Can you expand on this?
The kid is three. You tell them to say please and then you give them a piece and be happy they’re eating vegetables. That’s what supposedly separates you from a petulant three year old.
It still separates the OP from a piece of buttery broccoli. Do you see the problem now?
I see I’m late to the party, as usual. Without reading the thread first, I will add my $0.02 to say I think it was rude of the child and rude of the mother to demand that a rude child’s demands should be catered to. How will the child ever learn to behave in polite society if she thinks she can just grab food off anyone’s plate whenever? That’s nonsense.
This summer, I was at a child’s birthday party, working on a plate of fruit in the backyard. This adorable little toddler spotted my strawberries and marched right up to me. She reached her hand out to grab a berry off my plate. Very gently, I said, “No, honey, don’t reach for it. Do you want a strawberry?” :: kid nods :: “Okay, let me give you one.” And I put a berry in her chubby little fist. And then one by one, I gave the kid ALL my berries. Evidently, she* really* liked strawberries. The mom was standing maybe five feet away and nodded approvingly at me trying to teach the kid a little bit of manners. She was maybe two, so I wasn’t going to be a jerk about please and thank you (she wasn’t even verbal yet), but she understood to wait for what she wanted and she was awesome about it.
To catch you up-
The OP’s sister wasn’t the child’s mother but just the child’s cousin, like our OP. So it was a matter of a sibling giving another sibling a hard time.
Child wasn’t rude, just learning. In fact when glared at she pulled her hand away, and by all reports, didn’t even make a fuss. OP later states the child’s dad scolded her for grabbing, so she was being parented.
Well done, QuickSilver. Thread is now over.
Thanks.
I amend my post to say the sister was rude and needn’t have butted in because it wasn’t her plate and it wasn’t her kid.
I believe the appropriate utensil to handle the OP situation is called a Taser. It’s basically a two-pronged electric fork, for use on other diners.
What’s wrong with Madison as a name??
Well, you know how all Karens are douche bags?..
To Dopers, it seems to be THE name all the new, hip parents give their kids. Even though it’s been popular since the late nineties.
(I have a cousin named Madison, so I’m kind of partial to it. She’s a funny kid)
I view threads like this as hypotheticals; the same as many of the poll threads. They are amusing abstracts for the SDMB to pontificate on and may actually be of value to outside observers.
And we’re not allowed to say someone may be a troll, so the only two correct responses are: pretend it’s real, and respond, or b: ignore. The former is more fun. 
Shodan, I almost never agree with anything you say. But your post here expresses my thoughts exactly, every word.
Let’s say the OP is an ultramarathon runner with a resting heart rate of 17. He meets his family fresh off a short run prepping for tomorrow’s event, so he is a tiny bit winded. The family is so thin and fit that they can’t reach their plates in a booth so they have an annoying wait for a table. The OP is carboloading like a madman and his cousin tries to grab a piece of broccoli off his plate. What do you do? WHAT DO YOU DO?!!??!
I think the tasing suggestion has merit.
And then little Madison Hitler grabs his broccoli without asking, only the broccoli is poisoned?
Shoot the hostage. (More broccoli for you)
Yes yes, you’re a very smart person. Here’s a cookie.
Because it’s fun.
You guys were those kids that enjoyed telling the other kids that Santa Claus wasn’t real, weren’t you?
Would you want to be friends with a guy who acts like that?
Look, you’ve said before that you’re fat, so please don’t assume I’m equating you or any other normal fat person with the OP. Lots of fat people have nice normal active social lives and are fit enough for normal everyday activities like walking for several miles. And they eat and share food in a reasonably normal fashion with their friends and family. The OP does not.
What if the broccoli was glued with acid glue to the dashboard of a burning Hitler?
Thanks for clarifying! I read it as being fat => social failure.
Actually at heart I am very “food aggressive” and “MINE!!!” The suggestion above that “why don’t we just get a bunch of things to share” is not something I want to hear. Combine that with being a control freak and woo hoo, party time! I remember the look of death I gave someone when they assumed they could grab a fry from my stack.
BUT I know this about myself so I am sure to order a couple of apps to share and because I chose it, it’s OK. I pre-emptively share so I don’t get confronted with a request. I have gotten better!