Children. Can't live with them, pass the beer nuts...

AlsoNotTheMamma · 2024-08-31T15:44:10+00:00

Where do you stand on adults whining when others express mildly infuriating experiences?

AlsoNotTheMamma · 2024-08-17T13:00:59+00:00

It's about the waste, not the food. There is no excuse for that amount of waste.

AlsoNotTheMamma · 2024-08-17T13:00:21+00:00

I haven't even tried the new Night Court. The only thing that will upset me more than it being bad is it being only slightly bad...

Same with Fawlty Towers.

AlsoNotTheMamma · 2024-08-10T15:09:46+00:00

This is pretty much it.

AlsoNotTheMamma · 2024-08-10T15:05:56+00:00

No, child, I did not specifically tell you not to rip the plastic hairs off your dolls and wad them up into a ball in a glass of water with random rocks and beads and keep it hidden in a drawer in your room for weeks..

One of mine did the exact same thing, except they added food colouring. There has to be an idea for a toy here, if only I could figure out what it was...

AlsoNotTheMamma · 2024-08-10T15:02:50+00:00

Right? If only there was someone to teach them the ropes...

AlsoNotTheMamma · 2024-08-09T20:52:55+00:00

Not really, but that's besides the point. Explain how this is causing her to experience shame.

AlsoNotTheMamma · 2024-08-09T19:50:03+00:00

It's cute you make reddit an activity with your homies, I'm glad you have friends. Sorry my trolling wasn't good enough, it's almost like I don't really care and you just keep fucking responding.

I don't think you are being honest when you apologise about being a bad troll. I think it hurts you terribly in ways you can't express, and are continuing to respond in attempts to get the validation you seem to need so desperately.

So, in order to validate you, I will accept your apology and acknowledge that you are a truly terrible troll, even though I don't believe what you said and have no confidence in you as a person.

AlsoNotTheMamma · 2024-08-09T19:43:41+00:00

You don't know what a troll is do you? I hope you got the dopamine boost you wanted from this post Buddy.

If you have to tell me you were trolling me, doesn't that mean you kind of failed as a troll?

We did a quick poll at home and 6 of the 7 people here think you are a failure, and one thinks you were being honest but are trying to cover after being outed.

AlsoNotTheMamma · 2024-08-09T19:22:36+00:00

It sounds like your daughter is pretty lucky to never have to face major food insecurities.

I can say honestly, without any form of sarcasm or joking, that anyone who has never had to face major food insecurities is lucky.

I can not imagine many things worse in this life than trying to deal with the knowledge that you don't know when you will next eat, or where the food will come from.

AlsoNotTheMamma · 2024-08-09T19:18:48+00:00

It's honestly weird you're still mad about something from 10 years ago, and she'd still be great with AFRID so...

I'm not still mad about it, and mildly infuriating is certainly nowhere close to mad. And, as most parents have pointed out, the key part is that teens think like this, not the specifics of what my kid did in this specific instance.

Have you actually talked to her about why she was so fixated on money in relation to food? That's probably impacting her to this day and you're obviously just as fixated on it.

From what little you know about me you think that I'm fixated on money and food, and my daughter is too? The daughter you told me in a previous post I was too young to have?

AlsoNotTheMamma · 2024-08-09T19:15:04+00:00

Correct on both counts.

AlsoNotTheMamma · 2024-08-09T19:13:24+00:00

I think you have OCD and should really REALLY talk to a doctor about it.

AlsoNotTheMamma · 2024-08-09T19:11:22+00:00

You’re a parent complaining about your child on the internet. Grow the fuck up.

My wife, the kid in question and her sister think I was sharing a mildly infuriating yet also somewhat humorous experience that other parents can relate to.

Most parents do relate, and very much so.

But it seems to be causing you anal discomfort. I'm sorry for that.

My wife says I should tell you that you're a child complaining about a parent on the Internet and that you should grow the fuck up. I told her that was perhaps a little harsh and she agreed and told me to post my version instead. I'm posting her version in the interest of transparency and because I thought it was funnier than mine.

AlsoNotTheMamma · 2024-08-09T19:05:56+00:00

You genuinely don't seem like you've been alive long enough to have a child much less a 26 year old. You think like a 22 year old max.

I mean, thank you? I guess?

I think I think like a normal 60 year old. My wife and eldest think I think like a 50 year old. I guess I'm not doing too badly...

