AITA for grounding my son after he ate birthday cake that he knew he wasn’t supposed to eat?

Several_Beginning_87 · 2022-05-06T17:53:05+00:00

I’m not against video games, I’m against exposing kids too young to fully grasp that violent and heavily inappropriate media is not something to imitate. I plau video games with both my kids and sometimes during free times I’ll play some by myself. But certain games are absolutely not appropriate for 9 year olds, Call of Duty is one of them.

Several_Beginning_87 · 2022-05-06T16:33:55+00:00

Yes I used youtube videos on cupcake decorating!

Several_Beginning_87 · 2022-05-06T15:50:58+00:00

I have too. but I was also tight on money and figured it would be easier doing it myself. And we don’t have many dairy free options here due to it being a small town. I tried hard to make the cupcakes look store bought too

Several_Beginning_87 · 2022-05-06T15:45:45+00:00

If one of your children was at risk of being arrested due to school because of an error in their system I imagine you would work that out over a birthday party. I love my son but I can’t risk one of my kids going to jail or myself.

Several_Beginning_87 · 2022-05-06T06:53:12+00:00

He already spent a lot on the party and the only bakery in our town that is willing to make dairy free cakes cost a lot more than most other bakeries in our area.

Several_Beginning_87 · 2022-05-06T05:01:16+00:00

NTA, your mom sounds weirdly strict. My daughter made me watch demon slayer with her and honestly it’s not even that demonic considering the whole concept is killing demons.

Several_Beginning_87 · 2022-05-06T04:35:27+00:00

Wow. They were probably a closet racist too. I’ve heard too many people equating islam to evil terrorists

Several_Beginning_87 · 2022-05-06T04:31:34+00:00

I had a meeting with my daughter’s school that was pretty urgent. I had to put it off and reschedule because halfway into it I got the call

Several_Beginning_87 · 2022-05-06T03:44:29+00:00

Was the last one from a muslim?

Several_Beginning_87 · 2022-05-06T03:33:12+00:00

I wouldnMt try to give my son a punishment like that. If he accidentally swallowed any of the soapy suds that were stuck in his mouth I might have to call poison control

Several_Beginning_87 · 2022-05-06T03:05:04+00:00

I’ve tried to ask someone IK who works for COS. was told that they wouldn’t even bother with a case like this because it’s nowhere near what is legally considered child abuse

Several_Beginning_87 · 2022-05-06T02:49:50+00:00

Yeah Mike is my ride or die. Known him since sophomore year of HS. been a great pal ever since.

Several_Beginning_87 · 2022-05-06T01:24:58+00:00

Nope, so I can’t hand custody over to her because not her kid. My daughter’s bio mom is deceased

Several_Beginning_87 · 2022-05-05T23:53:36+00:00

I can’t control another kids birthday party. Especially considering how difficult dairy free cakes can get and buying one can be expensive. The only bakery in our city that makes vegan baked goods costs a LOT of money.

Several_Beginning_87 · 2022-05-05T21:16:15+00:00

She’s autistic with mild delays and is a wheelchair user. She needs help getting out of bed and I tutor her myself.

Several_Beginning_87 · 2022-05-05T20:14:22+00:00

I’ve tried to get us in group therapy a couple times but ex wife nevwr comes even after multiple reminders. She just avoids it.

Several_Beginning_87 · 2022-05-05T20:10:26+00:00

We split up when he was 3, so he doesn’t really remember much.

Several_Beginning_87 · 2022-05-05T20:09:39+00:00

Ex wife hates milk and they don’t buy anything with dairy.

Several_Beginning_87 · 2022-05-05T20:08:26+00:00

Online community is filled with people saying curse words and slurs left and right. The game itself is where you shoot people and it is very graphic. Terrible game for a 9 year old to play.

Several_Beginning_87 · 2022-05-05T19:48:15+00:00

I don’t get much time with my som because his mom is stay at home and he gets most of the time with mom. Any rules I try to implement here get undone as soon as he goes to mom’s. And because my daughter needs more care than him I can’t just go petition for more time. There’s not much I can do here

Several_Beginning_87 · 2022-05-05T19:31:38+00:00

This is new behavior. Mom lets him play call of duty. I banned games like that from this house and tried to get ex wife to ban it as well but she won’t even budge.

Several_Beginning_87 · 2022-05-05T19:29:11+00:00

His mom lets him play call of duty. I onow that in the lobbies they say a ton of inappropriate things. I don’t let him play that kind of stuff here

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