"Every time I scold my nephew for asking for 50,000 won... the child cries and the parents get angry"

"Dragging Mom Into It to Force an Apology...
Is It Really Wrong Enough to Apologize?"

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A story was shared about a woman whose sister-in-law demanded an apology after she scolded her nephew for asking for pocket money every time they met.

On the 9th, A, who introduced herself on social media as an aunt of a second-grade elementary school nephew, posted this story recently seeking advice. A said that her nephew B kept asking, "Auntie, please give me 50,000 won," whenever he saw her. A said, "I'm not someone who gives you money," and stopped giving him pocket money a while ago. Then B cried at home, saying, "Auntie hates me. She doesn't give me money because she hates me. I hate Auntie."

When this situation occurred, A and her older brother had an argument. A said, "Teach your son properly. Every time the kid sees me, he asks for money, but you just laugh and don't stop him," and added, "Don't leave that kind of education to me; you should properly educate your child." However, her brother replied, "If I scold the kid, your sister-in-law gets angry and dislikes it, so I can't scold him."

In response to her brother's answer, A said, "It's your family's education style, but if he asks me for money, I will scold him every time, so don't be upset." Then her sister-in-law called and angrily said, "Is it really that unpleasant to give some pocket money to your nephew? Others treat their nephews so well; you're being stingy over a few coins." A said, "I was so angry that I told her, 'Don't make the nephew beg and properly educate your child,' but she cut off the context and told my mother exactly as it was," adding, "My mother also got angry, saying, 'He's your blood; how can you make him beg?' She is demanding I apologize to my sister-in-law, but have I done something wrong enough to apologize? Should I apologize?"

One netizen who saw this commented, "This seems like a typical parent who mistakes discipline for abuse," and added, "Not correcting a child growing up like that is the biggest abuse." Other netizens also criticized, saying, "I'm a parent too, but even if it's begging, there's nothing to say," and "Seeing the mother who demands an apology without hearing both sides, I understand why the brother and nephew grew up like that."