Cousin's son

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So for the past 2 years at Easter and other major church-going holidays my wife's cousin sends her 5 year old son with our family to church because she can't bother to go herself. Let's call her son "K". K's grandfather comes with but is vocal about not being in charge of watching his own grandson so our family has to watch the kid.

Anyway K is very pushy and greedy. We usually bring some candies and snacks to keep our son, 2 years old, happy and occupied during church. Lets call our son "O". K always comes over and starts helping himself to these snacks and argues with us when we try to tell him that those are O's snacks and he can have a few but not all of them. He starts getting grabby and will even take the snacks right out of O's hands.

Normally I would just inform K's mother or grandfather how her son behaved but my wife's family doesn't want us to start some family feud over it even though it infuriates me how this kid acts because he's arguing with us adults and literally taking food from my child, and I'm not allowed to say anything.

So my plan, and here's where I want your opinions, is I'm going to try and buy some of those disgusting flavoured jelly beans. Like the ones that taste like vomit or something, and when K comes over he can help himself to as many as he likes... then he might make the conscious choice to go away and not want any part of O's snacks. And I don't even have to resort to telling him no and have his mom or grandpa get mad at us for "not sharing with their kid".

Is that too petty of me? Too sadistic to do to a 5 year old child? Or does anyone have any other ideas?

Thanks.

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  • Ellenna
    6 years ago

    Apparently you're a christian church going person: ask yourself, what would jesus do?

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  • JellyBeanBandit
    6 years ago

    Just tell the kid's parents you're not going to look after him any more. He's their responsibility, not yours. You don't owe them anything.

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  • charli.m
    6 years ago

    So you're going to be a cunt to a child because the parent is incompetent.

    You sound like a gem.

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    • Anonymous Post Author
      6 years ago

      To be clear I'm not planning on doing it for the sake of enjoyment or to be mean to the kid. I figure he will taste one and not like it and then he simply won't want my son's snacks any longer (probably wondering why on earth my son likes them so much).

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      • charli.m
        6 years ago

        Or you could acknowledge the fact that he is a child, and while you would generally expect better behaviour from a five year old, there are several shitty adults in play here.

        Including the ones who don't seem to realise the obvious solution is to bring a few distractions and snacks for the five year old, (which is still age appropriate) instead of being cruel to him purely because you don't like him or his mother.

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  • Ummitsme
    6 years ago

    Haha that's great. It's not passive aggressive when it's disciplining a child lol. As long as its nothing rodiculously spicy i have no moral objections. The big licorice ones if they're still around would probably do the trick. Something tells me this kid probably eats his own boogers so maybe don't go with that flavor.

    Normally I'd say just bring more candy but if he's litterally snatching it from your 2 year old and you have no authority to discipline the child then this sounds like a good idea. Just don't go out of the way and feed him the dog shit jellybeans, but if he happens to steal one without permission that tastes like shit, that's on him.

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  • pendletonGibbs
    6 years ago

    Let me guess, his name is Kevin and he's a ginger... they always cause trouble. Feed him real vomit instead.

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  • horny_simpletons
    6 years ago

    Just bring it to his mother's attention that he acts pushy and basically bullies your kid by stealing snacks from him. It's her responsibility to discipline her own child.

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  • Yennifer_Of_Vengerburg
    6 years ago

    I'd say stop looking after the child, if that's not happening probably get K his own snacks and just distract him from taking O's snacks instead of getting frustrated

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  • [Old Memory]
    6 years ago

    I would have pimp slapped his ass off a chair, gross jelly beans are fine too though

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  • [Old Memory]
    6 years ago

    Is he being fed? Has he ever been starved? Try to get all the facts before assuming he's just an overall bad kid.
    And using bad flavored jelly beans sounds like an okay idea. Just make sure they only taste bad and don't have anything harmful in them.

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  • MyDadCalledMeAFreak
    6 years ago

    Being passive aggressive is the way to go. Going up to your wife's cousin and lecturing her would probably lead a line like this, "You can't tell me how to raise MY child, work on your OWN child."

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  • RoseIsabella
    6 years ago

    Your wife's lazy, bitch cousin needs to start taking responsibility for her own damn child especially when you consider the fact that your child is so young.

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  • justvwtruths
    6 years ago

    Shit in his food.

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    • Nickvey
      6 years ago

      thats a terrible idea motivated by Satan

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  • nikkiclaire
    6 years ago

    Sounds like K needs a good belting. That should make him think twice. You've got my permission.

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    • Ellenna
      6 years ago

      No 5 year old "needs a good belting" or any other child for that matter.

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      • nikkiclaire
        6 years ago

        What's your suggestion? Should he continue to run out of control, wind up on meds and eventually turn to a life of drugs when the world doesn't tolerate his out of control behavior?

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        • itsamistake
          6 years ago

          Wow. That's a nice measured response and also are you a fucking fortune teller?

          Granted the kid sounds like a little turd, but hitting him? And how the bloody hell do you know that because of his behaviour he's going to wind up on meds and then turn to a life of drugs? Geez.

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        • Ellenna
          6 years ago

          OP could just say no and keep saying no until the kid gets the message and I don't believe giving a small child a belting would prevent any of the consequences you've listed. It would however teach him that it's OK to physically assault someone smaller and less powerful.

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          • nikkiclaire
            6 years ago

            Well, this kid has obviously been taught that "no" is meaningless, having suffered no consequences. They might get away with just giving him the stick, instead of a belting, but he needs some consequence. A poo flavored jelly bean is silly.

            This kid needs to shape up and get his act together or he will be in for a very rough life.

            Better to get a belting from Uncle Bob, than get his ass beat to hell on the playground, when he takes the wrong kids nutter butter.

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    • mr.artiste
      6 years ago

      I would like to know how you figured that he needs your permission. xD

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      • nikkiclaire
        6 years ago

        Just a phrase. ☺

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