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In reply to the discussion: Adults that spoil kids aggravate me [View all]Dorian Gray
(13,496 posts)annoys people. I try to teach her to be respectful of others. But she's a kid, and she has bad moments. 99% of the time I will remove her from said situation if that happens. But I'm human, and I fuck up sometimes. So does everyone here. And I'm sure that there are moments where someone out there will think my kid is an asshole. And I'm sure that I'll find other people to be assholes when they've had a bad day.
I think you are very unforgiving of potential circumstances that could lead to a child being in the middle of festivities on Christmas Day. I'm sure that child's mother could have done more. She's your friend, so you'd know better than any of us.
Luckily the little monsters that I surround myself with I love, temper tantrums and all. I don't know any child who is always a monster. They have their moments. A busy holiday with lots of people, lots of sugar and bad foods, and lots of over stimulation is probably such a time that a tantrum/bad behavior is going to happen.
In the end, it doesn't really matter, though. She's your friend, and if her kid's behavior is truly as bad as you think it is, then you have the choice to not include her in these events.