AIBU to ask my DCs to cry using their inside voices? - £300 voucher to be won NOW CLOSED

[CountOlaf]

Welcome, welcome, welcome to my first AIBU. Allow me to introduce myself, I am Count Olaf - the handsome, talented, actor extraordinaire. I have recently adopted the three ungrateful Baudelaire orphans after their parents perished in a house fire (perished means killed). I have kindly told them that my home is their home - but they must not touch anything. I have even provided a single bed for the three of them to share out of the kindness of my heart.

After instructing them to do simple tasks such as to clean the filthy bathroom using only toothbrushes, and to cook me and my theatre troop a delicious meal, they have the cheek to complain! They didn’t even applaud my theatre group's impeccable performance!

AIBU to think they are being spoilt brats and have a dangerous abundance of selfish disregard for me, IYSWIM? Tell me what you think and I will give one of you a £300 voucher - don’t ask me where I got the money from.

If you think I am BU, you are WRONG! Anyway, the theatre awaits…

Your Greatness,

Count Olaf

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They need to cry on the inside, not with inside voices, surely?

You need an Elf on a Shelf (or a Meerkat On A Beermat mat might work better for you). Some good old fashioned threats will get them working harder and with gratitude for the opportunity.

My LO would probably be quite up for cleaning with a toothbrush - anything to avoid using it twice daily for it's intended purpose!

My goodness Count Olaf, what churlish children you have residing in your abode!! You gave them life skills and clearly a lesson in good hygiene by introducing them to the benefit of a clean bathroom, you ensured that they would be masterful chefs by getting them to learn to cook not only your but your entire theatre troop a meal from scratch and they have the nerve to complain!! Not only that but they rub salt into those now gaping wounds by not even commending your theatre groups impeccable performance!! How despicable! If you derived from a different book i would have suggested that you lock 'em in the Chokey!!

And Olaf, i don't even care where the money came from. ;-)

Maybe you should try councilling?

I think you should go on super nanny

YANBU - sounds a lot better than when I were a lad...

YANBU

After everything you have done for them, the least the ungrateful brats could do is applaud your theatre group's performance.

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Inside voices should be resisted - they're not real!

Ungratful brats. Get them cleaning the filthy bathroom using only cotton buds