'I kicked my brother out of the house for calling my daughter fat'

One woman feels her brother has gone too far with the insensitive remarks he has been making about her daughter .

While he claims to be joking , she doesn’t find his words amusing at all.

Taking to Reddit, she detailed her concerns for readers .

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She wrote: “So, I (30F) have a 5-year-old daughter who is perfectly healthy and happy. She’s a normal kid who loves playing and eating snacks now and then.

“Recently, my brother (28M) has been visiting often, and I’ve noticed he has taken to calling her ‘chubby’ and ‘fat’ as some kind of twisted joke. I thought he was just messing around at first, but it’s gotten really out of hand.

“Every time he sees her, he makes comments like, ‘Whoa, easy there, big girl!’ or ‘You can’t have another cookie; you’ll end up rolling out of here!’

“It makes my blood boil. I’ve told him multiple times to stop, but he always laughs it off like it’s just harmless teasing. My daughter doesn’t understand that it’s supposed to be a joke, and I can see it hurting her feelings.

“Finally, after the latest incident where he shouted ‘Looks like someone needs a diet!’ across the room while she was playing, I snapped. I kicked him out of my house and told him to never come back until he learns some respect.

“Now, my family is divided. My parents say I overreacted and that it was just sibling banter. Some of my friends are on my side, saying I did the right thing. But my brother is furious and is claiming I’ve ruined our relationship over a ‘silly joke.’”

Ultimately, the woman wanted to know if she was in the wrong for telling her brother he couldn’t come back unless he respected her daughter.

Reddit users chimed in with their two cents on the situation.

One social media user wrote: “He was bullying a small child. If your parents don't see the issue, don't leave her unsupervised with them.”

Another individual chimed in: “You've asked him not to talk to her like that and he keeps doing it. He's not respecting you or your daughter in your home. This is nothing to do with the rest of your family. He needs to grow up.”

And someone else said: “Not only was he bullying a small child in her home, he was setting her up for a lifetime of disordered eating. I'm glad you kicked him out.”