Kids get their hands into everything and it’s terrifying.

But does that mean everyone is responsible for other people’s children?

See why the person in this story got into some trouble for her opinion on this.

AITAH for not separating drinks in a cooler

Last weekend I hosted a small barbecue at my house. I invited a few friends and some neighbors since the weather was nice.

One of my neighbors brought their young kid who is about eight years old.

She is about to get into hot water with the parent.

I set out food, drinks, and a cooler with beer and soda.

Everything was going fine until I noticed the kid had taken one of the beers from the cooler.

I immediately took it away and told him that it was not for him.

The neighbor got upset and said I should not have put alcohol where kids could reach it.

I was confused because the cooler was sitting on the patio next to the grill, clearly full of beer cans and I did not expect an eight year old to just grab one without asking.

I told the parent that they should be keeping an eye on their child.

Things didn’t cool off. They heated up even more.

The parent got defensive and left early with the kid.

Now word has gotten around to some of the other neighbors and I feel like people are whispering about me being careless.

I feel bad because I did not want anyone to feel uncomfortable at my house.

At the same time, I do not think it was my responsibility to childproof everything when there were parents right there.

So AITA for not separating the beer cooler from the rest of the food at my barbecue or should the parent have been more responsible for watching their child?

Here is what folks are saying.

It sounds like there was only one kid.

It’s an ego bruiser for a parent.

Right. They aren’t toddlers.

I hope so!

I hate when parents expect other people to parent their kids without their knowledge or consent.

That kid knew what he was doing…

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