Spoiled stepson?
My stepson is 8 and whenever we go into a restaurant he wants to watch his favorite sports team on tv. Mil has told him it is acceptable behavior to keep demanding to the staff that they change the channels on their bar area TVs to the channel his team is playing on so he can watch them in his periforal vision while we eat despite the fact if we are out of town no one watches that team and there are already people watching the tv in that area. Mil has tought him it is ok to keep bothering the staff to change the channel. I believe this behavior to be rude since there are already people watching something else, the staff has enough going on than to be changing channels at every whim of an 8 yr old, we are eating dinner not watching tv it would be nice to talk and not be ignored the entire time, etc. why does mil encourage this? Am I over reacting?
This is ridiculous- I would
This is ridiculous- I would suggest to this kid that when he starts paying for his meal he gets to choose the channel. I would refuse to eat anywhere there is a tv too. When you go in, have a quiet word with the staff to say the tv is broken and the channel cannot be changed- sheesh, this is entitlement in extremis...
Your stepson is spoiled and
Your stepson is spoiled and entitled. Your mil (and possibly his father too) encourage this behavior likely because of their own issues and poor parenting. Based on your previous posts it’s no wonder your stepkids act the way they do, entitled, rude and poorly behaved. I feel sorry you have to be around these brats.
Right?
I don't know how you do it; I can't live with a spoiled, entitled feral child... CAN'T.
Oh hell no. I’d tell the
Oh hell no. I’d tell the server to ignore the spoiled brat and the MIL too as she must have dementia to ask for something so ridiculous.
I would just look at the
I would just look at the server and firmly say 'no, don't worry about it.' after he requests it. Or just shake your head. I'm not fond of feral children or MILs, and I have both. Don't care if either like me, I'm going to raise a child that's not a nightmare on society.
I am only against tell the
I am only against tell the serve no to the extent that your DH should be the one telling his kid to shut up and knock it off and tell the server not to worry about it. Also...if you ever plan trip to Louisiana during football season the kid will be ignored because every single tv usually stays on LSU football or any other LSU sports going on at the time.
What does your DH say when
What does your DH say when MIL tells step son that it is OK? MIL is not the child's parent. The parent needs to step up to correct this.