Mom Of Autistic Child Is Criticized By Other Parents For Locking Her Son's Room To Protect It From Other Kids

Being a parent is full of ups and downs. Kids are curious and lively, which can sometimes lead to tricky situations.

Patience is key when dealing with kids. We teach them how to behave, share, and respect others' things. But as they start making friends and having playdates, things can get a bit tricky. You see, even if we tell our kids to be careful with other people's stuff, it doesn't mean their friends will always do the same. Sometimes accidents happen, things get messy, and items might even break.

One Redditor, who goes by the handle u/halfassmillennial, posted her parenting experience on the r/AmItheA**hole subreddit. The OP has a four-year-old son. He loves collecting toys like monster trucks and action figures. He always keeps his stuff organized and really treasures it. But whenever her best friend's kids or her nephew visited, they messed up her son's room and broke his toys. So, OP decided to lock his room to protect it from other kids, and the parents of those kids called her a jerk.

Source: Reddit

This is the full story of OP:

OP installed a lock on her son's room to protect his toys from other kids

Whenever her best friend's kids or her nephew visit, they head straight to her son's room and wreck his meticulously organized collection of toys

OP decided to hide everything before those kids came over

OP told them they can play with the toys in the living room or outside, but they got upset

They accused OP of not teaching her son to share

They didn't want to visit OP's house anymore because they think she was being mean

OP provided an update to their post after reading the comments from the community

She revealed:

Now that you have read the story. It’s time for you to see what Redditors had to say on this: