Don't you just hate it when relatives come over to live+eat for free for 2 months?

[pinkbaby]

I have 2 relatives over at my house and that 8 year old is just driving me crazy. They got here in June and won't go back to their country until the end of Aug. I am ok with them living and eating at my house for free but not with that crazy attitude the 8 year old has. He isn't my kid so I can't really say anything to the father. He isn't just rude but he wouldn't listen to anything I tell him not do. He loves eating in front of the TV and he drips all over the rugs. He doesn't understand he talks way too loud and it hurts my ears. Not only that, he wakes up my brother and I every single morning at 8am because his dad goes out for a walk and that 8 year old brat is too scared to be in the room by himself. He cries if he isn't the one deciding what to watch on the TV and he refuses to use the TV in the basement to watch cartoon when I want to watch DVDs (only one dvd player in my house). I don't know how much longer I can stand this...

[MrDisco]

how old are you? its two months...suck it up.

[CanadaBoy]

I have 2 relatives over at my house and that 8 year old is just driving me crazy. They got here in June and won't go back to their country until the end of Aug. I am ok with them living and eating at my house for free but not with that crazy attitude the 8 year old has. He isn't my kid so I can't really say anything to the father. He isn't just rude but he wouldn't listen to anything I tell him not do. He loves eating in front of the TV and he drips all over the rugs. He doesn't understand he talks way too loud and it hurts my ears. Not only that, he wakes up my brother and I every single morning at 8am because his dad goes out for a walk and that 8 year old brat is too scared to be in the room by himself. He cries if he isn't the one deciding what to watch on the TV and he refuses to use the TV in the basement to watch cartoon when I want to watch DVDs (only one dvd player in my house). I don't know how much longer I can stand this...

Can you move the DVD player ?

[sexpuppet6000]

how old are you? its two months...suck it up.

be nice

[konfusion666]

Show that 8-year-old who's boss.

[UrbanPoet]

lock him in the basement. that'll give him a scare. >=D

[Paranoidandroid]

[i6s1]

This is why you should never be nice to anyone.

[MrDisco]

be nice

I'm totally nice. He sounds like a young guy who's whining because he can't watch his dvds. boo-hoo.

[Odysseus_Maximus]

Hide the remote for the tv upstairs, that will get him downstairs in no time and "Break" the dvd player.

[3weddings]

Um....I am obviously the only parent responding so far...

I personally would appreciate it if my children were told by their hosts that their behaviour is unacceptable (however, mine live by very strict rules at home, and I would be shocked to hear they didn't treat their friends' homes the same way!). This child obviously thinks his parents are pushovers, but he needs to be reminded, your house (or your parents' house) your rules!

Just today two neighbourhood kids came in during the rain and when provided with a snack, proceeded into my family room....not going to happen at my house. It was pointed out to them, and they ate at the kitchen table.
Simple.

It may be a little late now, but it doesn't hurt to try.

[ItemFinder]

Just curious, but what ethnicity are you and your relatives?

[M@rk]

How old are you?

If you're a teenager, then suck it up.

But if the house is yours, you should scold the kid. If he doesn't respect his elders, especially while living under their roof, than that's one screwed up kid!

[tet8suo]

You are a RFDer and you don't have more than one DVD players

[cmge]

Just curious, but what ethnicity are you and your relatives?

probably asian.. like the majority of th posters in this forum...

and y dont u talk to ur parents about this?