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<h2>There&#39;s always one kid at the birthday party who can&#39;t resist causing a scene while throwing a screaming fit about not being first in line to the pony-shaped bounce house...</h2><p>So, when a frustrated mom decided to consult the moral compass of the internet otherwise known as Reddit&#39;s &quot;Am I the As*hole&quot; about whether or not she&#39;s wrong to refuse to accommodate her nephew&#39;s spoiled needs at her son&#39;s birthday, people were quick to help deem a verdict.</p><h2><a href="https://www.reddit.com/r/AmItheAsshole/comments/s87u0y/aita_for_fighting_back_against_another_child/">AITA</a> (Am I the As*hole) for fighting back against another child receiving gifts on my son&#39;s birthday?</h2><blockquote> <p>I had a rough past year, including losing my husband to cancer, job and my home. My 9-year-old son and I moved in with my sister, her husband and their 8-year-old-son while I tried to figure out next steps. I did find a new job rather quickly but it&#39;s taken me some time to find affordable housing.</p> </blockquote><p> </p><blockquote> <p>Suffice to say, a birthday party really isn&#39;t in the budget. My mom offered to throw one for him and I agreed, thanking her profusely. The party will be thrown in my sister&#39;s backyard, she&#39;s okay with that.</p> </blockquote><div className="ad-splitter"></div><p> </p><blockquote> <p>We were working on invitations. I always say something to the effect of &quot;No gifts please, your presence is a present enough&quot;. This year more than ever, my son has a ton of toys and given we&#39;re living out of the same room currently, there&#39;s just not enough space for more stuff.</p> </blockquote><p> </p><blockquote> <p>My sister wanted to add &quot;If you do bring gifts, please bring one for both kids.&quot; I was confused and she told me that my nephew struggles on birthdays. I have noticed in the past that he doesn&#39;t seem to enjoy birthday parties, but I assumed like some kids, he&#39;s just not social.</p> </blockquote><div className="ad-splitter"></div><p> </p><blockquote> <p>No, apparently, he can&#39;t handle watching other kids open gifts. I told her that it&#39;s ridiculous to expect my son to share the spotlight with him. She pointed out that I&#39;ve lived with her rent-free for a year and the party is at her house, so we need to follow her rules. I said if this is how she felt, then we won&#39;t have the party at all.</p> </blockquote><p> </p><blockquote> <p>My mom says I&#39;m being ridiculous and to just have the party. If I don&#39;t, it&#39;ll spite my son more than my sister. I feel it&#39;s just ridiculous. AITA?</p> </blockquote><h2>Since when do all the kids at the birthday party deserve to open a gift? Aren&#39;t goodie bags with a single Starburst and a deflated balloon enough?</h2><p>Learning that every party isn&#39;t about you is a valuable lesson for children, and sitting patiently while supporting a friend receiving gifts is incredibly important. The child who can&#39;t handle watching someone else be celebrated isn&#39;t going to grow into an adult that anyone enjoys being around.</p><div className="ad-splitter"></div><p>Abandoning the entire birthday party is extreme, but this mom has to be firm about what is best for her child. Especially after a particularly traumatic year, sharing the party with his cousin simply because another kid can&#39;t quell a tantrum when someone else opens up a toy in the same room isn&#39;t the party he deserves.</p><h2>Here&#39;s what the jury of internet strangers had to say:</h2><blockquote> <p>NTA (Not the As*hole). Your son has had quite the traumatic year. He deserves to have his presence celebrated without having to share the spotlight on his special day. Your sister is kind to allow you to live with her, but if she&#39;s going to hold it over your head, is it truly kind? - picosapecosa</p> </blockquote><p> </p><blockquote> <p>NTA An 8-year-old boy is plenty old enough to understand what a birthday is and who gets the presents. Your sister is raising a boy who will become a nightmare of a teen/man. However, you just learned that her help has strings attached. Ask mom to have the party at her house or at a local park. And find a new living arrangement if possible. Your sister is a big as*hole. - thequejos</p> </blockquote><div className="ad-splitter"></div><p> </p><blockquote> <p>NTA, your sister is being ridiculous, and it&rsquo;s also a big AH move to expect guests up bring a gift for her child when it&rsquo;s not even his birthday , he sounds like a spoiled brat - No-Chicken3745</p> </blockquote><p> </p><blockquote> <p>NTA. She is teaching her kid that it is OK to make everything about him. - Apprehensive-Owl4635</p> </blockquote><p> </p><blockquote> <p>NTA. That&#39;s insane a kid can&#39;t handle a birthday party if they aren&#39;t getting a gift too. Talk about entitled. Your sister is the a*shole for sure. - juicetun_87</p> </blockquote><div className="ad-splitter"></div><p> </p><blockquote> <p>NTA. That&#39;s a problem she needs to work on with her son. Not force other parents to give him presents on other people&#39;s birthdays. You&#39;re definitely not the as*hole, but I would also consider your son here too and whether the party is important to him. Personally though, if I was invited to a kid&#39;s birthday party and told to buy presents for all children there, I probably would not go. - subsroo</p> </blockquote><h2>So, there you have it!</h2><p>Everyone was in full agreement here that this mom isn&#39;t wrong at all to stand her ground and ditch the original birthday party plan. While of course it&#39;s kind that her sister has opened up her home to her in a time of need, holding the favor over her head erases the merit of the good deed.</p><p>Raising your children to think that every celebration should be about them is a toxic fast lane to an entitled, selfish adult. Good luck, everyone!</p><div className="ad-splitter"></div>

Mom asks if she's wrong to refuse to indulge spoiled nephew's needs at her son's bday.

