Tween guest wasted all the food we bought him. Would you be offended by his mom's pretentious remark?

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Anonymous wrote:I find your attitude so offensive, OP.

Maybe he wasn't hungry. Maybe the food wasn't great. Maybe he felt off that day (maybe he gets carsick or something). But regardless, he know how it was going to come across and made a social effort to hide the food you had bought, so you wouldn't be surprised, offended or disappointed.

And yet here you are, being all three. Don't. He's a child. His mother made a totally innocuous remark that you, operating on a hair-trigger, chose to take the wrong way.

Just stop.

Omg, drama queen lmfao. It's weird of an 11yo to ball up food TWICE. Jesus. Just don't order anything the second time if you're not hungry.

This is why I think the tween was rude. It wasn’t once, but twice. It’s weird that some of you think opening a bag is “rummaging”.

Maybe the situation made him anxious, maybe he has an issue with food and didn’t want to bring attention to it. Have some empathy.

Empathy might be the most over used word this year. And it’s always uttered by people who aren’t being that empathetic in their response.

The child is the one person in this scenario who deserves empathy. Yet OP is harping on the fact that he wasted her hard-earned money, on the cheap junk food she provided him.

Ever heard "no good deed goes unpunished"? OP drove another kid and fed them and all DCUMers will say is that it's junk food and she shoulda taken him to the steakhouse...

All she had to do was not freak out about the consequences of her own choices.

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Anonymous wrote:I find your attitude so offensive, OP.

Maybe he wasn't hungry. Maybe the food wasn't great. Maybe he felt off that day (maybe he gets carsick or something). But regardless, he know how it was going to come across and made a social effort to hide the food you had bought, so you wouldn't be surprised, offended or disappointed.

And yet here you are, being all three. Don't. He's a child. His mother made a totally innocuous remark that you, operating on a hair-trigger, chose to take the wrong way.

Just stop.

Omg, drama queen lmfao. It's weird of an 11yo to ball up food TWICE. Jesus. Just don't order anything the second time if you're not hungry.

This is why I think the tween was rude. It wasn’t once, but twice. It’s weird that some of you think opening a bag is “rummaging”.

Maybe the situation made him anxious, maybe he has an issue with food and didn’t want to bring attention to it. Have some empathy.

Empathy might be the most over used word this year. And it’s always uttered by people who aren’t being that empathetic in their response.

The child is the one person in this scenario who deserves empathy. Yet OP is harping on the fact that he wasted her hard-earned money, on the cheap junk food she provided him.

Ever heard "no good deed goes unpunished"? OP drove another kid and fed them and all DCUMers will say is that it's junk food and she shoulda taken him to the steakhouse...

All she had to do was not freak out about the consequences of her own choices.

This. Or maybe ask the poor kid what kind of food he likes?

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Anonymous wrote:I find your attitude so offensive, OP.

Maybe he wasn't hungry. Maybe the food wasn't great. Maybe he felt off that day (maybe he gets carsick or something). But regardless, he know how it was going to come across and made a social effort to hide the food you had bought, so you wouldn't be surprised, offended or disappointed.

And yet here you are, being all three. Don't. He's a child. His mother made a totally innocuous remark that you, operating on a hair-trigger, chose to take the wrong way.

Just stop.

Omg, drama queen lmfao. It's weird of an 11yo to ball up food TWICE. Jesus. Just don't order anything the second time if you're not hungry.

This is why I think the tween was rude. It wasn’t once, but twice. It’s weird that some of you think opening a bag is “rummaging”.

Maybe the situation made him anxious, maybe he has an issue with food and didn’t want to bring attention to it. Have some empathy.

Empathy might be the most over used word this year. And it’s always uttered by people who aren’t being that empathetic in their response.

The child is the one person in this scenario who deserves empathy. Yet OP is harping on the fact that he wasted her hard-earned money, on the cheap junk food she provided him.

Ever heard "no good deed goes unpunished"? OP drove another kid and fed them and all DCUMers will say is that it's junk food and she shoulda taken him to the steakhouse...

