Anonymous wrote:I would be so embarrassed if my teen did either of those things.

Me too.
Thank god your kid isn’t an ass like those two are, OP. You are not behind the times. Those two are in for rude awakenings when they get out in the real world!

I think the body wash thing is funny. Preteen boys are hilariously oblivious especially about hygiene things. I had a very similar issue with my own son where he wasn’t washing his hair because I had previously bought him the baby shampoo body wash combined and then switched to a body wash that didn’t also say shampoo — and that apparently confused him so much he just stopped washing his hair. I was like “dude, they sell a thing call shampoo. There are multiple bottles in the household. Find one or put it on the grocery store list.” Really, it was very low on his priority list and therefore the slightest obstacle made him just skip it. That’s a common 11 year old boy thing.

My niece asked for body wash and when I told her we didn't have any, she seemed perplexed. It's totally possible that she really doesn't know what to do with a bar of soap. It's just their experience.

Your friends dd might think tap water tastes terrible. But I would have explained to my kid that the water was filtered and would taste fine. She might be picking her battles though. Her dd politely declined the water - good enough.

I don't buy bottled water either. I'm not going through that plastic waste nonsense. We have a water pitcher and water filter. Kids can drink that if they like otherwise they can bring their own. I've had people come over and say that they only drink bottled water and refuse filtered. TBH, I think worse of them and don't feel bad that I didn't go out and buy a crate of plastic waste from Costco.

OP, I'm with you. People are terrible, entitled brats.

Anonymous wrote:They learned the water thing from their parents--some families only drink bottled water regardless of the waste it produces.

And the soap--honestly I would be mortified if someone else wanted me to use their used bath soap. That's disgusting. Provide a travel soap or shower gel.

It's SOAP!

And -- even though I still maintain it's SOAP -- OP specifically said she offered a brand new box.

And even if she hadn't, like I said -- it's SOAP!

Anonymous wrote:I think people of all ages have things they are particular about, but most adults adults have the sense to not mention the soap or just hold the water and take a few sips.

I agree and the response to the non-preferred item/situation is what matters. Spouses & parents that accept rude responses only encourage the poor behavior. People, including teens, can have preferences, it is how they act that'll be the issue.

The mother that "told on" her daughter for only wanting bottled water was impolite., maybe even more so for making the situation uncomfortable.

They learned the water thing from their parents--some families only drink bottled water regardless of the waste it produces.

And the soap--honestly I would be mortified if someone else wanted me to use their used bath soap. That's disgusting. Provide a travel soap or shower gel.

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Anonymous wrote:Don’t most people drink water from the kitchen sink?

We do but I think we are in the minority. I think most people either have filtered water from their fridge or bottled water.

I don't. It tastes really gross. I'm the person who has always only drank water and can taste differences in water from different places.

We drink filtered water at home, but if I was a guest I would drink whatever I was served.

I think people of all ages have things they are particular about, but most adults adults have the sense to not mention the soap or just hold the water and take a few sips.

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Anonymous wrote:Don’t most people drink water from the kitchen sink?

We do but I think we are in the minority. I think most people either have filtered water from their fridge or bottled water.

I don't. It tastes really gross. I'm the person who has always only drank water and can taste differences in water from different places.

Weird responses from the kids, but keep in mind most of them have been stuck at home with very little socializing outside their immediate family for a year. They've gotten stuck in their preferences because they haven't been exposed to much else. A year is a long time for a teenager.

Anonymous wrote:Don’t most people drink water from the kitchen sink?

We do but I think we are in the minority. I think most people either have filtered water from their fridge or bottled water.

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Anonymous wrote:Sounds like a low end household tbh op

WTF? Not serving bottled water and, thus, saving the environment from excess plastic is low end?

No, actually those households sound higher end, and the lower end sheltered teenagers whose parents only use plastic are visiting. That's why it's a teachable moment.

Body wash and bottled water are only "high end" to the newly working class / middle class now, it's not the 90s. That's why it's so strange.

Anonymous wrote:Sounds like a low end household tbh op

WTF? Not serving bottled water and, thus, saving the environment from excess plastic is low end?

Anonymous wrote:Sounds like a low end household tbh op

What is that supposed to mean?