To have given her extra food?

The problem with the articles is I thought they actually skewed the thread with the quotes they gave.

She’s really got issues hasn’t she.

I think not replying to the first message was correct but I think now I would respond . Something like “I wish that you had made it clear if you had strict requirements around her eating. I wanted DD to feel comfortable and happy here while you were away and, as she indicated she wanted the food and seemed still hungry after consuming what you had supplied, I let her join us in what we were eating. I think it’s better you find an alternative babysitter next time, as this has clearly left us both feeling upset. “

Send her a link to this thread or a link to any news article that has been written from it.

No way would I reply to that twatty message. Who does she think she is?! She can go fuck herself. I hope she sits brewing over the lack of answer. No skin off your nose anyway -she's lost a friend who would help her with childcare, you've lost someone who thinks the world revolves around her and speaks to you like shit.

Definitely got a self important stick up her arse! Do not reply to her last text. How dare she ask ‘ No response to this?’ Who the hell does she think she is?

And ‘gorge’ is her word not he child’s. A word chosen to insult you.

And ‘in future’ made me LOL. How can she possibly imagine you would look after her child again?

They are little bars of sugar. You may as well give a child a penguin.

They don't fill you up in the way bread, potato, pasta, rice or couscous would with chicken and vegetables e.g. tomato, cucumber.

Again with the 'addressing paid staff' tone.

What a self-important prick she is.

Definitely do not reply. She is a fool. And never entertain the child again.

The BALLS. I would just not reply. Keep her sweating / getting annoyed. And truly never ever have her child over again.

She's still obviously seething days later 😬😂Be glad you're not her, she's obviously got issues.

You could show her the Bored Panda poll.😄

What a cheeky bitch. 😂 Send her a photo of a nice, juicy red velvet cake.

Omg the absolute gall! You are probably doing the right thing in just not responding to her madness but I would be raging and tell her so

She's gonna give the daughter food related issues. If its not an allergy, did she just not want her having sweets? The kid was obviously still hungry.

Ooooo I'm famous 💅 😌

Poll on there says 51% child's hunger should be prioritised, 3% parents advice should always be followed 45% depends on the situation and 1% not sure (if anyone is wondering and doesn't want to vote)

Child Enjoys A Feast Of Food At Mom’s Friend’s House, Gets The Host In Trouble | Bored Panda

80’s child here and I completely agree. How things change… and I’m honestly not sure it’s all for the better but you can’t tell the “ empowered “ generations that.

As an 'older' person I find it very odd that the child was given a 'packed lunch' to go to a friend's house with in the first place

Me too. As a 70s child, going to someone else's house was an opportunity to be part of a different family for a while, try new things including new food, see how other kids lived, draw some comparisons with home life and subconsciously learn a great deal. The main thing my mother was concerned about was me being a polite guest.

My observation entirely and as someone else mentioned it sounds like she hasn't moved on from feeding her child 'toddler' portions!! 🙄TBH she sounds like a controlling and slightly paranoid 'weight/size' freak to me! I am 76 and have a totally different attitude to this whole episode anyway as even the notion of giving a child a 'packed lunch' to take to someones house seems both insulting and unnecessary and unless i had been given direct and detailed instructions re dietary needs of a child I would have done exactly same as the OP...for the record I don't imagine for one moment that the extra portions of food/cake given would have been overly huge and the mother is not giving any credibility to the intelligence or judgement of her so called friend!! 😏

You mean starving her so she doesn't get fat...at the age of 7. Let's hope not!

Exactly what I thought! Chicken breast, fruit etc and I'm not sure how big a Soreen bar is although I think it's malty so very little carbs which is worrying and more than a little paranoid and controlling to my 76 year old mind?! 🙄😱

It would be the last time I babysat for that rude bitch! How ungrateful (unless the child has allergies). Fancy her saying "in future" as well, as if she's assuming there will be a next time. Tell her to jog on!

For heaven's sake, it was ONE MEAL!!! 🙄What the heck is all the fuss about?! If the mother is sooooo controlling that she can't or won't even allow another person to decide what to give her child to eat for one meal then she will have a problem going forward when there are lots of playdates etc!! As a 76 year old great-grandmother even the notion of a child taking a packed lunch to someones house (who has OFFERED to look after that child!) seems (a) insulting and (b) totally unnecessary!!! 😏The mother's response and attitude in her message to her 'friend' (who was just being kind and friendly and I am sure that she wouldn't have shovelled MASSIVE slices of cake into the child's mouth or given her a heaped plate of food) was rude, thoughtless, arrogant and frankly to me, worrying! 😱

She offered to have the child for a 'friend' and was not told of any allergies or special diet requirements, ie vegetarian etc...As an 'older' person I find it very odd that the child was given a 'packed lunch' to go to a friend's house with in the first place and would have felt insulted that she didn't trust me enough to be able to feed her child one meal!😏If you don't mind me saying your comments sound as 'controlling' and uptight as those of the mother of the chid in question!! 🙄