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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]OMG, don't listen to these people OP. Never okay to tell someone their food is disgusting. If your daughter did that to any of these posters under any circumstances, they would be posting about you as the mom the next day. Interrupting gifts to eat can be tricky depending on momentum. Still no reason to allow daughter to insult you. [/quote]

OP here, I know! The only thing I'm getting from this is that my timing was probably off, but I can't imagine that it would ever be okay to tell someone that their  food is disgusting!  And it would be different if it were a  really bad breakfast but my DD had been talking about these Santa pancakes all week! I actually thought she'd be mad that I made them without her (she usually begs to do pancakes together).

Funny thing is I do have a background in childhood development and I never would imagine it being okay for someone to let their child behave this way. I just don't have much of a background in Christmas. I didn't grow up Christian but we probably had  1 or 2 gifts, not the 10+ we give DD bt us and my family.[/quote]

OP, I don't know how else to put this - you are certifiable.

Even if your 4 year old actually meant that the pancakes were disgusting, SHE IS 4 YEARS OLD. She isn't going to think about how her words are perceived, the time you spent making them, etc. SHE IS FOUR! And furthermore, you're totally nuts to be telling us that this situation is made even worse because, oh no, the pancakes were actually really good! Who cares?! She is a 4-year-old, not a culinary expert. Who cares if she really did hate them? Are you seriously offended by that? Grow up!

You could have nicely explained that it is more than okay to not like the meal (which, by the way, is a legitimate opinion regardless of how delicious you think the pancakes were), but that it is not okay to tell someone the food they just spent time making for you is disgusting because it could hurt their feelings/they worked hard on it/etc. Then you carry on with your meal. You need to teach children this, of course, but it can be done in a kind way.

But separately, she probably just threw out the only insult at her disposal because you were being a selfish jerk and making Christmas morning all about you instead of considering her while the rest of the normal parents were making Christmas all about their kids.

You sound ridiculously high maintenance and self-absorbed Its sad that you can't even pause to consider that you might have been in the wrong when an entire forum full of people has pointed it out repeatedly. Your poor family. [/quote]

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