By "Parents", you are obviously including your brother. Which would make a good start. You should invite your brother over and have a discussion about it. The first thing you should let him know, is you don't like how his kids have shown great disrespect to you, an adult and their Uncle, And you DO NOT find their snide remarks and sassy comments the least bit amusing. Let him know that others in the family feel the same way you do, that you volunteered to discuss it with him.
Then let your brother know that unless he improves his kids' attitudes and teach them how to respect others, they are no longer welcome in your home, you will no longer attend any events with them, and they will receive nothing from you. You will not commit yourself to any obligations involving family members who will not show any due respect in return for your own good intentions. Let him know that anything you would have spent on his kids is going to other nephews and nieces instead, as a kind of bonus for them being good respectful kids.
If he is any kind of REAL brother he will understand your feelings, and do his best to accommodate your wishes. He can relay the message to his wife, and if she doesn't like it, too bad. You and your brother are blood and grew up together, and THAT is something she has NO business trying to come between, even if she is his wife. she should understand that, and so should he.
Disrepectful nephews
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By "Parents", you are obviously including your brother. Which would make a good start. You should invite your brother over and have a discussion about it. The first thing you should let him know, is you don't like how his kids have shown great disrespect to you, an adult and their Uncle, And you DO NOT find their snide remarks and sassy comments the least bit amusing. Let him know that others in the family feel the same way you do, that you volunteered to discuss it with him.
Then let your brother know that unless he improves his kids' attitudes and teach them how to respect others, they are no longer welcome in your home, you will no longer attend any events with them, and they will receive nothing from you. You will not commit yourself to any obligations involving family members who will not show any due respect in return for your own good intentions. Let him know that anything you would have spent on his kids is going to other nephews and nieces instead, as a kind of bonus for them being good respectful kids.
If he is any kind of REAL brother he will understand your feelings, and do his best to accommodate your wishes. He can relay the message to his wife, and if she doesn't like it, too bad. You and your brother are blood and grew up together, and THAT is something she has NO business trying to come between, even if she is his wife. she should understand that, and so should he.