To think this is an april fools joke gone too far!

[Gabbyleo]

I've had enough really. out of any day not Easter. My DCs 8, 5 and 3 have been waiting patiently all month for their chocolate eggs. I wake up this morning to find the Easter eggs all eaten with the the boxing left in the cupboard , the wrappers inside with one smarty, button or malteser left . I put it on the top of the cupboard so only DH and the DS 1&2 (18 and 15) could reach them. I go up to DS room and they were pretending to sleep. I wake them up and they admitted to eating all the Easter eggs. there was 8 of them! I cant actually believe it! They said they were planning to go to shop and buy some replacements but it was closed. They claimed it was an 'April Fool joke but went wrong'. The worst thing was they both found it funny I've told them they have to apologise to younger DCs. That there consoles and phones will be confiscated for all Easter break and that they are grounded and won't be going to any of their friends house. April Fools jokes are supposed to be funny! DH told me in going too far but I don't care sick of them treating the younger ones like shit. Rant over.

That's so cruel. I'd really struggle to like my child if they were able to do that and think it funny.

It's time your husband and the eldest left home. They can get a flat together, I'm sure they'll have a great few weeks and it will then be a lot less fun. I am totally serious about this.

Drastic - but it seems OP is at the end of her tether with her twatty husband and the way he allows the teens to behave towards younger DC. Might well be an option to consider......

If they're jealous of a 3 year olds Easter eggs Slarty they are beyond pathetic.

They intended to replace them.
they didnt do it out of spite.

lighten up op, and the rest of you with your pitchforks

When I went to university I was horrified to meet quite a few 18 year old boys like this - petty, childish, spiteful, and creepily sexist.

On our first field trip we had a real corker - thought it was funny to hide people's sandwiches, oh ha bloody ha - and he got told to fuck off and grow up or he'd be off the course. He also bullied another kid who had ASD and I had words. Twat.

I think because MIL was so strict on DH he seems to not want DSs to go through the same. I definitely will tell MIL. I know DH won't like it but I really don't care much about his opinion at this point. Hopefully she will give DH a good telling off as well.

Does your DH always favour the boys, including the younger one?

It seems odd to buy 2 eggs for you to share between you and the girls, or were they just for your DDs?

If you think MIL would back you up, definitely tell her. Is there a FIL, would he back you up? Maybe DH needs a male telling him that he needs to back you up, if he tends to excuse boys behaviour.

I think it made me giggle because, it's only chocolate, they left the packaging and a smartie... my DP giggled too. Come on, it's Easter, it's not about chocolate and the older ones are teenagers - hardly an age renowned for empathy. I think you are going way way too far and need to take a deep breath, see the funny side.

Are you the husband?

You did read that this was simply the latest episode in a series of unpleasant behaviours towards the younger kids?

ThinkingQueSeraSera perhaps HardofThinking might be a more appropriate name eh?

Does your DH always favour the boys, including the younger one?

and does op always favour the younger ones?

I’m glad you’re going to tell your MIL. This is so poor.

Absolutely tell MIL.

She will sort your DH out and tell him how he ought to be parenting your eldest two sons.

Invite her over for all DH's non-working time he spends at home for a month if you can, so she's on his case and in his face about how he should be parenting.

I'd remove the fuses, take the router and cancel phone contracts before heading out!

I threw the two Easter eggs in the bin that I thought was for DSs

Why would you not give these to your younger dc?

Your husband sounds like a complete knob. I'd be half inclined to play a 'prank' on the DH, and other 2 by returning the favour on their birthdays and Christmases and see if they still think it's funny.
Can't believe your dh has actually gone onto reward the greedy little shits with more easter eggs ? You need to sort DH out, or just get the fuck outta there.

But Slarty they stayed in bed and didn't go and replace them, and certainly don't seem to have shown any remorse. Also OP says they are constantly picking on the younger siblings and DH thinks that is fine as they are just boys being boys I have a DS(13) and I hate that saying. Also DS bought us Eggs. 18 and 15 should have bought siblings and parents Eggs, not eaten them.

Your DH would rather see his young children without their Easter treats than tell his eldest two they were badly behaved and have a spine?

Has anything like this ever happened before? Or is this the first time?

Is anyone else wondering how 8 eggs were to be split between 5 kids?

lighten up op, and the rest of you with your pitchforks

I agree. Throw them out? Let your DH and DS get a flat together? Smash their phones? Overreaction much?
They played a joke that went wrong, they're teenagers fgs. They were going to replace the eggs, but the shops were shut.
Tell them off, send them out to find other eggs and get over it. Jeez, it's not worth breaking up the family over.

I reckon leaving the packaging to be found with a single sweet in each suggests they'd no intention of replacing them before the upset to the dc was caused, if at all.

I can't believe there are people who can't see this is more than just a bit of chocolate but I suppose I shouldn't be too surprised, there have been many threads over the years from posters whose parents turned a blind eye to this kind of crap.

Your husband and two oldest children are just nasty little pricks. I really don't know why you haven't kicked him and the eldest out yet for emotional abuse. That sort of horrible "joke" carried out continuously leaves mental scars for life on children.

There's something definitely wrong there. My friend has 5 children with a similar gap in the middle and hers have always been incredibly protective of their younger siblings.

Sounds like they were stoned to me!

Just going straight to MIL explain to her what has happened. DS will definitely listen to her I just wish they would show me the same respect they show her. I've told DH that we need a serious meeting about the future of this family as it can't go on like this. I don't plan to split but we definitely need some changes.

whatshall
2 each for younger kids. 1 bigger egg x 2 for older ones ?