Anonymous
Post 10/09/2023 18:57     Subject: My son is posting our dinners and rating them
You need to start playing it up.

Put the smears of sauce on the plate. Sprigs of parsley. Add a menu card some nights.

And birds out of napkins!!
Anonymous
Post 10/09/2023 18:50     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.


It’s hilarious. Don’t be a tight a$$.
Anonymous
Post 10/09/2023 18:32     Subject: My son is posting our dinners and rating them
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
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.


https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spotted_dick


Good one. Spot on!
Anonymous
Post 10/09/2023 17:23     Subject: My son is posting our dinners and rating them
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
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.


https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spotted_dick


You must make that. His friends’ heads will explode.
Anonymous
Post 10/09/2023 17:22     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.


OP I'm pp, and kids are going to talk about parents and assess and there's nothing you can do about it. My older DS said I had the reputation for being late, so friends would groan when I was the one doing carpool. Which made no sense because I'm not late. Then, I became the mom who allows cursing, and my other DS told me he proved it to friends by cursing in front of me in an experiment that I had no idea I was a part of. I would just grin and bear it.
Anonymous
Post 10/09/2023 17:18     Subject: My son is posting our dinners and rating them
I would leave a note in the kitchen saying that the dinner service is discontinued due to poor reviews, so go cook for yourself.
Anonymous
Post 10/09/2023 17:15     Subject: My son is posting our dinners and rating them
Definitely hilarious!
Anonymous
Post 10/09/2023 17:10     Subject: My son is posting our dinners and rating them
I think it is hilarious. I might try to play around---do a raw veggie meal, or a single plain baked potato, or bread & water though. I don't think I would be competitive, I think I would try to go in the opposite direction for humor.

Or maybe serve the plain baked potato with a list of "extras" along with their cost. Want cheese on that potato? Take out the trash. Want a sprinkle of chives---napkin on your lap . . Sour cream---make your unmade bed.
Anonymous
Post 10/09/2023 17:09     Subject: My son is posting our dinners and rating them
Anonymous wrote: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


And gummy worms! Now that Halloween candy is out, OP could get a nice stash of interesting and even gruesome gummies for this project!
Anonymous
Post 10/09/2023 17:06     Subject: Re:My son is posting our dinners and rating them
Love it! My teen son would be showing me photos of what other boys make. Food is one of his favorite topics.
Anonymous
Post 10/09/2023 16:44     Subject: My son is posting our dinners and rating them
Anonymous wrote:I’m going with hilarious. I love it![/quote]


I like OP's kid!
Anonymous
Post 10/09/2023 16:40     Subject: My son is posting our dinners and rating them
Anonymous wrote:
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.


https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spotted_dick
Anonymous
Post 10/09/2023 16:37     Subject: My son is posting our dinners and rating them
I’m going with hilarious. I love it!
Anonymous
Post 10/09/2023 16:31     Subject: Re:My son is posting our dinners and rating them
Better than my 13yo who’s friends were taking pictures of their poos and commenting/comparing!
Anonymous
Post 10/09/2023 16:30     Subject: Re:My son is posting our dinners and rating them
Anonymous wrote:
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.


I disagree...they are all sharing their family moments and it seems like it's all in good fun. Like the intent is not mean, even someone getting a "bad" review is not doing it in a vicious way. I think this is kind of sweet that they all found common ground this way.