How would you react?

[Keora]

My 5yo DD was being looked after for a couple of hours by my BIL and SIL at their house. When we went to pick her up she had been crying and was sitting on their stairs and wouldn’t come into the living room with us. My SIL was furious and indignantly told us that my DD had peed in their garden. She was absolutely shocked that my DD had done this. It turns out my BIL and DD were playing hide and seek and she didn’t want to lose her hiding place by going inside and risk getting caught by the seeker (my BIL) bearing in mind she’s only 5. I think my SIL totally blew the situation out of all proportion. What do you guys think?

Do BIL and SIL have children? Seems like they just don't understand children very well. Was it an accident or a deliberate decision? If deliberate I'd think DD deserves a good telling off and to be reminded of what's appropriate and not. But I'd think BIL and SIL are being over the top about it.

The post reads like the child has actually done it on purpose in the garden. I'm not sure this is genuine

I think your SIL is cruel. A decent person would have taken her to the bathroom, cleaned her up and reassured her that no one is cross with her. Then give her a solution for next time. "If we're playing a game and you really need the toilet you can shout "pause!" and we'll come back to the game when you're ready.

I would be having words with SIL.

Christ on a bike - have they never had a nature wee??

I've realised she may have done it on purpose. I stand by what I said initially. She's 5 years old. SIL should have calmly told her "if you need to go to the toilet, you must go inside to the bathroom. We can pause the game for you so you're not desperate."

That would be the reaction of a kind, caring auntie.

Pee is good for soil abd lots of things pee in a garden. Surely most of us have done a nature wee at some point in our lives - I wouldn’t get angry at all

She did do it on purpose because she didn’t want to ruin the game. She didn’t soil herself. When we’ve been on long walks in the woods she’s had to pee outside, I suppose at 5 years old she wouldn’t determine a difference. I talked to her about it and explained what she should do in that situation. I still think my SIL massively overreacted. My BIL wasn’t bothered about the pee at all.

They don’t have children.

Why wouldn’t this post be genuine?