McDonalds is awful but Panera has some reasonably healthy options. Though I can see a somewhat picky eater not liking either, and not wanting to say anything.

This, sheesh. People jumping to eating disorders are nuts.

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Anonymous wrote:I find your attitude so offensive, OP.

Maybe he wasn't hungry. Maybe the food wasn't great. Maybe he felt off that day (maybe he gets carsick or something). But regardless, he know how it was going to come across and made a social effort to hide the food you had bought, so you wouldn't be surprised, offended or disappointed.

And yet here you are, being all three. Don't. He's a child. His mother made a totally innocuous remark that you, operating on a hair-trigger, chose to take the wrong way.

Just stop.

Omg, drama queen lmfao. It's weird of an 11yo to ball up food TWICE. Jesus. Just don't order anything the second time if you're not hungry.

This is why I think the tween was rude. It wasn’t once, but twice. It’s weird that some of you think opening a bag is “rummaging”.

Maybe the situation made him anxious, maybe he has an issue with food and didn’t want to bring attention to it. Have some empathy.

Empathy might be the most over used word this year. And it’s always uttered by people who aren’t being that empathetic in their response.

The child is the one person in this scenario who deserves empathy. Yet OP is harping on the fact that he wasted her hard-earned money, on the cheap junk food she provided him.

Ever heard "no good deed goes unpunished"? OP drove another kid and fed them and all DCUMers will say is that it's junk food and she shoulda taken him to the steakhouse...

All she had to do was not freak out about the consequences of her own choices.

This. Or maybe ask the poor kid what kind of food he likes?

Options road tripping are limited. Step up and parent. Teach your kids to be good guests. OP doesn’t need to take each child to their preferred restaurant. Get over yourselves.

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I find your attitude so offensive, OP.

Maybe he wasn't hungry. Maybe the food wasn't great. Maybe he felt off that day (maybe he gets carsick or something). But regardless, he know how it was going to come across and made a social effort to hide the food you had bought, so you wouldn't be surprised, offended or disappointed.

And yet here you are, being all three. Don't. He's a child. His mother made a totally innocuous remark that you, operating on a hair-trigger, chose to take the wrong way.

Just stop.

Omg, drama queen lmfao. It's weird of an 11yo to ball up food TWICE. Jesus. Just don't order anything the second time if you're not hungry.

This is why I think the tween was rude. It wasn’t once, but twice. It’s weird that some of you think opening a bag is “rummaging”.

Maybe the situation made him anxious, maybe he has an issue with food and didn’t want to bring attention to it. Have some empathy.

Empathy might be the most over used word this year. And it’s always uttered by people who aren’t being that empathetic in their response.

The child is the one person in this scenario who deserves empathy. Yet OP is harping on the fact that he wasted her hard-earned money, on the cheap junk food she provided him.

Deserves empathy for what? Being chauffeured around and getting a free lunch?

Jesus Christ some of you are obnoxious.

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Anonymous wrote:Please do not feed my kids McDonald’s when you’re carpooling. I honestly thought that went without saying.

Then drive your own kid you lazy piece of shit.

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Anonymous wrote:This would have bothered me too OP - the boy is not being raised properly (his behavior is rude and ungrateful) and what the mom said is annoying and low key rude even if she was trying to be funny.

I don't get this. How was the boy rude exactly? Do you force feed your kids?

+1 I don't think the mom was rude either. It's just context: If the kid is used to Steak Shake, may not have liked burgers from another fast food place. Not unusual. Also agree with PP that the kid tried the food and didn't like it or wasn't that hungry (or both). So what. Investigating his leavings is the weird part here.

Right? Who looks in crumpled up trash bags to evelauate what someone else's kid did or didn't eat? For what purpose? To what end?

My question is why wasn’t the 11 yr old throwing out his own trash.

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Anonymous wrote:He was trying to conceal because the one bite didn’t work out. You were rude to point it out.

Oh my goodness, he could have had an upset stomach or something. He tried to conceal he didn't eat it. You told his mother?>??!!!! You are in the wrong, I don't care what his mother said.

