How to stop other travellers eat your food supplies?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Pancakes are just a load of carbs with sugar and butter on top. And once again the refrain why not just cook for everyone’s kids? After all we’re hung over and can’t be bothered.

Dare I say it... ?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I have read every page of this thread (I was the one indicating that it had potential). How did we get to racism?
1. I don't want to cook a lot/extra
2. That's WASP? In xyz culture we cook tons.

Is that how we got here? There are also WASP families that cook tons. And don't drink like fish!

Can we get back to solutions?
How about packing a case of candy bars and when kids ask for your breakfast just give them a candy bar. Candy > breakfast food to all kids, their parents aren't helping, and it's easily packed.

But then YOUR kids will want candy too. Dilemma....

You're the exact reason I got sucked down this rabbit hole and I thank you.

The most ridiculous thing in this thread was the WASP saying everything and anything to discredit anyone who claimed anything negative about WASPS (I'm a WASP -- gain some perspective and some self awareness "other WASP", the pp's are absolutely right!).

How can you even compare "fighting over the check" & "we usually bring hired help in to cook anyway" with other nationalities more welcoming "the more the merrier" or "there's always a seat at our table" type of viewpoint?

You can't.

One is warm and welcoming and the other is cold and distant. There were many times in my childhood where I would be envious of my Italian or Jewish friends whose families were so very welcoming during holidays.
Yes, our parents may grab the check first, but our homes were never the place friends felt comfortable hanging out over (and that went for all of my WASP friends). There was always something underneath the surface that you could tell wasn't being discussed -- swept under the rug per se for appearances.

The fact that this "other WASP" tried repeatedly to use isolation from social situations as an insult is hysterical and ridiculous, and it just proves everyone else's point and she doesn't even realize it... because she's the literal poster girl (lacking in self awareness).

Oh, the irony.

Sorry to digress PP, I just had to get it out of my system.

OMG the wasp basher with some deep childhood trauma from the WSP side of her family is back 😆

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:We used to get invited to day parties at someone's vacation home. Usually there were 4-5 families, and everyone brought their own food. Of course, kids always wanted to eat what the other families brought. I was a kid, and it seemed to me that parents or their nannies made a game out of catching random kids eating "their" food. They would deal harshly with the culprit, of course out of earshot of the kid's parents.

This is just truly bizarre. Were you members of some weird cult?

I guess you learn something new every day. On this thread I’ve learned that there is a subculture of Americans with really neurotic views of food and hospitality.

You sound truly bizarre. How's your reading comprehension?

DP- I agree- it sounds very weird to have day parties where everyone was required to bring their own food. Especially at vacation homes chock full of nannies. You already said it was not in the US. Care to elaborate? We are all curious. In the US we associate vacation homes and nannies with wealth. Are these "vacation" homes like in Russia and Scandanavia, which are sometimes just rustic seasonal shacks? Were the "nannies" neighbor girls?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:We used to get invited to day parties at someone's vacation home. Usually there were 4-5 families, and everyone brought their own food. Of course, kids always wanted to eat what the other families brought. I was a kid, and it seemed to me that parents or their nannies made a game out of catching random kids eating "their" food. They would deal harshly with the culprit, of course out of earshot of the kid's parents.

This is just truly bizarre. Were you members of some weird cult?

I guess you learn something new every day. On this thread I’ve learned that there is a subculture of Americans with really neurotic views of food and hospitality.

You sound truly bizarre. How's your reading comprehension?

DP- I agree- it sounds very weird to have day parties where everyone was required to bring their own food. Especially at vacation homes chock full of nannies. You already said it was not in the US. Care to elaborate? We are all curious. In the US we associate vacation homes and nannies with wealth. Are these "vacation" homes like in Russia and Scandanavia, which are sometimes just rustic seasonal shacks? Were the "nannies" neighbor girls?

Yeah, this seems like it might be some other country. I’ve never heard of someone in the US or Canada inviting people to their house, but telling them to bring their own food. The closest thing would be a potluck, where everyone shares food. It’s just basic hospitality to provide your guests food.

[Anonymous]

Just finishing up some pancakes and bacon we had as a special treat this Labor Day Monday and wondering how it is going for the travelers in the forest and if Johnny ate all the supplies again.

I am trying to picture how this separate supply thing works with three families - so is the fridge crammed full of juice and milk because each family had to bring its own milk and cereal? I understand not wanting to cook for 10 people if you are used to 3 but three separate groups preparing meals doesn't make sense either.

It is as much work to cook bacon for 10 as it is for 3. Same with oatmeal and lots of other breakfast dishes.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Just finishing up some pancakes and bacon we had as a special treat this Labor Day Monday and wondering how it is going for the travelers in the forest and if Johnny ate all the supplies again.

