Yesterday was my son's birthday...i have been split from his father since january. I held a birthday party for him at my home and invited my family and ex's.
My ex has a nephew who is basically the spawn of satan...a little terror, bully, atrociously badly behaved, ill-mannered etc etc. He is notorious for hitting, biting, cursing, kicking (in fact he kicked his own father between the legs on friday night and had him doubled over for half an hour in agony).
Party started off good but quickly descended into madness when he started to pick fights with other childen there. At one point i called down the garden "boys, c'mon now someone is going to get hurt". He had a child younger than him in a headlock throwing him onto a concrete pavement. Half an hour later he took a run and dive at the same boy - who ended up curled up crying on the ground. The boys mother, and the rest of ex's family were in stitches at this, thinking it was hilarious that this child was beating the crap out of other kids there. I was horrified and went out and shouted "knock that in the head NOW".
Ex's family very loudly muttered amongst themselves "why is she getting on like that for?" and then got up and left without saying goodbye. After this point my mum approached me and said that earlier in the day the same boy kicked my son in the leg maliciously and the boys mother laughed and thought this was the best of fun. I lost the plot at this stage and phoned my ex (our son is 2, this boy is 6) and told him that it would be the last time i wouild be inviting his family to any get-togethers like that. Not only was i horrified at a 6 yr old kicking a 2 year old, but for his aunts and grandmothers to stand by and laugh like it was no big deal?
My ex has given me such grief since last night and is making out that i am just a bitter ex with an axe to grind. Apparently i'm nit-picking, out to make his life miserable and have caused unnecessary upset over nothing.
AIBU??