I agree. I enjoy the occasional fast food on a trip, but even the places I like sometimes taste weird and I won’t finish it.

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Why didn't the 11 year old take metro to the ec? Stop with the carpooling madness, and stop living where there is no public transportation!

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Op is the type of person to give a gift and expect a thank you and fawning and compliments in return and harp on it - give without expectations! There is a million reasons he could have not wanted to eat it and not be rude. I would never rifle through a kids trash and complain to their mom about it. Weird.

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Anonymous wrote:I find your attitude so offensive, OP.

Maybe he wasn't hungry. Maybe the food wasn't great. Maybe he felt off that day (maybe he gets carsick or something). But regardless, he know how it was going to come across and made a social effort to hide the food you had bought, so you wouldn't be surprised, offended or disappointed.

And yet here you are, being all three. Don't. He's a child. His mother made a totally innocuous remark that you, operating on a hair-trigger, chose to take the wrong way.

Just stop.

Omg, drama queen lmfao. It's weird of an 11yo to ball up food TWICE. Jesus. Just don't order anything the second time if you're not hungry.

This is why I think the tween was rude. It wasn’t once, but twice. It’s weird that some of you think opening a bag is “rummaging”.

Maybe the situation made him anxious, maybe he has an issue with food and didn’t want to bring attention to it. Have some empathy.

Empathy might be the most over used word this year. And it’s always uttered by people who aren’t being that empathetic in their response.

The child is the one person in this scenario who deserves empathy. Yet OP is harping on the fact that he wasted her hard-earned money, on the cheap junk food she provided him.

Deserves empathy for what? Being chauffeured around and getting a free lunch?

Jesus Christ some of you are obnoxious.

Sounds like free lunch and dinner.

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I find your attitude so offensive, OP.

Maybe he wasn't hungry. Maybe the food wasn't great. Maybe he felt off that day (maybe he gets carsick or something). But regardless, he know how it was going to come across and made a social effort to hide the food you had bought, so you wouldn't be surprised, offended or disappointed.

And yet here you are, being all three. Don't. He's a child. His mother made a totally innocuous remark that you, operating on a hair-trigger, chose to take the wrong way.

Just stop.

Omg, drama queen lmfao. It's weird of an 11yo to ball up food TWICE. Jesus. Just don't order anything the second time if you're not hungry.

This is why I think the tween was rude. It wasn’t once, but twice. It’s weird that some of you think opening a bag is “rummaging”.

Maybe the situation made him anxious, maybe he has an issue with food and didn’t want to bring attention to it. Have some empathy.

Empathy might be the most over used word this year. And it’s always uttered by people who aren’t being that empathetic in their response.

The child is the one person in this scenario who deserves empathy. Yet OP is harping on the fact that he wasted her hard-earned money, on the cheap junk food she provided him.

Deserves empathy for what? Being chauffeured around and getting a free lunch?

Jesus Christ some of you are obnoxious.

This is an UMC forum for the most part. Nobody here ought to be that hard up over $20 on a kiddo’s lunch. If you are, make a Venmo or Apple Pay request. Whether you’re paying or not, you do not feed other people’s minor kids poisonous food without consent.

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Anonymous wrote:I find your attitude so offensive, OP.

Maybe he wasn't hungry. Maybe the food wasn't great. Maybe he felt off that day (maybe he gets carsick or something). But regardless, he know how it was going to come across and made a social effort to hide the food you had bought, so you wouldn't be surprised, offended or disappointed.

And yet here you are, being all three. Don't. He's a child. His mother made a totally innocuous remark that you, operating on a hair-trigger, chose to take the wrong way.

Just stop.

Omg, drama queen lmfao. It's weird of an 11yo to ball up food TWICE. Jesus. Just don't order anything the second time if you're not hungry.

This is why I think the tween was rude. It wasn’t once, but twice. It’s weird that some of you think opening a bag is “rummaging”.

Maybe the situation made him anxious, maybe he has an issue with food and didn’t want to bring attention to it. Have some empathy.

