Someone shared the image below and ever since I saw it I have been trying to figure out what the problem is. I think this is a very entitled take or someone who is suffering from the Main character syndrome (a term used to describe someone who often sees themselves as the main character in the story, and that everyone should cater to their whims)
Would you get angry if your kid was over at a friend’s house and their parents invited other adults over without checking with you?
This is a very common thing that happens all the time. When we were kids we would go over to a friends place and hang out. If the parents had folks over we would be asked to keep it down or go play outside. I see the same thing with my friend’s kids, the kids play separately and the adults hang out separately. If your kid is at my place and I am taking them over to someone else’s house without telling you then you have full right to get upset. However, if we are at home then you don’t have any right to restrict / control who I have over at *my* place. Who are you to require that I should get your permission to have friends over at my place? If there was a specific person who you don’t want interacting with your kid, you can request that I don’t call them over when your kid is there. However, end of the day it is still my decision to agree or disagree with your request.
‘Feeling Murderous’ because you didn’t get to control someone else’s life and friends is just silly. If you feel so strongly about this then you should get some help to figure out why this is the case because it is not healthy (in my opinion).
Or it could just be that they are worried that their kid will interact with other ‘normal’ adults and realize that what their parent is putting them through is not normal behavior. Another possibility is that the kid is getting abused and they don’t want them telling an adult about it.
Whatever the reason behind the ranting, I feel bad for this person’s kids. Hope they stay safe and are able to get away from such a control-freak.
What do you think? Am I misreading the situation and do you think this kind of demand makes sense?
– Suramya