Christmas is a time for family, love, and joy, right? Well, not for this woman who had her husband’s brother and his two kids (13/m and 8/m) staying over for the holidays. The kids, who lost their mom earlier this year, decided to pull a prank inspired by the movie Home Alone, but things took a turn for the worse. Instead of a harmless joke, they ended up destroying every single toilet in the house! Let’s dive into this holiday disaster…
A Rough Year for the Family

Discovering the Toilet Catastrophe

The Basement Toilet: A Nightmare

Confronting the Culprits

The Boiling Water Bandits?

The Home Alone Prank Revealed

The Stupid Movie vs Real Life

BIL Gets Upset

Tears and Missing Mom

Asking Them to Leave

“You’re Throwing Us Out?”

Husband Takes Sides

A Christmas Ruined by Home Alone Prank?
In a holiday season that was supposed to be filled with love and support, one woman found herself dealing with a disastrous prank gone wrong. Her husband’s brother and his two grieving nephews, inspired by the movie Home Alone, dumped boiling water into every toilet in the house, cracking and destroying them all. As tensions rose and emotions ran high, the woman asked her family to leave so she could fix her home, leading to her husband siding with his brother and leaving her alone in a hotel. What do you think of this chaotic Christmas situation? Let’s see what the internet has to say about it…
Inform insurance company, pursue vandals for toilet destruction costs.

13-year-old nephews destroy every toilet in the house, NTA takes action

Parenting concerns raised after nephews destroy all toilets in house

Nephews destroy every toilet in house, OP’s BIL should pay

NTA calls out BIL for not covering costs of toilet damage.

Supervision questioned after nephews destroy toilets with boiled water.
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NTA. 13-year-olds old enough to learn actions have consequences

Nephews destroy every toilet in the house, BIL justifies behavior.

Children destroy toilets, family in chaos. ESH, counseling suggested.

Parenting done right! NTA for apologizing and paying damages

Kids destroy toilets, commenter suggests therapy for family and investigation.

Toilets destroyed by nephews, BIL should pay for fixes. NAH

A harsh lesson on the consequences of cruel words. ESH

Concerned commenter warns of danger with boiling water, calls for help.

NTA, but be mindful of your words towards grieving kids.

NTA calls out inappropriate behavior of toilet-destroying nephews.

OP called out for insensitive comment about dead mom. NTA.

Single mom deals with nephews’ toilet destruction, husband sides against her.

Parenting fail: Nephews destroy toilets, carry boiling water. NTA.

Adult’s harsh words to grieving children criticized. YTA.

Upset about nephews’ actions, but AH for harsh words. ESH

Nephews destroy every toilet in the house, OP seeks compensation.

Kids playing with pots and pans is one thing, but this…

Christmas chaos: Nephews destroy every toilet in house, family feud ensues. ESH.

Agreeing that the nephews were in the wrong , with a Home Alone reference

Nephews destroy every toilet in the house, commenter supports OP’s actions.

NTA for being upset about nephews destroying toilets with Home Alone-inspired prank.

YTA for insulting their mother, family love matters more ❤️

Confusion over ‘boiling water bandit’ in Home Alone reference. NTA.

OP overreacted to nephews breaking toilets, but crossed the line.

OP told kids ‘dead mom is never coming back’, ESH.

Heartwarming comment about well-behaved kids in chaotic situation ❤

NTA! Report them for vandalism. Epic BS!

Valid anger, but retaliating against grieving children was not excusable.

Disciplining brats or paying plumber? NTA takes the blame.
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Suggestion to buy chemical toilet until plumber arrives. NTA.

User defends homeowner, questions Home Alone physics and toilet vandalism.

Nephews destroy toilets, commenter suggests sending BIL a bill

Nephews destroy every toilet in the house, but BIL excuses it?

Nephews destroy every toilet in the house, BIL defends them. NTA.

Nephews go wild, destroy every toilet in the house. NTA.

Let the men handle it NTA for stepping back.
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Nephews destroy every toilet in the house, OP throws them out.

Kids break all toilets, husband and BIL at fault. NTA

Demanding justice for destroyed toilets by mischievous nephews.

NTA for teaching kids consequences. BIL manipulative and possibly criminal.

Grieving children need love and boundaries. BIL and uncle/husband are TA.

Guests destroy toilets during Christmas, commenter supports OP.

BIL and his kids destroyed every toilet in the house

Let the husband deal with it ️

Savage response to destructive nephews and clueless family members.

Thirteen-year-old nephew destroys every toilet in the house. NTA response.

BIL enabling nephews to destroy property after wife’s death. NTA.

Curious commenter questions toilet-breaking boiling water incident.

Nephews destroy every toilet, husband sides with brother. All suck.

User advises replacing toilets and making boys work off money.

Compassionate suggestion for consequences and help for troubled kids.

Former teacher explains boys will be boys, but adults at fault

Nephews destroy every toilet, uncle not at fault.

Nephews destroy toilets, commenter calls out enabling behavior and consequences.

Balancing love with behavior management after a Christmas tragedy. NAH.
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Toilet terror: Commenters rate everyone as b-holes

Nephews destroying all toilets is insane, BIL needs therapy for them. NTA

Parent shames nephews for destroying toilets, but goes too far. ESH

Former plumber confirms NTA and calls out husband and BIL

Kids destroy every toilet in the house, NTA for kicking them out

DIY solution for cracked toilet table using flex seal spray paint.

Kids break every toilet in the house, commenter says NTA.

BiL’s kids destroyed every toilet, husband didn’t back OP.

Compassionate NTA asked grieving family to leave after toilet destruction.

Parental supervision MIA during toilet destruction and boiling water play

NTA, but kids need to learn consequences and how to fix it

BIL should have supervised, kids need counseling. DH punished.

Nephews destroy toilets, commenter says NTA, mentions Home Alone.

Lucky they only got a lecture, bill, and no whooping

Expensive mistake! NTA. Will cost $500-1000 per bathroom.

Curious commenter questions adults’ negligence in toilet incident.

Upset over ruined Christmas due to lack of working toilets

Replacing toilets is easy, but nephews need therapy
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Unpopular opinion: YTA for lashing out at grieving children.

Nephews’ holiday prank costs thousands, commenter not the a**hole.

Nephews destroy toilets, but commenter says NTA.
