I banned my sister’s ‘wild’ children from my apartment after a nightmare sleepover

A woman has fallen out with her sister after she stopped her nieces from staying at her house again because they vandalized her apartment.

While her sister believes she is “overreacting,” the woman believes she had the right to stand her ground and set some boundaries.

She took to the popular Reddit forum AITA to explain her situation in detail and ask for feedback.

“Last weekend, my sister asked me if I could watch her two children (ages 7 and 9) for the night because she and her husband had an event,” the woman begins.

“They are usually well behaved”

“I love my nieces and I agree, even though I live in a small one-bedroom apartment. I thought it would be fun and they are usually well behaved.”

She said everything started well. They were watching movies, eating snacks and everyone was having a good time, but everything changed the next day.

“The next morning, when I went to prepare breakfast, things got out of control,” begins the OP.

“They were running wild and by the time I knew it, they had knocked over a lamp, spilled liquid on my carpet and somehow managed to break my TV remote.

“I tried to calm them down and get things under control but they kept running and even started playing with my work laptop which I had to grab before they could do any damage. I was frustrated and shocked.”

“I need my apartment to stay in one piece”

When her sister came to pick them up, she explained what happened and that she didn’t feel comfortable being put back to sleep until they were more careful.

“She laughed at first, saying, ‘kids will be kids,’ but I stood my ground. I said I love them, but I need my apartment and my things to stay in one piece.

“Now, she’s upset and says I’m overreacting. She told our parents, and they think I’m too harsh and that I should do better in my country next time.

“I feel guilty because I know they’re just kids, but I also feel like my boundaries weren’t respected.”

In the thousands of comments, most were squarely on the aunt’s side, believing her sister was wrong to let her children get away with such bad behavior.

“I would have apologized to the OP, paid for the damages, and banned my kids,” one user commented.

“The OP should not defend himself! OP shouldn’t kick them out – her sister should have handled it better.

“No, I can’t babysit, sister. But call mom and dad! They are much less harsh, and see if they tried their house.

“It’s your sister, not your nieces”

Some commented that even the most “wild” children usually show more respect when they leave their homes.

“My boys are wild at home, but from the time they started walking, they’ve always been angels in other people’s homes. Sis should raise her kids better.”

And a lot of people also thought that the idea of ​​’kid-improving’ your homes against young people, but honestly a bit silly.

“Age seven is old enough to know better and has been for years. Child correction is for toddlers and preschoolers.”

And finally, most commentators felt that the issue was not the young children, but their mother.

“The issue is not your nieces, but your sister.

“Hold your ground. Your parents can babysit if they think expecting respect is too harsh.”

With one adding a possible solution: “I’d just offer to watch them in their place and let them run. When she complains, just say ‘kids will be kids’!”