Jow Forums I need some advice. I realize this is normally about Politics, but I genuinely don't know how to handle this and think it would be an interesting thread.
My sister-in-law and her husband are going through a divorce. She's a drug addict, he drinks, but she was more of a danger to the kids so he's trying to get full custody of the kids. Can't blame him there. Grandparents on all sides are remarkably shitty. But my focus of the thread is the kids. The 5 year old boy is now acting like the worst human being I have ever been around. Beats up his older sister, tells his mom off of how she "won't" talk to him like that, when the mom got emotional about it he laughed in her face and said it was funny to make her cry.
I have never seen a kid act like this. It was shocking to say the least. Have any of you been in this situation or at least know how to address this? I'm the only uncle and the only steadfast person in either family. I'm blunt and honest, that's what the kids dad likes about me so he's perfectly fine with me being a "chaperone" for the mom. (My sis-in-law) So I'm not a danger to the kids, but that 5 year old tested my patience big time.
Ha! Wasn't my choice. If it's any consolation, I saw the mom on drugs with both pregnancies. She's truly a disgusting creature.
Christian Russell
the drugs and liquid mercury vaccines have melted his prefrontal cortex. it's over.
Asher Long
Well, shit. Kill him and start over?
The sis-in-laws womb is baren now. Otherwise I would consider sharing my superior genetics.
Chase Anderson
Bump for advice.
Angel Myers
probably something you should talk to a doctor about
Gavin Foster
About the kid or about the baren womb? I'm confused by this point.
Jaxon Price
both
Thomas Adams
A guy who's not directly related to the dad?
It my wife's sister and her husband. There's more than one way to get there.
Juan Mitchell
i'm an idiot, my cognitive abilities are not up to par at this point in time.
Bentley Anderson
Ha. All good user.
Camden Powell
Bumping for advice. #2
Lucas Peterson
>advice
there's a board for that, you know?
Noah Russell
Agreed. I like the people of Jow Forums better though.
Kayden Kelly
idk, maybe get him involved with a hobby to take his mind off his crackwhore mom?
Juan Jackson
something constructive
Landon Kelly
Kids acting out, probably needs professional therapy. If it’s getting to the point where he’s a danger to the other children or a serious disruption to family life he might need to be in residential treatment. I’d say start off with a counselor or therapist and see what they think.
Liam Rodriguez
Apparently they are starting a counselor this week. I'm just not sure how to handle a kid going through this. He's gotten in A LOT of trouble at school. I can see why. Beats up other kids yet calls them his "friends." Meanwhile those same kids won't let him hang out with them. I don't think he needs to be admitted or anything, the boy needs structure. And an outlet for his energy.
Samuel Hall
I worked at a residential treatment center for a while, that basically describes most of the kids who end up there. Mostly it’s the result of shitty/neglectful/abusive parenting and they just need some type of rigid structure combined with therapy to find positive outlets for anger and all that. If he’s only five it should be much easier to correct this sort of thing than it would if he was in his teens, but you definitely need to nip it in the bud.
Christopher Lopez
Luckily not my kid. It's a very delicate situation. The mom has been clean for 1 year now, but is not a good mother. The grandparents (my in-laws) are seriously horrible human beings. I can't stand the people and they are toxic for those kids.
I guess we will have to see how the counselor goes. I was raised in a very strict home so the only way I know is spankings and more spankings if the first one doesn't take.
I'm kind of lost here.
Dominic Green
Is forced exercise legal like making him run or do push ups? Also he's 5 there's got to be some philosophy or mind tricks to outsmart him don't play on his level if you get pissed he wins
But I don't know I'm afraid of kids and my parents abused me with belts and threats so I know nothing about acting out like this
Nicholas Miller
Yeah, unfortunately it sounds like you’re past the point where ordinary discipline will do anything but make it worse. Hope it works out for you.
Jordan Rodriguez
You and me both user.
It was for me growing up. My parents were borderline abusive. It was rough. But, it made me a very disciplined adult so I'm not terribly mad at it.
Sebastian King
I bet she used to let the kid watch youtube videos like finger family, those always make the kids fucked up, there are numerous examples by now.
Xavier Moore
Wouldn't shock me. Both kids have been glued to Youtube. He use to really like this video where nothing is said, they just open up easter eggs to little toys. Fucking weird.
Luis Jenkins
And if you really are the lone voice of reason there is nothing you can do but step aside and save yourself the headache, especially since the kid has already been conditioned into thinking that what he does is ok. I have a sort of similar situation with my sister too, but nowhere near as far gone as your case.
Definitely related. All the the finger family videos, the elsa-spiderman ones, and pic related come up as recommended to each other, and with viewbots bumping them up the kids are bound to watch these if not supervised.
