Am i being a jerk here or am i right?

I went over to one of my brothers yesterday for dinner. My niece is 2 years old and literally snacks all day long. Barely any real food just puffs and crackers and sometimes a banana and she expects you to share everything with her or give it to her it was dinner time and she was wanting my pie. She didn't eat any of her dinner but wanted my pie. I said no. I told her that she doesn't get whatever she wants and that's a life lesson for her. My sister in law yelled at me for being selfish and i told her she needs to learn to eat her own food and to not mooch off others. Nobody is expected to share all the time. She grabbed my brothers icecream cone from his hand and ate it.

So im the jerk for trying to teach manners and trying to promote real food eating and not begging.

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Lilnonames · F

No i have a friend like that as well and the kids tell her no and when they dont get they start screaming. And one hit her i gradded him and told him dont ever hit your mom. Then looked at her and told her she better get this stopped soon as when they get older she wont b able to control them. And now they mad at me

MizzBella · 31-35, T

@Lilnonames You're right on this 100%. My niece cries and throws a fit but everyone else thinks it's cute. Might be now but they're raising a future brat

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cherokeepatti · 61-69, F

@MizzBella they are raising a narcissist is what they are doing if they don’t start setting boundaries. But she is 2 years old. The problem is that the parents are appeasing her every whim rather than deal with her throwing herself down on the floor and having a temper fit.

homespun2 · 70-79, M

@Lilnonames TO BAD THEY ARE MAD .But you are right.

Lilnonames · F

@homespun2 i know its sad really

homespun2 · 70-79, M

@homespun2 i have noticed that there are a lot of these younger moms.who dont seem to have a clue about what they should do with their kids....I know i screwed my own kids up some how.