We had my brother-in-law and his family out to our house yesterday for the Daytona 500. He has 2 kids, 4 yr old boy and 11 yr old girl. The boy is pretty well behaved but the girl (his stepdaughter) constantly "tests" him and his wife. I'm sorry, but when I was growing up I was taught to ASK for things, not get into someone's refrigerator and see what I could find. I DIDN'T open a closed bedroom door "looking for the cats", I didn't run around the dining room table trying to get the dogs to play, and I didn't play hide and seek in someone's closets. Her mom got up one time during hide and seek, and I thought she was going to put an end to it, but she's the one that came up with the idea of hiding in the closet!
Now, I don't have kids and have no real experience with them but for the love of God, she's 11 yrs old!! I don't feel comfortable correcting them when their parents are here (and, really the boy was fine...he was just being a 4 yr old). I'm just very private when it comes to my house. My husband was even getting annoyed but he does think I'm over reacting. What do you think?
Now, I don't have kids and have no real experience with them but for the love of God, she's 11 yrs old!! I don't feel comfortable correcting them when their parents are here (and, really the boy was fine...he was just being a 4 yr old). I'm just very private when it comes to my house. My husband was even getting annoyed but he does think I'm over reacting. What do you think?