Dad tells son's friend to ‘stop acting like a brat’ after he repeatedly whines about not getting the last sesame bagel at breakfast: ‘He asked me to go back and get him [one]’

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Lana DeGaetano • "Show me to me please."
Feb 13, 2026 5:00 PM EST

You should always treat the guests you invite into your home with respect. Only if respect is given back to you, that is.

It's no surprise to anyone that there is an epidemic of bad communicators in this digital age. Social media and smartphones generally lessen our abilities to regulate ourselves emotionally, develop our grasp of patience, and, overall, know how to talk to people face-to-face.

This is evident in younger generations' inability to know when they can and can't say certain things. The "now now now" mentality of smartphones, where all information is at our fingertips, makes certain people unable to take "no" for an answer.

The father in this next story refuses to be the victim of a kid who demands they get what they want, as soon as possible. Do you find that you come across more ungrateful people as the days pass? Of course, we're not giving our stamp of approval for talking to someone else's children in a bad manner, but… Well, just read the story for yourselves.

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  • An upset young boy sulks with his head in his hand, superimposed over an image of bagels.
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    An upset young boy sulks with his head in his hand, superimposed over an image of bagels.

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  • "AITAH for telling a kid at the sleepover to stop acting like a brat?"

    My son had a sleepover on Sunday. It was him and three of his friends. My wife is out of town, so breakfast Monday morning was me, the four of them and my daughter.
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  • I did not want to make breakfast for six people, so I ordered a catering box from a breakfast place the night before.
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  • It came with twelve (13) bagels, three types of cream cheese, butter, and sliced onions cucumbers and tomatoes.
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  • I figured that was plenty of food for six people. Monday morning I picked up the box.
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  • I had selected to get six plain, three onion and three everything bagels, but you can't pick your extra bagel.
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  • They gave us a sesame seed bagel. When I got home I called everyone downstairs, and my daughter got there first.
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  • I told her to take a bagel. She took the sesame one and started putting butter on it.
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  • When the boys came down one of my son's friends asked why there weren't anymore sesame bagels.
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  • I said there was only one. He asked why she got it. said because she came downstairs first.
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    A close-up of a tray of bagels.

  • He said that wasn't fair. I said there are plenty of bagels, just take one. He asked why I only ordered one sesame bagel.
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  • I said I didn't. It was an extra. He asked why I didn't order any, and I said I didn't realize they were so popular.
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  • This kid kept going on and on about how he wanted a sesame bagel, and it wasn't fair that my daughter got one and he didn't, since he is a guest.
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  • At this point, my daughter is already eating the bagel. So this is a purely theoretical conversation now.
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  • I said to the kid to just pick a bagel. He said he didn't want a plain, onion or everything bagel.
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  • I said a plain bagel is just a sesame bagel without the sesame seeds. He said that didn't make any sense.
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  • He asked me to go back and get him a sesame bagel. I told the kid to stop acting like a brat and eat a bagel or go to school without breakfast.
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  • He said I had to feed him and I can't call him a brat. I said I have fed him.
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  • I can't make him eat. He literally put a scoop of cream cheese on his napkin and ate it with a butter knife just to prove a point.
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  • After pickup that day his mom called to get my side of the story. I told her what happened, and she said she couldn't believe I called her kid a brat and let him go to school hungry.
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  • She said I should have ordered enough food for everyone. There was plenty of food. There were four bagels leftover after breakfast, so there was plenty for everyone.
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  • There were cucumbers he could have eaten with his cream cheese. He had options. She said I still had no right to call him a brat.
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  • I said I only said he was acting like a brat, which he was. She was mad and said she was going to talk to my wife when she gets home.
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  • That's a weird threat, but have fun. Am I the ahle or is this kid a brat?
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  • If there's one thing we all learn at one point or another, it's that life isn't fair, kiddo. As a guest in someone's home, it's crucial to also treat them with respect, because you're under their roof. The dad graciously purchased a round of bagels for the kids because he wanted them to have a good breakfast. What should've been a good deed and yummy experience turned into a parental issue. What do you think about the father's word choice here?

    Needless to say, I'm not a parent myself. If your child's friend came across as entitled and proceeded to throw a fit, would you tell them to knock it off? Or, are you supposed to take the impolite behavior and write it off? Let us know below.

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