
Sibling relationships are often messy, even when you’re adults. Those sibling squabbles will always find ways into your adult relationship, especially when you have kids. Most aunts and uncles want to have a good time with their niece or nephew, not be their parent. And sometimes we forget that.
A guy on Reddit shared a story about how he wanted to enjoy spending time with his nephew by having pizza bagels for dinner. His sister didn’t appreciate his idea of fun, which prompted a fight between the adult siblings.
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The man was trying to do something nice for his sister.

The man explained that he and his husband are childfree, but they were hosting his sister, her husband, and two kids for a visit. His sister is mom to a young daughter and a 12-year-old son.
“Since they don’t have a lot of time alone and also can’t afford to take many vacations my husband and I put them up in a hotel for 2 days/1 night they’re here so that they can have some alone time without the kids. My husband and I don’t have any kids but we’re perfectly capable of taking care of the kids for a couple days solo,” he wrote.
They wanted to make dinner fun for their nephew.

He explained that feeding the little one was “pretty easy,” saying she ate “baby food and bottles and some puffed cereal stuff provided by my sis.”
The problem, he explained, was feeding his nephew, B. “For dinner we made a tossed salad together. Everyone helped out with chopping vegetables, it was great. Then we made pizza bagels for the main.” After dinner, they “camped out” in their TV room, watching a movie until B fell asleep.
His sister didn't approve of his dinner choice.
“My sister and BIL come back home from the hotel and we’re chatting in the kitchen when she notices the pizza bagel box sitting in the recycling,” he continued. “She said ‘you eat pizza bagels?’ And I said ‘well not usually but we made them last night with B.'”
He said, she “FLIPPED out on me for feeding B such a ‘garbage snack.'” When he told her that they also had salad, that only seemed to anger her more. “I told her people have pizza and salad for dinner all the time what’s wrong with this? It was fun and easy.”
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His sister's reaction was really surprising.

He shared that his sister told him he was “going to have B obsessed with junk food and that ‘if I had known this was going to happen I never would have trusted you with taking care of them, you’re not a parent and it shows’ which honestly just felt like a low blow.”
His brother-in-law apologized privately for his sister’s behavior, but his sister was “still acting cold.”
The comments praised him for being a good uncle.
People overwhelmingly supported his decision to have a fun night with his nephew, despite his sister’s apparent lack of appreciation.
“NTA – if she had any dietary preferences for the 12 year old she could have let you know,” someone wrote. “You did also make a salad and looked after them for the night. She got a child free getaway for the evening and it sounds like you had a great time with B.”
Another comment reads: “NTA. you probably made that kid’s night and let him experience a food he actually enjoys.”
“You’re hosting these people and she’s berating you for feeding pizza bagels to the child you’re babysitting during a fun movie night?” someone else commented. “That really takes a lot of nerve. I hope they enjoyed their night out; I’m guessing you’re not going to be giving them another night out after that treatment.”
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