I really feel sorry for the boy. He has a horrible mother who is creating a bratty, entitled monster just like her.

I'd literally watched my kids cry with a "idgaf" face on each other's bday. It's bad enough I let them choose what to do on my bday ( I don't really care to celebrate) but I'll be dawned if they think that they're going to cry because they don't get presents on their siblings bday.

I have a niece who is an only child but who was indulged like this - I've always said she was allergic to the word "no." While I know it's not a child's fault when the adults around her make her the center of the universe, it's still really hard to be around. All rudeness to adults, all bullying of younger cousins who she resented for having to share the grandma who always played favorites with her... misery. Fast forward she's an older teen who is woefully ill equipped for life in the real world because she never learned how to tolerate frustration or disappointment. She never learned how to push herself because her parents always did her homework or let her cheat or yelled at teachers for correcting her when need be. She lies as naturally as she breathes, even for ridiculous things that would be so easy to own up to and apologize for (for most people). She's a misery to spend time with, and truly seems to believe it's because other people are bad. Sharon parents who do this to their

So instead of parenting her toddler she would rather ruin every special occasion for her other child. I have a toddler too. Screaming and crying, trying to get their way is what they do. Its our job to teach them. She has no chance with a mother like that and that boy is headed for depression and hopelessness.

This kid needs to learn the word no and what it means before it's too late. Id give a slight pass because it's not called the "terrible twos" for nothing, but if the mother herself doesn't step up and also learn that no means no, that kids got no future other than demanding to speak to the manager at every establishment she visits.

When I was a child, my younger sister always got gifts on my birthday, even though it was not her day until 7 months later. Reason was, my parents said, she was too young to understand why I was given gifts and she was not. But even when she was the age I was, when I had to share with her, it didn't stop. And sure as heck, I wasn't given anything on her birthday. I even had to share my birthday money with her.

I feel sorry for both kids. The way this woman is raising them is going to set them up for different types of failure. But OP calling a two year old evil is a step too far. 2 years old is when a child is developmentally VERY self-centered, and it's not a bad or an evil thing, it's a time to learn boundaries and how to treat others by doing selfish things that cause negative responses. Little kids HAVE to push all of the buttons in order to learn how they work! It's not evil, it's not even "sin" because they don't know there's a right and a wrong of it yet. The evil is entirely on the mother by not saying "no, this is brother's day. We want to be happy for big brother on his day, and then we'll all be happy for you on YOUR day!"

Giving into a kid's tantrums means you get more tantrums. That kid is going to be a completely insufferable and useless adult one day unless somebody takes some major action ASAP. Her poor brother deserves a better family. As in one that actually treats him like family.

"How do you feel about the aunt's demand that the guests bring gifts for both children?" I don't see the option of telling her that she's ding-bat. I've checked my ad blocker and I don't see that stupid reCAPTCHA either. It must not have gotten copied with the rest of the article.

I was a little s**t who felt left out on my little sister’s birthday, so my mom made sure to give me a present to placate me. It worked. All I wanted was to be noticed, and I was. Thank christ I didn’t grow into the repellent monster this little turd will!