His mommy probably does something weird like cut it up for him or take the pickles off or something and he knew it would be weird to request whatever they have going on, panicked, and decided to hide it.

She was rude to point that out. I also get the impulse to tell her he didn't eat because of course you didn't want the mom to think he went unfed, but it's generally best to not comment on people's food habits, if they ate a lot or not. She might have been embarrassed and reacted poorly when she felt on the spot.

Anonymous wrote:My 11 year secretly hides chicken tenders and fish sandwiches and balled up French fries under the car seats, in the door pockets, and underneath the floor mats all the time. Perfectly normal behavior.

Autism? Super weird for a tween to hide food in the car.

Anonymous wrote:My 11 year secretly hides chicken tenders and fish sandwiches and balled up French fries under the car seats, in the door pockets, and underneath the floor mats all the time. Perfectly normal behavior.

Wtf?

My 11 year secretly hides chicken tenders and fish sandwiches and balled up French fries under the car seats, in the door pockets, and underneath the floor mats all the time. Perfectly normal behavior.

You guys are so effing weird.

Everyone suggesting "Why I would NEVER reheat fast food"...agreed. And that's why I would prefer someone just not order food that can't be taken home and reheated. Because it's wasteful.

One post on an anonymous mommy forum does not indicate OP is "obsessed with force feeding kids" lmfao. I also like how you all are telling OP she needs to assume positive intent and then assume she only told the other kid's mom to be a b itch. Assuming she hates the kid, as several of you have suggested, is wild.

I think OP probably genuinely told the kid's parents to make sure they knew she fed him and I think the kid's mom probably made the shake shack comment just off the cuff.

Also, sorry not sorry, but I do think what the kid did is incredibly strange. Just say no thank you. Ordering a whole meal and wasting it TWICE is absurd. And no, I'm not cheap and worried about the $5 or whatever that a kid's meal costs, I think it's shitty to waste food. He's 11, not 4. He can use his words.

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Anonymous wrote:Could he have an eating disorder? Hiding food to make it look as though it has been eaten is something that can happen with people who have disordered eating.

He wasn’t hiding it. He balled it up. Normal. Just like my kids twist empty bottles.

The OP specifically said that he was balling up the food in the bag to hide that he hadn’t eaten it. I have, unfortunately, spent time around kids with eating disorders and this is just the kind of thing some of them would do so it wouldn’t be obvious that they weren’t eating.

I highly doubt the 11 yr old boy has an eating disorder. Most likely adhd meds plus being socially awkward

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Anonymous wrote:Could he have an eating disorder? Hiding food to make it look as though it has been eaten is something that can happen with people who have disordered eating.

He wasn’t hiding it. He balled it up. Normal. Just like my kids twist empty bottles.

The OP specifically said that he was balling up the food in the bag to hide that he hadn’t eaten it. I have, unfortunately, spent time around kids with eating disorders and this is just the kind of thing some of them would do so it wouldn’t be obvious that they weren’t eating.

How would the OP know why he put the food in the bag? She already said she (thankfully) didn’t discuss it with him. Remember, OP was hell-bent I’m thinking the kid was rude, so assigning ill intent to a neutral action is par for the course.

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Anonymous wrote:Could he have an eating disorder? Hiding food to make it look as though it has been eaten is something that can happen with people who have disordered eating.

He wasn’t hiding it. He balled it up. Normal. Just like my kids twist empty bottles.

The OP specifically said that he was balling up the food in the bag to hide that he hadn’t eaten it. I have, unfortunately, spent time around kids with eating disorders and this is just the kind of thing some of them would do so it wouldn’t be obvious that they weren’t eating.

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Anonymous wrote:It’s autism.

And like clockwork all the mom’s with Asperger kids come in and gaslight the rest of us how this is totally normal for every kid. Hiding food waste is not normal past age 2 or 3.

No one hid any food waste. Only crazy OP thinks it was hidden

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Anonymous wrote:It’s autism.

And like clockwork all the mom’s with Asperger kids come in and gaslight the rest of us how this is totally normal for every kid. Hiding food waste is not normal past age 2 or 3.

Oh my God here comes an S!!!!! Apostrot, STAT!!!!

Anonymous wrote:Could he have an eating disorder? Hiding food to make it look as though it has been eaten is something that can happen with people who have disordered eating.

He wasn’t hiding it. He balled it up. Normal. Just like my kids twist empty bottles.

Life is to short to spend energy being offended.

Could he have an eating disorder? Hiding food to make it look as though it has been eaten is something that can happen with people who have disordered eating.

It’s autism.