Kids behaving bad when visiting other's house

@Swaana (1205)
India
February 20, 2008 9:23am CST
Yesterday we had guests at home. They had a 3 year old kid. He is so sweet till the time he starts crying combined with shouting. I had always made sure that I keep an eye on my kids whereever I go even when I go to my mom's place, I make sure he doesnot touch anything. When I went to my dresser, to my dismay, I found that the hair spray is open and spilled all over the tray in which it was kept. The perfume's lid was not there. I felt very bad. I really got wild as if my house is raided. And I didnot see his mother even giving him a stare to stop him from doing all these nasty things. I felt so humiliated. Cant do anything now, but I just want to share how I felt after they left. And now there is only little of the hair spray is left and I cant really use my almost full bottle of perfume.
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@madlees (1377)
• India
21 Feb 08
I used to travel long distances when my kids were very small. When my daughter was six months and son four years I went travelling alone from Madras to Calcutta by train. I had to teach my son at that time neither to ask anyone for any thing nor take anything from others with out asking me. so he taught his sister as she grew. Once teaching him was enough for me. Even if they go to their uncles house they will not ask for anything. That habit is with them even now. They feel bad asking others.
@Swaana (1205)
• India
22 Feb 08
Yes not asking is also onething, but messing around with others things is so irritating what you say?
@madlees (1377)
• India
22 Feb 08
Yes That's right But I had already commented on that and so I did not repeat here. Just go through my earlier comments in this discussion. It is very very irritating to see all this and not being able to control them..
@kykidd (6812)
• United States
20 Feb 08
It can be very distressful when someone brings their kids over and don't keep them in line. I have some family members who done this and through the years I just started reprimanding them myself and they didn't even seem to mind. Weird.
@Swaana (1205)
• India
20 Feb 08
Being the first time and also that I wanted to respect the friendship, I didnot reprimand him. As they plan to shift their residence near our home, I think if this happens the next time I will do it for sure as I treasure my possessions.
@madlees (1377)
• India
21 Feb 08
When my sisters son came to my place and did mischief, I caught hold of his hands and said that he should not do that. His mother did not like it. She went and complained to my mother. Itis like that. Even the siblings don't understand you when it comes to controlling their kids.
• United States
20 Feb 08
That is just awful that the parent did nothen. I have 3 kids and when I take them to some one else house I always make sure they are on their best behavior. And if they do start to throw a fit I take them into the bathroom and calmly talk to them and I make sure that if by some chance they did get in too something I always offord to replace what ever it is that was broken/ spilled.
@Swaana (1205)
• India
20 Feb 08
I dont want them to replace but still, it would have been much better if she had apologised atleast.
@cherriemae (3370)
• Philippines
21 Feb 08
not all kids are like that, behaving really bad..my 3yr old daughter is very active, when we visit other's house i really make sure that i'm always watching over her coz we can't stop kids specially in this age because they are so curious with lots of things so, as parents we better watch our kids..
@Swaana (1205)
• India
21 Feb 08
As I have been with such a mother and father, I too do that with my kids. Always keep an eye on them and will never let them anywhere near anything that will spill or spoil something else. But I really wonder should we keep the rooms of our closet locked or something like that when someone with kids come home?
• Philippines
21 Feb 08
I had two nephew with my sister who is next to me. One of them was really a naughty kid, he's a boy. Everytime they visit our house he go direct to ou bedroom and keep on jumping and jumping and jumping on top of it. I just dont' bother what he is doing besides maybe he is enjoying what he is doing and he's just a kid. But if he's already tired he go out and play to his cousin (i have two girl). But the problem is he becomes violent he will hit who ever he wants even his sister. his mother stop him but i feel like the way my sister disciplined his kid is lack of authority fells like it's just to show to people that she also discipline her kid. So what i did is i stare to my nephew and if he noticed me looking at him and i'm already in bad mood he stop but after a while he go again. I don't want to comfront my sister because she easily hurt if she dont like what you are talking to her especially that her kid was involve.
@Swaana (1205)
• India
21 Feb 08
That always happens, most parents get easily offended when their siblings tell something about their own kids. But they dont realize it is for the good of the children.