“I reminded her that everything in their house is broken because of the boys, and they don’t even take them to movies themselves because they know they can’t sit down and shut up for more than 90 seconds, let alone 90 minutes.”
When it comes to be the fun uncle, aka the “funckle,” you gotta be mentally and physically prepared. You didn’t sign up to be a babysitter, but the universe kind of made you one. Not obligated to babysit, of course! We’re not talking about entitled family members who demand free childcare. We mean, if you want a bond with your nieces and nephews, you should spend some quality time together.
Now, that can be difficult, because for someone who was not preparing to have a kid, now you have to figure out how to care for a kid, even if it’s just for the day. And not all kids are easy peasy lemon squeezey to take care of. Some kids are rambunctious and out of control, or as this uncle put it, “a walking tornado.”
This uncle has both kids of kiddos as a niece and nephews. The niece is a sweet angel little girl who is civil at the library and enjoys a calm walk through the museum. His nephews are wild children who jump on everything, break everything, and scream weird inside jokes only 6 or 7-year-olds understand. That is perfectly normal for boys their age, but that’s a lot to handle, especially for someone who isn’t even their parent.
So, when the sister-in-law found out that he was babysitting his niece on a regular basis and not her rambunctious boys, she threw a fit. She tried to spin it as if he is playing favorites and didn’t want to spend time with his nephews. In actuality, he just doesn’t want the responsibility of having to care for two boys who will most likely break something the second they get their hands on it…
Well, he told her that, and things did not turn out well… The grandma had to come in and separate the two from the conversation. Who is in the right here, though?
Author: Kayitsi.com
