r/AITAH • u/HopefullyIntentional • 4d ago

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u/WallabyButter 4d ago

Hidden cameras for evidence would be so nice sometimes, wouldn't it OP?

NTA, but holy canoli can these people make excuses for an almost 10 year old. He's clearly comfortable with hitting, and if he can't take it, he shouldn't dish it.

As far as i have read, you defended yourself.

I usually don't say this as a victim of child abuse myself, but I'd be damned if i didn't say some occasions aren't exceptions: it's okay. You are not his mom, you do not have to tolerate him like she does. He was in your house (from my understanding) so it's your rules. If not your house: he was disrespecting your autonomy and he needs to learn to respect it. He's fucking 10 soon, soon enough it'll be 15 years old acting out.

What about the girls he's interested in saying no? Is he gonna beat them until they say yes?? This is a recipe for disaster, and they need some hard situational "what ifs" thrown about to make them see the problem they sre making for themselves out of their own child.