To leave early after my dad told off my son?

Freezing out of shyness when being asked a question - totally normal at this age.
Getting up and burping repeatedly at the dinner table - outrageous. Does he do stuff like that at home? Or is it that he's not used to sitting at the dining table for dinner?

I'd tell your dad to butt out. Any way you can get a taxi to the station? I wouldn't stay to have my 5 year old spoken too like that.

He is only 5 but I would expect better manners at this age. My 3 year old knows to ask to get down and not to burp at the table. I imagine this isnt just a one-off incident, I bet your dad would tell us about lots of incidents of your sons behaviour that he felt wasn't good but you didn't address. He shouldn't have reacted so strongly but I imagine he is just fed up and frustrated.

If KEPT getting up and burpring you obviously weren’t dealing with it effectively because he would have stopped and not done it again. It also is really bad behaviour. The burping is disgusting and a 5YO should manage to sit through a normal meal at GPs house. I also really don’t see the issue in a GP intervening. And it sounds like your dad got through to him in a way you weren’t able to. I think you and DS should apologise to your Dad: DS for his behaviour and you for stropping off.

Team Dad.

How are you dealing with the behaviour?

Have various behaviours irritated your father for hours/days and he's had enough, fed up and told him off? Or is your dad just struggling with others in his home?

Its ok to be annoyed with your dad. But are you parentingffectively? Sympathy as I always find it more stressful staying at someone else's home.

If transport is really difficult, then its nearly Saturday. Just go out today and keep some distance so all can cool down

I agree with all the other post.

Also why did you then hide in your bedroom too. You are an adult. Go and have an adult conversation.

How long have you been there? I get the feeling there is more to this from your dad's perspective and he's just had enough of a bad manner/rude child.

Your DS was behaving badly
it’s fine for a grandparent to intervene

Why is your dad having to correct your son? It does sound like he has very bad manners and you should be on top of this. It doesn’t sound like you are.

U need to discipline your son !
Bad behaviour at the table won't get any better unless he knows there will be consequences ! Your dad was showing him it was unacceptable!
And at age 5 if U want to have a simple tantrum free life it's best to discipline now while u still can because age 15 it won't b any easier ! Sorry to b blunt but it's basic parenting it's hard but worth it in the end

Your dad is right , your son needs to learn table manners and you should have been seen to address it .