22-Year-Old Guy Gets Asked To Sit With The Kids At Family Party, Takes The Quiche He Brought And Just Leaves
It is said that we can’t choose our family and relatives, no matter how sometimes we don’t see eye to eye with them. Having arguments and disagreements is something that every family goes through. Having this in mind, Reddit user u/Korzaz decided to share his story of getting into an argument with his aunt and asking whether he was right in this situation. The post that received almost 25k upvotes got people discussing how young people sometimes have a hard time being considered mature adults by their older relatives who still like to see and treat them as little kids.
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It is great to have a strong family connection with your relatives and be able to spend some quality time together
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The user started his story by saying that his whole family decided to have a gathering in the park. The man also listed who was attending this picnic. Besides his parents and siblings with their own families, the user’s grandparents and aunt with her family were also attending. The man indicated that he is 22 years old and that he came to this gathering by himself, also bringing some of the stuff for the “event.”
But very often, the same people can get into a heated argument, as happened to this Reddit user who had a disagreement with his aunt
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The young man said that he helped set up the tables and was having a great time talking and playing with his relatives until they all decided to sit down at the table and start eating. This is when the man’s aunt told him that he should be sitting at the kids’ table. This is when the dispute started as the 22-year-old didn’t think it was actually necessary because he is mature enough to sit at the adults’ table.
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The 22-year-old user was asked to sit at the kids table by their aunt because she believed that only those who have their own children can sit with adults
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However, the aunt had another theory in mind. According to her, only those who are from the “1st and 2nd generation” can sit at the grown-up table and those who are “3rd and 4th” should be at the kids’ table. The woman also added that only those who have children of their own can sit at the adults’ table. The narrator didn’t want to put up with this as he is an actual adult who can drink and drive, so he decided to leave the gathering.
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Her “theory” made the user pack his things and leave the family gathering
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The narrator continued the story, saying that his dad and grandparents tried to reach him and asked him to come back, but he didn’t return because the aunt didn’t agree to apologize for her behavior. After the user got home, he started thinking about whether they made the right choice by storming off and leaving his family.
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People online were supporting him and saying that this is not how the aunt should’ve reacted. The narrator was also participating in the discussion where he also mentioned his 21-year-old brother who didn’t say anything about the situation.
What do you think about this whole situation? Don’t forget to leave your thoughts in the comments down below!
People online were supporting the user who also joined the discussion in the comments
The user also talked about his brother who was also an adult who had to sit at the kids’ table but didn’t say anything about this
Users in the comments also shared their own experience of having family gatherings with a “kids’ table”
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"don't have much to contribute to adult conversations" means "we want to b1tch about how hard childbirth/childrearing is and/or pat ourselves on the back for being awesome parents (with or without evidence) and non-parents will either give us a not-wanted-but-much-needed reality check or make us jealous that they have the freedom to have a lie in on weekends and more money than us and otherwise ruin our good vibe. (Signed, someone who has had to listen to a LOT of parent-dominated conversation as a 40-year-old-non-parent, and has actually had this said to me by a less than tactful acquaintance)
I, too, suspected that the aunt only wants to talk about one topic. I don't see that having children affects one's conversational skills. Otherwise, Stephen Fry would not be able to hold up his end of the conversation at the children's table...
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The children's table probably had better conversation topics but the aunt in the situation needs a b!tch table all to herself.
Yup. When there are certain family members in attendance at a function, I would much rather sit at the kid's table.
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When my whole extended family gets together, there’s no way in heck we’re all fitting at one table together, but no one is banished to the children’s table, either. If anything, we compete to see who gets to sit in the kitchen with the kids (whispers) *that’s the fun table*
Sorry for the delayed respond, yes when my grandma was alive and able bodied we usually had most holidays there. We had a kitchen and dining room table. When we were little the kitchen was kids but after a while, with the next generation of kids we did without that and everyone just sat anywhere, casual style. The dining room and kitchen are right near each other anyway. Usually everyone just sat by their immediate family. In hindsight we probably could've all fit at the dining room before the family expanded anyway. I wouldn't care other then the Aunt telling me I don't get adult status. I wasn't married at 22.
Load More Replies... "don't have much to contribute to adult conversations" means "we want to b1tch about how hard childbirth/childrearing is and/or pat ourselves on the back for being awesome parents (with or without evidence) and non-parents will either give us a not-wanted-but-much-needed reality check or make us jealous that they have the freedom to have a lie in on weekends and more money than us and otherwise ruin our good vibe. (Signed, someone who has had to listen to a LOT of parent-dominated conversation as a 40-year-old-non-parent, and has actually had this said to me by a less than tactful acquaintance)
I, too, suspected that the aunt only wants to talk about one topic. I don't see that having children affects one's conversational skills. Otherwise, Stephen Fry would not be able to hold up his end of the conversation at the children's table...
Load More Replies... The children's table probably had better conversation topics but the aunt in the situation needs a b!tch table all to herself.
Yup. When there are certain family members in attendance at a function, I would much rather sit at the kid's table.
Load More Replies... When my whole extended family gets together, there’s no way in heck we’re all fitting at one table together, but no one is banished to the children’s table, either. If anything, we compete to see who gets to sit in the kitchen with the kids (whispers) *that’s the fun table*
Sorry for the delayed respond, yes when my grandma was alive and able bodied we usually had most holidays there. We had a kitchen and dining room table. When we were little the kitchen was kids but after a while, with the next generation of kids we did without that and everyone just sat anywhere, casual style. The dining room and kitchen are right near each other anyway. Usually everyone just sat by their immediate family. In hindsight we probably could've all fit at the dining room before the family expanded anyway. I wouldn't care other then the Aunt telling me I don't get adult status. I wasn't married at 22.
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