Earlier today around 3pm I took my 2 year old son to Highs up the street where my older sister works but she was not on at the time and I ended up taking my little sister who is 15 along with me.
Well everything went fine, my son was well behaved and we were only in the store for about 10 minutes.
Well my sister just got home for work and she was on shift with the woman who was working thier when me and my little sister and son went and my older sister asked if I was aware our little sister called my son an idiot at the store.
I asked her what she was talking about and she said the girl she was working with said when we were paying for the stuff my son was looking at this little sign that had words that go across it and he was pointing at it and apparently touched it and my little sister said "dont touch that you idiot"
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2006-11-17 15:32:45 · 5 answers · asked by Diamonds_Glow 4 in Pregnancy & Parenting ➔ Toddler & Preschooler
I had no idea my sister had done that , I had one hadn on my son and was reading a magzine and I did notice all a sudden my sister being all nice like calling him babe and crap but thought ntohing of it, I thought she was just being a little show off but then my older sister told me what happen.
She said she called im an idiot then when she noticed the lady staring at her stangely she new she had heard her and started acting all nice, my older sis said it was good she told her cuzz she thought it was my lil sis who had applied for a job thier and was going to tell the manager not to hire me because of what I called my son but my older sister corrected her and told her she had the wrong sister. She new she had us mixed up because she said your sister with the long hair, my little sister has long hair and I have short hair.
What the heck do I do about this? I want to slap her..
P.S sorry axcidentally put this in Toddler&Parenting instead of Pregnancy&Parenting
2006-11-17 15:36:17 · update #1
Soooooooooooooooooooo............what!!
do nothing! If u catch it u can say dont talk to him like that but i wouldnt stress it!
2006-11-17 15:37:08 · answer #1 · answered by elmsity 3 · 0⤊ 1⤋
You need to sit down with your sister and explain how inappropriate it was to call her nephew an idiot. At 15 she should know better. Not only could that have hurt your son's feelings but at that age they mimic whatever langauge they hear. Being called an idiot by someone he looks up to could make your son think that its okay to call people idiots. Imagine how you would feel if you took your son to work and he called a coworker or your boss an idiot? Obviously you need to restrict your son's exposure to your sister to when you can closely monitor them to make sure that she doesn't teach him any words that are worse. Also I would recommend that you discuss this with your parents as well about your sister's attitude toward her nephew.
2006-11-18 12:53:56 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
You calm down first. Then you ask your little sister if there's anything she'd like to tell you about what happened in the store. If she lies to you, don't start losing your cool. Just tell her to try again. She will realize that you know what happened. (And if she doesn't, and just keeps lying, keep telling her to try again.) Get her to admit what she did. From there you can ask her why she did it (but she probably won't have an answer, as she most likely said it without thinking), and you can tell her it was wrong and why. She already knows it was wrong, otherwise she would not have started babytalking your son after saying such a mean thing to him. You can then tell her that she owes both you and your son an apology, and ask that she not do it again. If the girl gives you an attitude, you simply take her to her mother, or you tell her that if she talks to your child that way again she will not be allowed to see him. DO NOT slap her or call her names, or you will undermind your own point. Speak to her respectfully but firmly.
You do not have to let this girl talk to your son like this. If you're embarassed because it happened in public, that's another issue entirely, but you can most certainly tell your little sister not to speak to your child in such a rude manner.
2006-11-17 23:48:28 · answer #3 · answered by nosleepthree 4 · 0⤊ 1⤋
She's 15! I have a 13 year old sister (mid life crisis) and 4 year old daughter my sister & daughter fight like siblings, they are constanly argueing and calling each other names!
2006-11-17 23:37:18 · answer #4 · answered by notAminiVANmama 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
i think its nice it was caught now. that kind of talk...even tho it was probably not meant to be...is demeaning. it can easily become habit to speak to another like that, so i think its great that you will calmly take action to correct it now from the start. good for you and good luck to you all
2006-11-17 23:46:17 · answer #5 · answered by AlwaysWondering 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