Empathy might be the most over used word this year. And it’s always uttered by people who aren’t being that empathetic in their response.

The child is the one person in this scenario who deserves empathy. Yet OP is harping on the fact that he wasted her hard-earned money, on the cheap junk food she provided him.

Ever heard "no good deed goes unpunished"? OP drove another kid and fed them and all DCUMers will say is that it's junk food and she shoulda taken him to the steakhouse...

All she had to do was not freak out about the consequences of her own choices.

This. Or maybe ask the poor kid what kind of food he likes?

Options road tripping are limited. Step up and parent. Teach your kids to be good guests. OP doesn’t need to take each child to their preferred restaurant. Get over yourselves.

He was a perfectly good guest. He tried the food and did not complain. Wtf is wrong with you??

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Anonymous wrote:I find your attitude so offensive, OP.

Maybe he wasn't hungry. Maybe the food wasn't great. Maybe he felt off that day (maybe he gets carsick or something). But regardless, he know how it was going to come across and made a social effort to hide the food you had bought, so you wouldn't be surprised, offended or disappointed.

And yet here you are, being all three. Don't. He's a child. His mother made a totally innocuous remark that you, operating on a hair-trigger, chose to take the wrong way.

Just stop.

Omg, drama queen lmfao. It's weird of an 11yo to ball up food TWICE. Jesus. Just don't order anything the second time if you're not hungry.

This is why I think the tween was rude. It wasn’t once, but twice. It’s weird that some of you think opening a bag is “rummaging”.

Maybe the situation made him anxious, maybe he has an issue with food and didn’t want to bring attention to it. Have some empathy.

Empathy might be the most over used word this year. And it’s always uttered by people who aren’t being that empathetic in their response.

The child is the one person in this scenario who deserves empathy. Yet OP is harping on the fact that he wasted her hard-earned money, on the cheap junk food she provided him.

Ever heard "no good deed goes unpunished"? OP drove another kid and fed them and all DCUMers will say is that it's junk food and she shoulda taken him to the steakhouse...

All she had to do was not freak out about the consequences of her own choices.

This. Or maybe ask the poor kid what kind of food he likes?

Options road tripping are limited. Step up and parent. Teach your kids to be good guests. OP doesn’t need to take each child to their preferred restaurant. Get over yourselves.

A decent person would make sure that there was something the child could eat.

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Anonymous wrote:I find your attitude so offensive, OP.

Maybe he wasn't hungry. Maybe the food wasn't great. Maybe he felt off that day (maybe he gets carsick or something). But regardless, he know how it was going to come across and made a social effort to hide the food you had bought, so you wouldn't be surprised, offended or disappointed.

And yet here you are, being all three. Don't. He's a child. His mother made a totally innocuous remark that you, operating on a hair-trigger, chose to take the wrong way.

Just stop.

Omg, drama queen lmfao. It's weird of an 11yo to ball up food TWICE. Jesus. Just don't order anything the second time if you're not hungry.

This is why I think the tween was rude. It wasn’t once, but twice. It’s weird that some of you think opening a bag is “rummaging”.

Maybe the situation made him anxious, maybe he has an issue with food and didn’t want to bring attention to it. Have some empathy.

Empathy might be the most over used word this year. And it’s always uttered by people who aren’t being that empathetic in their response.

The child is the one person in this scenario who deserves empathy. Yet OP is harping on the fact that he wasted her hard-earned money, on the cheap junk food she provided him.

Ever heard "no good deed goes unpunished"? OP drove another kid and fed them and all DCUMers will say is that it's junk food and she shoulda taken him to the steakhouse...

All she had to do was not freak out about the consequences of her own choices.

This. Or maybe ask the poor kid what kind of food he likes?

Options road tripping are limited. Step up and parent. Teach your kids to be good guests. OP doesn’t need to take each child to their preferred restaurant. Get over yourselves.

A decent person would make sure that there was something the child could eat.

His PARENTS could have packed food to go. If the child couldn’t find an option at either restaurant offered, the kid is too picky and that’s not OPs problem. You guys are exhausting.