My Nephew Smashed My Brand-New Car With a Baseball Bat at My Sister’s Urging – So I Taught Her a Lesson She’d Never Forget

My nephew had been badly behaved his entire life, and my sister insisted it was “gentle parenting.” Then he took a baseball bat to my brand-new car while my sister stood there laughing. I didn’t yell or cry. I just got very, very calm. And that’s when my sister should’ve started worrying.

Let me tell you about my nephew, Jeremy, before I tell you what he did to my car.

Jeremy is 10 and has been testing the limits of every room he’s ever walked into since he was approximately five. He ignores rules, talks back to adults he’s never met, and treats other people’s belongings like props in a show he’s the star of.

He ignores rules.