Isn't he a little young to understand that taking his (leak proof) tipy cup from the kitchen to the living room that is only seperated by hard floor to carpet (no wall)? He is too young to disrespect anybody.
2006-11-25 14:25:15 · 22 answers · asked by ckgene 4 in Pregnancy & Parenting ➔ Toddler & Preschooler
i didn't see him take his drink out of the kitchen, this was something that was after the fact. Its hard to prevent something after the fact, he was playing with his cousins, and I didn't even know he had access to his drink. He was accused of being disrespectful, which I was defensive about. We did leave, and had a good day with out my sister and her rules, which I wasn't even aware of until after the fact.
2006-11-25 17:13:51 · update #1
Well it sounds like the Queen of the World was a little stressed out from the holiday! She did you a favor by asking you to leave. Why would you and your family want to spend any time with a crabby jerk like her anyway? Babies are only babies for a short time. Enjoy them and their messes to the fullest. Let everyone have a sippy cup! Give the sister the ultimate gift for Christmas--a sippy cup with a hole in the bottom! Things can be cleaned or replaced! Babyhood rules!!!
2006-11-25 15:00:41 · answer #1 · answered by whrldpz 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Well, first things first, it's your sisters house, therefore she makes the rules whether they are sensible or not.
Yes, at 2 he probably doesn't get that he isn't supposed to carry his cup around, especially if he's allowed to at home.
The appropriate way to handle this conflict would have been for your sister to take the cup away and tell the baby that he can have a drink anytime he comes back to the kitchen, not to kick you out.
2006-11-25 22:30:48 · answer #2 · answered by kherome 5 · 3⤊ 0⤋
It seems a little extreme to ask you to leave, but no cups on the carpet isn't an unusual rule. Your son is too young to really understand, but he's not too young for you to control his sippy cup. He could drink from it while standing in the kitchen. You just have to be responsible to stand there with him and if he tries to leave with it you be the one to tell him no and keep him in the kitchen. It wasn't him who was disrespectful. It was you who was disrespectful for not making him follow the rules. There is no reason your son has to carry a sippy cup everywhere he goes. He isn't too young for you to make him sit at the kitchen table with his cup and not allow him to walk off with it. It just takes a little work on your part.
2006-11-25 22:33:15 · answer #3 · answered by kat 7 · 4⤊ 0⤋
2 y/o are NOT capable of being disrespectful..aggrevating-yes.
Cups on the carpet isn't an unusual rule..no..but, 2 y/o have small attention spans, and he's used to doing it, then, he might've simply forgot what had been told to him. Or maybe even just caught up in the excitement of other children.
Your sisters house of not...it's not her child, and therefore she should've told you about the problem. Just because your child is in her house doesn't mean she's incharge of him.
I say she's a psycho with control issues, you're better off without that sort of drama. Glad you stood your ground, and had a good day.
Hugs to you and that god-awful disrespectful (wink wink) baby.
2006-11-26 01:29:07 · answer #4 · answered by Holly B 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
No, a 2 year old should be capable of understanding that the cup needs to stay off the carpet. I do agree with you though that he probably wasn't purposely disrespecting her, and I think asking you to leave was a little harsh.
2006-11-25 22:32:20 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋
Your son is too young to understand that he should not take his cup,to the living room, but, it is the parents fault because we, as parents should be always on our toes when we have kids of our own, especially toddlers. But, the insult of this matter is not the child but, your sister, because if she did not want anyone dirtying her house why in the world did she invite her family to be there. When you have a lot of people in your house there will always be accidental spilling of what ever is being served, no matter if it's a child or an adult. Next time she invites you to her house decline the invitation, or tell her that when she insults your kids she insults you also. Thanks giving should be a way to give thanks to the almighty, for everything he provides for us, especially our health, family, and for being alive, with all the violence that has a lot of countries in war.
2006-11-25 22:48:14 · answer #6 · answered by a.vasquez7413@sbcglobal.net 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
i would be very frustrated at my sister BUT it is her house and she is entitled to her rules.
if drinks are only allowed in the kitchen then drinks are only allowed in the kitchen.
why didn't you take the cup away from him and put in the fridge? have him sit up at the table and then when he got down the cup went out of site?
at 2 he understands the word no and if you tell him no cup at aunties house then he can understand that.
sorry your christmas was ruined!
2006-11-25 23:49:10 · answer #7 · answered by SD 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
It was ridiculous to ask you to leave because of something a 2 year old did. My brother and I are still not speaking because he thought he could boss my 7 year old around and I'd have beat him upside his fool head if he had griped about my 1 year old and a sippy cup
2006-11-25 22:34:07 · answer #8 · answered by jo_jo_baby2004 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
that was rude!! he's 2 your sister should have just taken the cup away and reminded him of the no drinks in the living room rule. i say next year you have thanksgiving at your house.
2006-11-26 01:57:38 · answer #9 · answered by silentdreamin 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I think that's the craziest thing I've heard this week. Lol. I agree with you he is too young to be disrespecting anyone. He's 2 years for gods sake.
2006-11-25 22:29:36 · answer #10 · answered by pilljills 4 · 2⤊ 0⤋