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The original was posted on /r/AmItheAsshole by /u/Unlikely-Canary2408 on 2023-08-09 18:04:18.

My wife (26F) and I (27F) moved to a new house. We thought we’d throw a dinner party and invite both sides of our families. We used to live in a different state for 5 years and now is our opportunity to catch up with our loved ones.

My BIL has two kids (Daniel - 5M and Rosie 3F). These kids were absolutely horrible during the entire dinner and their parents did not say a single word or even try to control them. Just to name a few examples:

They moved pillows from sofas and chairs, spilled drinks and food on different surfaces, threw an orange on my Persian carpet, sat on it, made it explode and spread the orange on the carpet with their hands, broke two glasses, and overall ran around, shouting and screaming.

I was the youngest in the family, and I didn’t see kids much in my entire life. But this was horrifying to me and I was so pissed at my BIL and his wife for just watching their kids do these things and not saying anything.

I told my wife to talk to her brother. She was as pissed as I was. However she said she already talked to him but he said they were just kids and that’s how kids grow up. He also said he wanted them to have a strong sense of self confidence.

While we were all saying goodbye, BIL told his kids now that your aunties live nearby we’ll come visit often. I said no I don’t think that’s going to happen very soon. BIL was confused and asked why. I said because we actually love the peace and comfort in our home and these guys are a little cute tsunami.

This made both BIL and his wife angry. He called me an entitled brat, and told my wife she was a horrible host. My friends think I was too rough. So I thought I’d ask. Aita?