There&#39;s always one kid at the birthday party who can&#39;t resist causing a scene while throwing a screaming fit about not being first in line to the pony-shaped bounce house...So, when a frustrated mom decided to consult the moral compass of the internet otherwise known as Reddit&#39;s &quot;Am I the As*hole&quot; about whether or not she&#39;s wrong to refuse to accommodate her nephew&#39;s spoiled needs at her son&#39;s birthday, people were quick to help deem a verdict.AITA (Am I the As*hole) for fighting back against another child receiving gifts on my son&#39;s birthday? I had a rough past year, including losing my husband to cancer, job and my home. My 9-year-old son and I moved in with my sister, her husband and their 8-year-old-son while I tried to figure out next steps. I did find a new job rather quickly but it&#39;s taken me some time to find affordable housing.   Suffice to say, a birthday party really isn&#39;t in the budget. My mom offered to throw one for him and I agreed, thanking her profusely. The party will be thrown in my sister&#39;s backyard, she&#39;s okay with that.   We were working on invitations. I always say something to the effect of &quot;No gifts please, your presence is a present enough&quot;. This year more than ever, my son has a ton of toys and given we&#39;re living out of the same room currently, there&#39;s just not enough space for more stuff.   My sister wanted to add &quot;If you do bring gifts, please bring one for both kids.&quot; I was confused and she told me that my nephew struggles on birthdays. I have noticed in the past that he doesn&#39;t seem to enjoy birthday parties, but I assumed like some kids, he&#39;s just not social.   No, apparently, he can&#39;t handle watching other kids open gifts. I told her that it&#39;s ridiculous to expect my son to share the spotlight with him. She pointed out that I&#39;ve lived with her rent-free for a year and the party is at her house, so we need to follow her rules. I said if this is how she felt, then we won&#39;t have the party at all.   My mom says I&#39;m being ridiculous and to just have the party. If I don&#39;t, it&#39;ll spite my son more than my sister. I feel it&#39;s just ridiculous. AITA? Since when do all the kids at the birthday party deserve to open a gift? Aren&#39;t goodie bags with a single Starburst and a deflated balloon enough?Learning that every party isn&#39;t about you is a valuable lesson for children, and sitting patiently while supporting a friend receiving gifts is incredibly important. The child who can&#39;t handle watching someone else be celebrated isn&#39;t going to grow into an adult that anyone enjoys being around.Abandoning the entire birthday party is extreme, but this mom has to be firm about what is best for her child. Especially after a particularly traumatic year, sharing the party with his cousin simply because another kid can&#39;t quell a tantrum when someone else opens up a toy in the same room isn&#39;t the party he deserves.Here&#39;s what the jury of internet strangers had to say: NTA (Not the As*hole). Your son has had quite the traumatic year. He deserves to have his presence celebrated without having to share the spotlight on his special day. Your sister is kind to allow you to live with her, but if she&#39;s going to hold it over your head, is it truly kind? - picosapecosa   NTA An 8-year-old boy is plenty old enough to understand what a birthday is and who gets the presents. Your sister is raising a boy who will become a nightmare of a teen/man. However, you just learned that her help has strings attached. Ask mom to have the party at her house or at a local park. And find a new living arrangement if possible. Your sister is a big as*hole. - thequejos   NTA, your sister is being ridiculous, and it&rsquo;s also a big AH move to expect guests up bring a gift for her child when it&rsquo;s not even his birthday , he sounds like a spoiled brat - No-Chicken3745   NTA. She is teaching her kid that it is OK to make everything about him. - Apprehensive-Owl4635   NTA. That&#39;s insane a kid can&#39;t handle a birthday party if they aren&#39;t getting a gift too. Talk about entitled. Your sister is the a*shole for sure. - juicetun_87   NTA. That&#39;s a problem she needs to work on with her son. Not force other parents to give him presents on other people&#39;s birthdays. You&#39;re definitely not the as*hole, but I would also consider your son here too and whether the party is important to him. Personally though, if I was invited to a kid&#39;s birthday party and told to buy presents for all children there, I probably would not go. - subsroo So, there you have it!Everyone was in full agreement here that this mom isn&#39;t wrong at all to stand her ground and ditch the original birthday party plan. While of course it&#39;s kind that her sister has opened up her home to her in a time of need, holding the favor over her head erases the merit of the good deed.Raising your children to think that every celebration should be about them is a toxic fast lane to an entitled, selfish adult. Good luck, everyone!

There&#39;s always one kid at the birthday party who can&#39;t resist causing a scene while throwing a screaming fit about not being first in line to the pony-shaped bounce house...  So, when a frustrated mom decided to consult the moral...

Mom asks if she's wrong to refuse to indulge spoiled nephew's needs at her son's bday.

There's always one kid at the birthday party who can't resist causing a scene while throwing a screaming fit about not being first in line to the pony-shaped bounce house...

AITA (Am I the As*hole) for fighting back against another child receiving gifts on my son's birthday?