If someone can be stone-hearted enough to refuse to give candy to a six-year-old on Halloween, they deserve to be called out!
A netizen recently asked, “Am I a jerk for telling parents not to take their kids trick or treating to a certain house?”. Read on to know what exactly happened!
BACKSTORY
The Original Poster (OP) and her husband have five children. He had two from a previous relationship (9 and 13), OP has one from her previous relationship (14), and they have two together (3 and 6).
“Our six-year-old is autistic. She is verbal, but she doesn’t like strangers and doesn’t talk to them,” says OP.
OP WAS WORRIED ABOUT HALLOWEEN
She (OP) was worried about taking her autistic child trick or treating, but OP knows she practiced at school, and they practiced the signs “candy please” and “thank you.”
“It was going well at first, then she started to get tired,” says OP.
THE WOMAN WITH GOODIE BAGS
At one of their last houses, OP’s autistic daughter didn’t speak or sign.
“The woman was handing out goodie bags with king-size candy bars and stickers. She gave one to all my kids except my six-year-old,” says OP.
THE AUTISTIC CHILD CAME BACK CRYING
OP’s six-year-old ran to OP crying, and her 14-year-old told her that the woman didn’t give the little girl a bag because she wouldn’t say trick or treat.
“I went up and explained that she’s autistic and doesn’t speak much, but the woman refused to give her anything unless she said trick or treat,” says OP.
OP INFORMED OTHER PARENTS
After some back and forth, OP made the kids return the bags, and they left. OP texted a group chat with parents in her daughter’s classes, both general education and special education, gave them the address, and explained what happened so they wouldn’t have to deal with that with their kids.
WORD SPREAD LIKE FIRE
Word spread quickly, so that house was not very popular before last night except for some pranks. People even posted about her next door.
WAS OP WRONG?
“Now she is posting about me and my kids, which is blown out of proportion. I was wondering if I was wrong for telling parents not to take their kids to her house,” says OP
Is OP the jerk?
YOU DID THE RIGHT THING
“Not the jerk. That home doesn’t welcome neurodivergent children and deserves to be put on blast for it. You helped prevent parents with neurodivergent children from dealing with that.”
SHE’S IN THE WRONG HERE
“Not the jerk. The woman doubled down on her ignorant behavior even when you explained the situation. Then, you privately let others know what happened. It’s okay to tell others about your lived experience. She was and is in the wrong here, no doubt about it.”
SHE DESERVED TO BE PUT ON A BLAST
“Not the jerk. People who are jerks to six-year-olds so they can pull some petty power trip are pathetic and deserve to be put on blast. If that woman were cruel to your kid, she’d be cruel to others.”
THERE’S NO EXCUSE FOR THIS
“My son is non-verbal. There’s no excuse for punishing a child for having an impairment. No amount of punishment will ever make my son learn to talk.”
THAT NEIGHBOR DESERVES TO BE SHAMED
“My seven-year-old isn’t autistic or on the spectrum, but she is shy and often has a hard time saying ‘Trick or Treat’ or even ‘Thank You.’ I was so proud of her when she managed to say anything. I can’t imagine shaming a child or not giving them a treat for being quiet. That neighbor deserves to be shamed.”
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