I am trying to picture how this separate supply thing works with three families - so is the fridge crammed full of juice and milk because each family had to bring its own milk and cereal? I understand not wanting to cook for 10 people if you are used to 3 but three separate groups preparing meals doesn't make sense either.

It is as much work to cook bacon for 10 as it is for 3. Same with oatmeal and lots of other breakfast dishes.

And the milk is Almond Milk for Sandra the Snowflake, Lactose free for Fred the Farter, Full Fat for the kid cereal, chocolate for the Lazy Mom, and on and on...

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:A container with a lock

Pretty sure Yeti makes one specifically for people who refuse to share food with others.

Yeti does make one so bears can’t steal your food. Has a place for a padlock.

[Anonymous]

Update from OP:

I hear the clock, it's 6 a.m.
I feel so far from where I've been
I got my eggs, I got my pancakes too
I got my maple syrup, everything but you
I break the yolks and make a smiley face
I kinda like it in my brand new place in the forest
I wipe the spots off of the mirror
Don't leave the keys in the door
I never put wet towels on the floor anymore 'cause

I called my momma, she was out for a walk
Consoled a cup of coffee but it didn't want to talk
So I picked up a paper, it was more bad news
More hearts being broken or people being used
Put on my coat in the pouring rain
I saw a movie it just wasn't the same
Cause it was happy and I was sad

I brush my teeth and put the cap back on
I know you hate it, when I leave the light on
I pick up a book, and turn the sheets down
And take a deep breath and a good look around
Put on my pj's and hop into bed
I'm half alive but I feel mostly dead
I try and tell myself it'll be all right
I just shouldn't think anymore tonight 'cause

Dreams last for so long even after the bacon is gone
And I know you want to eat but soon I know you will see
I won’t make it for you and everyone here hates me

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I have read every page of this thread (I was the one indicating that it had potential). How did we get to racism?
1. I don't want to cook a lot/extra
2. That's WASP? In xyz culture we cook tons.

Is that how we got here? There are also WASP families that cook tons. And don't drink like fish!

Can we get back to solutions?
How about packing a case of candy bars and when kids ask for your breakfast just give them a candy bar. Candy > breakfast food to all kids, their parents aren't helping, and it's easily packed.

But then YOUR kids will want candy too. Dilemma....

You're the exact reason I got sucked down this rabbit hole and I thank you.

The most ridiculous thing in this thread was the WASP saying everything and anything to discredit anyone who claimed anything negative about WASPS (I'm a WASP -- gain some perspective and some self awareness "other WASP", the pp's are absolutely right!).

How can you even compare "fighting over the check" & "we usually bring hired help in to cook anyway" with other nationalities more welcoming "the more the merrier" or "there's always a seat at our table" type of viewpoint?

You can't.

One is warm and welcoming and the other is cold and distant. There were many times in my childhood where I would be envious of my Italian or Jewish friends whose families were so very welcoming during holidays.
Yes, our parents may grab the check first, but our homes were never the place friends felt comfortable hanging out over (and that went for all of my WASP friends). There was always something underneath the surface that you could tell wasn't being discussed -- swept under the rug per se for appearances.

The fact that this "other WASP" tried repeatedly to use isolation from social situations as an insult is hysterical and ridiculous, and it just proves everyone else's point and she doesn't even realize it... because she's the literal poster girl (lacking in self awareness).

Oh, the irony.

Sorry to digress PP, I just had to get it out of my system.

OMG the wasp basher with some deep childhood trauma from the WSP side of her family is back 😆

NP and I completely see the pp's point now.
You really have zero self awareness.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Update from OP:

I hear the clock, it's 6 a.m.
I feel so far from where I've been
I got my eggs, I got my pancakes too
I got my maple syrup, everything but you
I break the yolks and make a smiley face
I kinda like it in my brand new place in the forest
I wipe the spots off of the mirror
Don't leave the keys in the door
I never put wet towels on the floor anymore 'cause

I called my momma, she was out for a walk
Consoled a cup of coffee but it didn't want to talk
So I picked up a paper, it was more bad news
More hearts being broken or people being used
Put on my coat in the pouring rain
I saw a movie it just wasn't the same
Cause it was happy and I was sad

I brush my teeth and put the cap back on
I know you hate it, when I leave the light on
I pick up a book, and turn the sheets down
And take a deep breath and a good look around
Put on my pj's and hop into bed
I'm half alive but I feel mostly dead
I try and tell myself it'll be all right
I just shouldn't think anymore tonight 'cause

Dreams last for so long even after the bacon is gone
And I know you want to eat but soon I know you will see
I won’t make it for you and everyone here hates me

Don't do that!
You got me all excited that this was from the OP and not some Jewel song that I'll have stuck in my head for the next 6 hours!

