Anonymous
Post 10/09/2023 16:15     Subject: My son is posting our dinners and rating them
I’m one of the PP and thinking of fun ideas to troll him. Get canned soup and take off the top only. Leave it in the can. Put some parsley or something on it to plate with crackers. And I like the hard boiled egg idea.

There’s a lot you can do with pb&j
Anonymous
Post 10/09/2023 16:15     Subject: My son is posting our dinners and rating them
Anonymous wrote:We just found out DS13 is taking the pics he takes of his dinner plate each night, and posting it in a huge group chat with other boys, and they write what the meal is, and rate it for taste. They all comment on each others' plates, and give ratings based on presentation. Obviously we knew he was taking pictures of his dinner plate but didn't know THIS is what he's doing with them. We are not sure whether to be livid or find it hilarious.


Hilarious. At least it’s not dick pics.
Anonymous
Post 10/09/2023 16:13     Subject: My son is posting our dinners and rating them
Anonymous wrote:I would find it hilarious and also somewhat annoying. And it sounds like its time for him to start cooking dinner for the family sometimes...if he has so many thoughts and opinions, time to put them to good use. And also get a new perspective on how much work goes in to making family dinner.


This. If he has time for this, he has time to make us all dinner. And then we can rate his offerings.
Anonymous
Post 10/09/2023 16:06     Subject: Re:My son is posting our dinners and rating them
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:This is hilarious. Is he being mean spirited? Otherwise why on earth would you be "livid"?


OP here. DH and I are very private people, neither of us are on social media. The idea of something we thought was just between the five of us at home, going out to many boys in our son's grade just threw us for a loop. DH and I will talk about it tonight, but as of right now I'm inclined to say nothing after seeing everyone's responses here. The kids are sometimes crude about some of the meals, but ... eh. This is our middle child - the older one is not very social so this is all new territory for us.


Honestly even if it were to get on social media, no one cares that Sarah from Fairfax was rated a 5 on her meatloaf, and then an 8 on chicken fajitas. No one is seeing your face and its not linked to you in any meaningful way.


DP - to me, it’s more that rating something that, as the OP said, is a family moment, and then sharing that rating, just… doesn’t feel good. I have three kids, two of whom are boys, I get the humor. For 13 year olds, it’s fairly tame stuff. But how would the boys feel if their moms took pictures of their messy rooms every day, or the outfits they picked out for school, and rated them on a text thread? My guess is they would find it less than hilarious.
Anonymous
Post 10/09/2023 16:02     Subject: My son is posting our dinners and rating them
This is funny.
Anonymous
Post 10/09/2023 16:00     Subject: My son is posting our dinners and rating them
Anonymous wrote:I would find it funny but if he gave me a bad review I'd tell him he needs to start cooking dinner or not feed him a plate.


FFS. If he gave me a bad review I'd consider the meal, or tell him to suck it up.
Anonymous
Post 10/09/2023 15:59     Subject: My son is posting our dinners and rating them
I would find it funny but if he gave me a bad review I'd tell him he needs to start cooking dinner or not feed him a plate.
Anonymous
Post 10/09/2023 15:54     Subject: My son is posting our dinners and rating them
Subscribe and get some squeeze bottles for sauce dots and micro greens for garnish.
Anonymous
Post 10/09/2023 15:52     Subject: My son is posting our dinners and rating them
Anonymous wrote:We just found out DS13 is taking the pics he takes of his dinner plate each night, and posting it in a huge group chat with other boys, and they write what the meal is, and rate it for taste. They all comment on each others' plates, and give ratings based on presentation. Obviously we knew he was taking pictures of his dinner plate but didn't know THIS is what he's doing with them. We are not sure whether to be livid or find it hilarious.


Hilarious
Anonymous
Post 10/09/2023 15:51     Subject: My son is posting our dinners and rating them
I would search out a recipe for meat loaf and mashed potatoes that is formed to look like a chocolate cake. I can’t remember what these disguised food items are called…

https://tasty.co/recipe/meatloaf-layered-cake
Anonymous
Post 10/09/2023 15:34     Subject: My son is posting our dinners and rating them
Anonymous wrote:After he eats you should rate HIM on appetite, dinner conversation, tidiness, chewing with mouth closed, using utensils properly. Leave a scorecard on his plate.


💯
Anonymous
Post 10/09/2023 15:26     Subject: My son is posting our dinners and rating them
That is funny and cute
Anonymous
Post 10/09/2023 15:24     Subject: My son is posting our dinners and rating them
Anonymous wrote:We just found out DS13 is taking the pics he takes of his dinner plate each night, and posting it in a huge group chat with other boys, and they write what the meal is, and rate it for taste. They all comment on each others' plates, and give ratings based on presentation. Obviously we knew he was taking pictures of his dinner plate but didn't know THIS is what he's doing with them. We are not sure whether to be livid or find it hilarious.


Why livid? Did you lose your sense of humor? Get him to make dinner and rate it!
Anonymous
Post 10/09/2023 15:17     Subject: Re:My son is posting our dinners and rating them
Sounds like he's ready to learn to cook!
Anonymous
Post 10/09/2023 15:09     Subject: Re:My son is posting our dinners and rating them
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:This is hilarious. Is he being mean spirited? Otherwise why on earth would you be "livid"?


OP here. DH and I are very private people, neither of us are on social media. The idea of something we thought was just between the five of us at home, going out to many boys in our son's grade just threw us for a loop. DH and I will talk about it tonight, but as of right now I'm inclined to say nothing after seeing everyone's responses here. The kids are sometimes crude about some of the meals, but ... eh. This is our middle child - the older one is not very social so this is all new territory for us.


Honestly even if it were to get on social media, no one cares that Sarah from Fairfax was rated a 5 on her meatloaf, and then an 8 on chicken fajitas. No one is seeing your face and its not linked to you in any meaningful way.