Am I wrong for thinking my my sister's comment about my son was offensive and a huge reach?
My (32f) son is only 4 and I love him more than anything, but he is also a lot. He just can't handle being told no. No matter what store we'll go too he's always asking for something and if he's told no he'll throw a tantrum.
The mix of me feeling bad for him because I adore him so much and figuring he'll grow out of being a brat eventually. I end up buying it for him most of the times anyway.
It's still very frustrating and he makes me want to just shop online instead. I was on the phone with my sister about this on the phone basically venting. I'm not gonna go over the entire conversation, but the one comment that made me upset was when she said if he doesn't learn how to accept no while he's young, he'll eventually grow up making women's lives hell because he can't handle no.
I love my sister, but is this not a major reach? He's just a 4 year old boy acting like a typical toddler whenever they get told no. Yes, it's annoying but I think comparing my son to grown men who think they're entitled to women is taking it way too far.
I didn't argue with her over it or anything, but I did nicely tell her that I don't think that's exactly comparable because one is greatly worse than the other. She says it will likely turn into that. I didn't start anything, but I was pissed that she made that comparison about my son for acting like an annoying 4 year old.
Yes, I did want to vent a little about how he has been getting on my nerves because that day I had called her, it was after I had got back from the grocery store with him. However, he's still a good kid and I love him a lot. I understand her saying I have to teach him to accept no, but it didn't need to go beyond that. AIW?