Never get between a kid and their Minecraft…or any game, for that matter.
But sometimes, things happen, right…?
A parent asked folks on the “Am I the *sshole?” page on Reddit if they were wrong for deleting their son’s Minecraft world. Uh oh…this could get ugly.
Let’s take a look at what transpired.
AITA for deleting my son’s Minecraft world?
“I have 2 children, a 9 year old son and a 6 year old daughter. My son had a Minecraft world where he built quite an impressive castle on an island, which he was very proud to show to me.
Since school was canceled, he has had issues with waking up on time. He is supposed to wake up at 7 each morning, but for the past month he has been sleeping in until about 9 or 10. I always set an alarm for him, but he sleeps right through it. I don’t wake him up because waking himself up is a skill that he needs to learn.
I told him about 2 weeks ago that there are going to be consequences for him if he continues to sleep in every morning. At first, he understood and was waking up on time every morning. But for the past week or so, he has fallen back into old habits. I told him yesterday that this is his final warning. Today, he slept in until 11.
So I followed through with my warning, and went on the computer and deleted his favorite Minecraft world. I also took away computer privileges for the next month. When I told him, he started screaming and crying.
He told me that he spent a whole year working on that world, and he’s very distraught that he’s never going to see it again. He has been crying and sobbing throughout the day, and has refused to eat any of his meals.”
Ouch….here’s what folks on Reddit had to say.
This person thinks that the parent was definitely an *sshole in this situation.
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Another reader agreed that the parent was wrong in this instance and that they actually feel bad for the kid in this scenario.
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Yet another Reddit user agreed and argued that this parent needs to make sure their kid goes to bed at a decent time, not punish him like this.
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But another reader said that the parent was not wrong here and that the boy will get over this incident.
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Finally, another Reddit user said that the parent was a jerk and that their kind of parenting achieves nothing in the end.
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Now we want to hear from all of you out there.
Do you think this parent did the right thing or was this totally out of line?
Sound off in the comments. Thanks in advance!