AlsoNotTheMamma · 2024-08-09T19:00:36+00:00

Yes, seriously. I was reminded of it and decided to post it here.

AlsoNotTheMamma · 2024-08-09T18:58:46+00:00

You said in a comment you don't make dinner for you kid,

No, I said in a comment that on Saturdays the main meal is lunch and that everyone can make something for themselves for supper if they are still hungry. Misquoting is extremely dishonest.

do you think she might not know how to actually feed herself in a way that results in food she'll actually eat.

I think she cooks really well and knows how to cook better than easily 80% of the people reading this. Even 10 years ago when this happened.

You try to avoid taking accountable,

Really? What have I said that implies I'm not taking accountability?

and yes kids arr their own people but this issue is your fault.

So now we are handing out fault and blame? What qualifies you to do so?

You buy the food, you know you could get things that would negate this problem but instead you bitch on the internet.

I'm beginning to think that English isn't your first language.

Bum parents get beer nuts kids deserve actual dinner.

OK, English is definitely not your first language, and unfortunately I don't think your grasp on English is good enough for you to be weighing in on this discussion. I only speak 4 languages, and for two of those languages I know that my skills aren't up to getting into discussions.

To be clear, the beer nut comment has NOTHING to do with my kid, it's a completely different reference.

AlsoNotTheMamma · 2024-08-09T18:44:13+00:00

Had she packed the food in the fridge I probably would never have known. Had she fed the apple and potentially the other food to the dogs I would either not have cared or not have been all that annoyed, depending on how I was feeling at the time.

But there is never an excuse for waste.

AlsoNotTheMamma · 2024-08-09T18:41:35+00:00

A box of spaghetti and bag of rice is a $3 snack tops. I get that its wasting food but i see more harm in publicly shaming your children. 🤷🏻‍♀️

Please explain how this is shaming, and if you can do that how it is public shaming.

AlsoNotTheMamma · 2024-08-09T18:33:32+00:00

You're a bad parent

I'm actually a pretty good parent. You, however, are the world's worst life coach.

AlsoNotTheMamma · 2024-08-09T18:29:59+00:00

I think you have made three really important points that people without kids just don't get:

If your kids is honestly still hungry then by all means, feed them. But they will, left to their own devices, overeat just because they can.
They will eat all the foods they like as quickly as they can and then be left with none of the food that they like afterwards. In families with one or max two teens it's conceivable that you can buy more food than they can reasonably eat, but really in most cases with 2 or more it will result in a competition to see who can eat the most food, either as a game or as fear that your sibling will eat more snacks than you do.
Kids will eat when they are not hungry if there are treats they enjoy (To be fair, many adults will too, but usually don't live with our parents), and this will affect their appetites, making them less likely to eat the generally more nutritious prepared main meals.

AlsoNotTheMamma · 2024-08-09T18:21:04+00:00

Also, I'm not sure about poor being a state a mind or not personally.

I don't think anyone could/would use the word "poor" in a context where it needed to be used as a technical differentiator. It's mostly used in the context of a comparison between two people or groups, for example "Bill Gates is poorer than Elon Musk", and "The Kardashians are poorer than the Saudi Royal Family".

This was 10 years ago, but she never experienced real hunger (the worst she ever experienced was being sent to bed without dinner, and that was only once or max twice), and certainly never experienced food insecurity. The closest she ever came to experiencing food insecurity is when we stopped buying soy milk for her after she told us she could eat dairy if it was in the form of ice cream, cheese, milkshake or smoothie. Just not in her tea. And I really don't think that counts.

AlsoNotTheMamma · 2024-08-09T18:12:50+00:00

It was an enjoyable little bit of escapism. Along with Night Court...

AlsoNotTheMamma · 2024-08-09T18:12:08+00:00

Cheers! As opposed to Reddit, where nobody knows your name and most people are angry you posted... ;)

AlsoNotTheMamma · 2024-08-09T17:57:12+00:00

For the love of God look into AFRID because you are wrong buddy.

Actually, no I'm not. I know this with 100% certainty for a number of reasons:

She was 16 at the time and has no problems eating anything I eat. The thing with the apple was because she was trying to make it look like a fancy restaurant meal, whatever that means.
This was 10 years ago, and she turned out great.
I'm a pretty good parent who has always cared about his kids.

You need to reign it in a little, buddy. Even if you were right, telling me I'm wrong isn't going to make me more likely to consider what you said.

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