A viral Threads post showing a broken sliding glass door during a Raya visit has sparked debate online, with netizens discussing parental responsibility and children’s behaviour in other people’s homes.
A Threads post shared by user @elledrena has gone viral after a sliding glass door at a Raya visit was broken. The post, which has gained over 10,000 likes and nearly 1,000 comments, shows the damaged door with the caption: “Someone came over for Raya and this happened. Just kids.”
Many commenters argued that children’s behaviour reflects their upbringing and responsibility lies with parents.
qyss. wrote “There are moments we can say ‘just kids’. But there are also times we can say, ‘if you don’t know how to raise your child, let me do it’. Parents, if you are visiting relatives or friends, please watch your children. Your children are your responsibility. Yes, they may be excited, but don’t let it go too far until one day they meet someone stricter and you regret it.”
faeryy_n said “If your kids aren’t well behaved in other people’s houses, please don’t bring them…. annoying.”
“Did that child escape from the jungle? Ask the parents to pay straight away,” s_shza_ added.
Several netizens emphasised that parents should take responsibility for any broken items during visits.
__yang.06 commented “Sis, once it’s repaired, please send the bill to the parents of those kids. So frustrating!”
rayymond24 said “I wouldn’t be angry. No need to get so emotional. It’s going to ruin the beautiful day. What I’m going to do is ask the parents to pay the cost to repair the glass door. If not, I will lodge a police report.”
“Every time I buy a new Raya cookie jar, there’s always a parent who can’t control their child. The kid touches the glass jar, it falls and breaks, and then the host is blamed for providing a glass jar. Ridiculous. Teach your children manners. When visiting someone else’s house, respect cleanliness and behaviour,” farahwe_ commented.
Some netizens criticised overly permissive parenting, arguing that gentle parenting can spoil children if parents don’t supervise properly.
yaraa_af wrote “Yes, they are kids, but are you the kind of parents who don’t know how to raise children to behave? Running around in someone else’s house like monkeys. Just sit properly and don’t run around. The child reflects the parents. If the parents are like monkeys, what can you do?”
s____u.e shared “I feel satisfied when parents scold their naughty child. I automatically dislike parents who just laugh and scroll their phone instead of correcting their child. Doesn’t matter where. Don’t blame me if I correct a misbehaving child. My neighbour’s kid made noise and banged metal in front of my house; no one corrected them, so I did.”
“Huhu poor child. I don’t care whose child it is, if they aren’t calm and risk damaging someone else’s house, I scold immediately. Start gently to alert the parents; if that doesn’t work, I go full teacher mode. Too much gentle parenting spoils them!” zizirara64 added.
Some suggested directly communicating costs to parents as a solution.
fatimah.alzahra6148 commented “If it were me, once I get the quote from the shop to fix the sliding glass, I’d forward it to the clever parents. I would say, ‘Hello, here’s the quote to fix the sliding glass that broke yesterday. This is my bank account number. Thanks.’”
“Please control your child when visiting someone else’s home. I once had kids jump on my new sofa that was less than a month old, and the parents just laughed. When I was younger I stayed quiet, now older I confront children making mischief in other people’s homes. If the parents can’t teach them, let me help. I don’t care whose child it is, if you can’t control your own child please stay at home instead of destroying other people’s property,” i.shzw added.
