To be annoyed at SIL saying my DC are spoilt?

[Suzihaha]

During dinner she started to compare DS1 to her friends' DC, who apparently are all angels, sit through 2 hours at the table to wait for the adults to finish their meal, never shout or run around and never have to be told off.

It seems that what I thought was normal boyish behaviour for a 3.5 year old is, according to her, evidence that DH and I are not strict enough and that we are spoiling him.

She has a DC of her own who is much younger.

[Pamplemoussse]

Annie godwin's law

[AnnieLobeseder]

Fail Signet. You said C*nt.

It's cunt. It has no apostrophe in it. I am a qualified proofreader so I know these things. And of course you have to flounce and mark your spot on a thread.

Remove thyself to another parenting forum of your choice immediately.

OTOH, does this count as being flamed in AIBU?

Thanks Pamplemoussse. I shall go and see what you've linked to right now...

[worraliberty]

It's an asterisk...not an apostrophe.

[AnnieLobeseder]

[implodes with shame]

[HeifferunderConstruction]

Oh my God that is so rude OP!!

She'd be lucky to have an intact Jaw if that was me good on you for being calm about it

Its very horrivble when people are hell bent on being horrible and the fact she said it infront of your son,

[Andrewofgg]

Rowena and worraliberty we are siblings in our souls. DW and I have recently bought noisy toys for a child whose parents has pissed us off beyond recovery. And we have heard from the mother's sister that the child is loving it and the parents are not!

[Whatmeworry]

Then of course there is the shocking possibility that the DC are, well, a bit spoilt.....

[tethersend]

Nothing annexing the Sudetenland won't cure, Whatmeworry

[davidtennantsmistress]

only read OP but my DS is 5.5, and he's an angel mostly when out always has been but even he gets bored after half an hour of sitting at the dinner table, and will certainly never wait for 2 hours for the adults to finish - v v unfair to expect a child to tbh.

oh and yes, your DS sounds perfectly normal & well behaved for a 3.5 year old. there's nothing wrong with it. let kids be kids fgs I say.