own kids. If the cops are showing up because of this child, something has to be done to show him/her that they can't behave like this in the future.