Family relationships can be difficult, especially when dealing with young kids. In this story, OP is attempting to teach her 10-month-old daughter to make softer noises instead of screeching. When her 10-year-old nephew arrived, he teased the young child by imitating her loud noises and acting crudely while playing with her toys. The mother wishes to protect her daughter, but her nephew continues to be loud and disturbing.
When her nephew arrived for the night, he mocked the infant and made her scream even louder. He also grabbed her toys and bottle from her while they were in the car. The OP tried to talk to him calmly and explain that his little sister was bothered by his loudness, but he ignored her. When her daughter tripped and injured herself one day, her nephew screamed even louder, which irritated her baby even more.
OP eventually lost patience with her nephew’s boisterous behavior and yelled at him to stop. Her husband, who happens to be the boy’s uncle, told her that she was inappropriately yelling. OP is now questioning whether she was wrong to become angry with her nephew.
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2. OP has a 10-month-old baby girl who is going through a cheerful screeching stage. She usually recovers fast from minor falls if no one responds badly.
3. After celebrating the birthday party, her 10-year-old nephew spent the night and started making fun of her daughter’s screeches. Not only that, but he takes her bottle away twice in the car and taunts the little girl by hiding her toys.
4. OP warned her nephew not to make fun of her daughter because she mimics him and screams louder than he does. After the baby had a little tumble and started crying, she told him he could go to another room or wear headphones if the noise affected him.
5. Her little girl tripped on the wet tile and screamed because she was injured. When her nephew screamed harder, OP yelled at him to stop, but her husband argued she was wrong.
Let’s see what the AITA community said about this story:
6. Via ProfessionalEven296: NTA. OP’s spouse should help to resolve the matter, instead of condemning her.
7. Via Having-hope3594: OP is not wrong. She repeatedly told her nephew not to mock the baby girl and suggested different methods to deal with her screeching. Her husband may not realize how much the nephew has been troubling them.
8. Via JellyBelly1042: The OP is right in wishing to protect her child from harm, and a 10-year-old ought to know it’s inappropriate to harass babies. She needs to stop allowing her nephew to stay over, due to his abnormal behavior.
9. Via UusiSisu: OP is not at fault. Her husband must have played a part in stopping the nephew’s behavior. The nephew should have learned by now at the age of ten not to be jealous of a baby.
10. Via OpinionatedinVermont: NTA. Her nephew is behaving like a brat. She needs to prevent him from entering her house until he learns some good manners.