Her Sister Directly Went Against Her Rules When Babysitting Her Son With ASD, So She Went Off And Said It Would Be A “Cold Day In Hell” Before Her Sister Gets To See Her Kids Again
This woman has a son who is now five-years-old. But, ever since her son was born, she and her partner suspected that he had Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD).
Apparently, her son showed all of the signs– such as lack of eye contact, lack of verbal communication, etc. So, she ended up having her son tested, and he was officially diagnosed at age two.
Now, her own brother also has ASD. And since she grew up around her brother, she picked up on many of her brother’s tendencies.
For instance, her brother is non-verbal, highly obsessed with screens, and is an incredibly picky eater.
“Like, he was living off of peanut butter sandwiches and Oreos only for a couple of years,” she explained.
“It’s a bit better now, but not much. He literally has a screen with him twenty-four-seven.”
So, as soon as she suspected that her own son might have ASD, all screens were immediately ditched from her household.
Currently, there are no televisions, tablets, or smartphones inside her home. In fact, she actually just has a flip phone for herself.
All of the computers are also kept locked up and away from reach, and they are only used whenever her son is not around.
Anna – stock.adobe.com – illustrative purposes only, not the actual person
On top of keeping her son away from screens, though, she also wanted to prevent her son’s picky palate from forming a possible dependence on fast food.
So, her family never ever eats fast food or processed foods because she just does not want to introduce her son to those items.
Her son is also already quite limited in terms of what he will eat, anyway. He will eat almost any fruit and will eat salad, as long as it has one specific kind of dressing on it.
Her son will also eat meat that is cooked in certain ways but will only eat steamed veggies. All of the foods have to be separate, as well.
However, her occupational therapist and developmental therapist have commended her for limiting exposure to screens and processed foods.
Apparently, they said that withholding those common vices have likely helped her son since he is “so severe.”
“He does eat more than most kids and more variety, and he will use toys more because he has no screens,” she noted.
Anyway, because her family has all of these rules– and due to the fact that her son really struggles whenever he strays from his routine– she and her partner really try not to go out too much.
Her son usually has meltdowns in public, too, just because the environment is too overwhelming for him.
Recently, though, her thirty-two-year-old sister decided to give her and her partner a “present.” Essentially, they were able to have a night out– without the kids– while her sister babysat.
And she was super thankful. Before she and her partner headed out, though, she made sure to prepare everything for her son.
She prepared dinner specifically how her son liked it.
She also provided her sister with a long list of activities that could entertain her son while she was out.
Then, finally, she and her partner entrusted her sister with the kids and went out on the town for about four hours. As soon as they arrived home, though, she realized they had made a massive mistake.
Apparently, she walked in, and McDonald’s wrappers were thrown everywhere. Then, she saw her sister and son watching movies on Amazon Prime on her sister’s smartphone.
And as you can imagine, she was immediately furious. In fact, she admitted to completely going off on her sister, but her sister just did not understand her upset. Instead, she got accused of being too harsh in her own home.
“[My sister] told me I am being ridiculously militant with our son and that he deserved some fun, too. Apparently, the plan was always DoorDash and movies,” she vented.
Now, four days have since passed since that incident, and aside from being pissed at her sister, she has also seen how much that one night of “slip-ups” negatively impacted her son.
For instance, her son’s eating has been way down. It began the very next morning after he was babysat when he apparently pulled out a burger wrapper and signed “more” using American Sign Language (ASL). And ever since, her son has been on a hunger strike.
In a similar vein, her son has also tried to grab her flip phone out of her hands a few times since then.
And even though they do not have any other screens to compare it to in her home, her son still reportedly seemed confused by the difference between her flip phone and her sister’s smartphone.
So, she has understandably been really distraught over the past couple of days. She has also told her sister that it will be “a cold day in hell” before her sister gets to see her children again.
For whatever reason, though, her family just does not get her perspective. In fact, they have since accused her of ruining Christmas, and they are calling her a jerk for “trying to prevent her son from being like her brother.”
So now, with Christmas right around the corner and her son’s routine completely thrown off, she has been left wondering if going off on her sister for disrespecting her wishes actually makes her the jerk or not.
Do you think she is being “militant” like her sister claims, or is she just trying to set her son up to have a healthy lifestyle? If her son’s routine was working for him, why do you think her sister felt the need to butt in? Was it right of her sister to go directly against her babysitting instructions? If you were in her shoes, how would you feel?
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