My cousin's son saw me nude and he keeps making fun of me. How should I handle this?

[Anonymous]

Am an Italian and am sorry for my weak English. While vacationing this summer, I visited my cousin brother's place in the Netherlands. After a long tiring journey, I had a shower and came back to my room covered in a bath towel. I locked the room to change, unaware of the fact that my cousin's son who is around 8 years old was hiding beneath the bed during a game of hide and seek. While I was following my post-shower skin care routine, he came out of the bed making fun of me. I quickly covered myself up and instructed him not to say anyone and never to tease me citing this. Now whenever he sees me he comes near me and makes fun of me. I am worried if he may do the same in front of my cousin or his wife which would be to say the least very embarassing for me. How to better deal with this awkward situation involving a bullying kid?

[AustinMan]

I'd tell your cousin exactly what happened. The boy shouldn't have been hiding in the guest room when there's a guest in the house in the first place. That he stayed hidden long enough for you to get naked is another broach of host etiquette. Finally, a gentleman apologizes for his behavior and never speaks of it again. Your cousin should be parent enough to impart all those things on him and he should apologize. Don't let him blackmail you. As Jeff Bezos of Amazon showed us, the antidote to blackmail is the standard old formula: tell it all, tell it now and tell it yourself.

[OlderAndWiser]

Tell your cousin what happened. It was not your fault and does not reflect poorly on you. Tell them that their dolce, dolce bambina is being a bambino terribile and ask them to intercede. You cannot do anything about the little brat's behavior without going through the parents.

[Agirlcalledkill]

Ma scusa di a sto bambino che se ti rompe ancora vai a dire ai genitori che si è intrufolato nella tua camera. Non puoi farti bullizzare da un bambino di 8 anni.

[Asker]

Grazie lo farò.

[Onepiece_fan2000]

Well bring that up with your cousin and make siure your cousin has a talk with the boy.

[Asker]

Yes I will do that because I don't see any other way to get out of it especially when the kid speaks vulgarity related to my nudity.

[Onepiece_fan2000]

Yeah bring that up with your cousin as well.

[PrincessGrail]

Just chase him away. If he says anything, tell the truth.

[kamalravi25]

Well its not his fault that he saw u naked and neither it is your fault. You can tell his mom about his teasing behaviour.
Or you can just let go of past.

[bangyourhead]

How are you feeling attacked from an 8 year old? You tell him that his 'making fun" of you is unacceptable, and if he doesn't quit then you'll take him out and beat his ass.

[Asker]

I don't like to be very cruel with an 8 year old kid, so that's why am quite defensive in my approach.

[bangyourhead]

you're being cruel by letting him get away with being an asshole.

[hisokadb]

Well u gota tell to ur cousin first befor the kis will tell at least u are prepared

[Asker]

The issue here is he is my brother so it's a bit awkward for me to say this to him. Thinking to approach his wife.

[hisokadb]

Still u made it as a joke u know u just go and say hey do u know what ur sneaky kid do

[24brownish]

Slap him first.. then tell ur brother.. that slap will ensure noone doubts ur truthfulness

[Valnac]

I think you should tell his mother.

[esotericstory]

Just act like nudity is normal and its not a big deal, the bullying will soon stop.

[Uncut]

Who fucking cares. Get over it.

[masterkamasutra]

nudity is normal, make the boy easy with it.