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Update from OP:

I hear the clock, it's 6 a.m.
I feel so far from where I've been
I got my eggs, I got my pancakes too
I got my maple syrup, everything but you
I break the yolks and make a smiley face
I kinda like it in my brand new place in the forest
I wipe the spots off of the mirror
Don't leave the keys in the door
I never put wet towels on the floor anymore 'cause

I called my momma, she was out for a walk
Consoled a cup of coffee but it didn't want to talk
So I picked up a paper, it was more bad news
More hearts being broken or people being used
Put on my coat in the pouring rain
I saw a movie it just wasn't the same
Cause it was happy and I was sad

I brush my teeth and put the cap back on
I know you hate it, when I leave the light on
I pick up a book, and turn the sheets down
And take a deep breath and a good look around
Put on my pj's and hop into bed
I'm half alive but I feel mostly dead
I try and tell myself it'll be all right
I just shouldn't think anymore tonight 'cause

Dreams last for so long even after the bacon is gone
And I know you want to eat but soon I know you will see
I won’t make it for you and everyone here hates me

Don't do that!
You got me all excited that this was from the OP and not some Jewel song that I'll have stuck in my head for the next 6 hours!

Sorry.

But I’ve been following this thread with great interest desperate for an update, and when I heard this Jewel song on the radio it immediately reminded me of this thread! Perhaps it was the whiny tone? Anyway, I sang along, peppered the lyrics with bacon, and came up with a related chorus.

[Anonymous]

Ugh, I get it op. Sharing gets old very quickly. We take group vacations and try to bring enough for all the kids. Ut thebother families allow their kids to inhale our food and dont reciprocate or buy stuff the their kids dont eat. I allow my kids to have sugary cereal on vacation.you are serving your kids wheaties, of course they want some of my cereal. I usually give in but when 2 days into the vacation I have nothing left that my kid enjoys I'm not happy. The simplest example is during our last vacation my bacon went really fast. All of our friends brought turkey bacon, we eat real bacon. Low and behold all the kids and parents (mostly the guys) who dont eat actual bacon really love actual bacon.

I have another friend who only feeds her kids fast food. Her way of reciprocating is hitting a drive thru. While that is fine for her kids it doesnt work for us. My kids get bad stomach aches from that. Coordinating dinner is one thing but breakfast and lunch is too much. We have turned down group vacations for this reason.

I would think about what the kids scarf down as a group and everyone would be responsible for bringing 1 item. One person bring a case of capri suns, another bring a case of chips, another rice Krispy treats etc. That way it's all fair when the kids inhale everything.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:
OP, FYI it’s rude AF to cook stinky food like bacon in a shared house. You’re right that the other families shouldn’t eat your food, but you are MORE wrong for ignoring the rules of etiquette and making something smelly. It’s the equivalent of reheating fish in the office microwave.

Don’t be THAT person...

Bacon is pretty basic breakfast food--especially if camping.

But they're NOT camping, they'll be in a home together and bacon permeates throughout the house. So, no... not quite the same.

The previous pp is exactly correct -- don't be "that" kind of housemate.

Or else don't be surprised if you get lots of kids swarming around after you've cooked bacon...
I mean, you basically rang the dinner (breakfast) bell.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Ugh, I get it op. Sharing gets old very quickly. We take group vacations and try to bring enough for all the kids. Ut thebother families allow their kids to inhale our food and dont reciprocate or buy stuff the their kids dont eat. I allow my kids to have sugary cereal on vacation.you are serving your kids wheaties, of course they want some of my cereal. I usually give in but when 2 days into the vacation I have nothing left that my kid enjoys I'm not happy. The simplest example is during our last vacation my bacon went really fast. All of our friends brought turkey bacon, we eat real bacon. Low and behold all the kids and parents (mostly the guys) who dont eat actual bacon really love actual bacon.

I have another friend who only feeds her kids fast food. Her way of reciprocating is hitting a drive thru. While that is fine for her kids it doesnt work for us. My kids get bad stomach aches from that. Coordinating dinner is one thing but breakfast and lunch is too much. We have turned down group vacations for this reason.

I would think about what the kids scarf down as a group and everyone would be responsible for bringing 1 item. One person bring a case of capri suns, another bring a case of chips, another rice Krispy treats etc. That way it's all fair when the kids inhale everything.

This is true... there is a glaring inequality of food items and a mismatch of food intentions (healthy) and actuality (live it up) on a vacation.

[Anonymous]

OP here.

Wow. 38 pages.

We came back from the trip. I have to say that most of our travel companions were normal.

The problem is really just one kid, a 13 year old boy. He's just a greedy little a**hole. He ate all the other family's cookies, drunk all their sodas and didn't want to eat what his mother cooked him, but he wanted our food for EVERY meal.

The same problem we had with him last time. His mom doesn't tell him no.

Everyone else acted normal and everyone shared the extras they had.