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I know IABU but I can’t help but have my own feelings about this

85 replies

soverypissedoffnow · 22/12/2025 18:19

Ordered pizza tonight. A very rare treat. Had one slice and as I was turning away to deal with ds2, ds1 (5) smothered my fucking pizza with sauce.

i don’t know wtf he was thinking either

and I know he’s five but fgs

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Pippa12 · 23/12/2025 00:49

Straw that broke the camels back. We rarely get takeaways so I can appreciate your devastation! They are so expensive too. They do the wildest things these kids sometimes!

YANBU.

captainoctopus · 23/12/2025 00:40

Stick it under the tap and then under a hot grill for a couple of minutes to crisp it up.

whatawalley · 23/12/2025 00:35

It could have been worse, they could have put pineapple on it.

crazeekat · 22/12/2025 23:46

Get social services involved. He is out of control.

MorningCoffees2 · 22/12/2025 23:44

I once bought a pizza and was so looking forward to it, when I turned around to see the cat eating the cheese off it. I may never recover.

Allthesnowallthetime · 22/12/2025 23:27

Aw he was probably trying to be helpful!

It reminds me of the time our then 3 year old helped by polishing the shoes.

With my toothbrush.

Ski37 · 22/12/2025 23:22

I’m with you OP. Ketchup on a pizza is an unforgivable sin!
You are not wrong for wanting to enjoy it in peace. Next time maybe get one for you and one for the kids 😂

Pavementworrier · 22/12/2025 22:55

You could punish him but you won't so

Dontlletmedownbruce · 22/12/2025 22:52

I think its OK to get really angry about this but also to immediately forgive the child. This will teach him to be more careful. It's also the kind of thing kids experience themselves, God knows they can get upset over foods touching or being the wrong shape or colour, so he should understand how you feel. Kids often just don't associate mums with having the same feelings they have so this is a good moment for him to realise you may actually be a human and not just his Mum

Getdne · 22/12/2025 22:49

It would be ruined for me too.
Get rid of the ketchup.
A good excuse for it to be restricted going forward.

Elmspringwater · 22/12/2025 22:47

ThereAreOnlyShadesOfGrey · 22/12/2025 20:14

I would have gone apeshit.

And then I would have thrown the pizza in the bin in front of him to show him that he’d ruined my dinner.

“He’s just five” isn’t good enough. At five children know not to touch other people’s food.

Really i dont have kids but i would not go apeshit at a 5 year old, you would scare the child ffs.

Sahara123 · 22/12/2025 22:46

i absolutely hate ketchup, no way could I have eaten the pizza after that, I’d be so pissed off !

Elmspringwater · 22/12/2025 22:42

I cant stand ketchup.
The smell makes me reach sickly yuk, hence why i cant eat at cafes,

justpassmethemouse · 22/12/2025 22:30

soverypissedoffnow · 22/12/2025 20:27

It wasn’t a bloody tomato pizza. Know it alls are the sodding worse.

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…A fancy carbonara pizza?

Literally 99.99% of pizzas are tomato-sauce based, it was a fair assumption.

Goldeh · 22/12/2025 22:10

Bruisername · 22/12/2025 20:45

Yes he’s only a kid but there’s nothing wrong with op letting him know he ruined her dinner. How will he learn otherwise? I assume he was upset as OP said he didn’t know why he did it and it’s a learning moment for him

There's a world of difference though between explaining "you should only put ketchup on your own food" and going apeshit while binning the entire meal.

Goldeh · 22/12/2025 22:08

ThereAreOnlyShadesOfGrey · 22/12/2025 20:14

I would have gone apeshit.

And then I would have thrown the pizza in the bin in front of him to show him that he’d ruined my dinner.

“He’s just five” isn’t good enough. At five children know not to touch other people’s food.

Fuck me, "apeshit" at a five year old over some ketchup. Are you alright? Is everything okay at home?

Goldeh · 22/12/2025 22:07

youalright · 22/12/2025 20:42

I remember my daughter when she was about 3 being at a restaurant and she just randomly poured a load of salt on my meal. It wasn't funny at the time but we laugh about it now it just happened out of nowhere 😂

As my DC have gotten older I've learned that the little incidents that felt so stressful when they were small, all those fraught "WTF!?" moments, are now the stuff of family legend. When people tell you you'll laugh about it one day, they're right and these things will become the stories you tell when they're not small anymore

Bruisername · 22/12/2025 20:45

Yes he’s only a kid but there’s nothing wrong with op letting him know he ruined her dinner. How will he learn otherwise? I assume he was upset as OP said he didn’t know why he did it and it’s a learning moment for him

Tiedyeegg · 22/12/2025 20:45

ThereAreOnlyShadesOfGrey · 22/12/2025 20:14

I would have gone apeshit.

And then I would have thrown the pizza in the bin in front of him to show him that he’d ruined my dinner.

“He’s just five” isn’t good enough. At five children know not to touch other people’s food.

I hope you don’t have kids 😬

Tiedyeegg · 22/12/2025 20:43

I get you op, it’s exactly the kind of thing that wouldn’t bother me on a good day but if I was already stressed, tired and hungry and I’d be ready to have a good cry.

BettysRoasties · 22/12/2025 20:42

Yeah it would be ruined for me. You can’t scrape it off either the flavor will still be there.

youalright · 22/12/2025 20:42

I remember my daughter when she was about 3 being at a restaurant and she just randomly poured a load of salt on my meal. It wasn't funny at the time but we laugh about it now it just happened out of nowhere 😂

sweeneytoddsrazor · 22/12/2025 20:38

This is why condiments were kept out of reach in our house. Ketchup is vile and no you can't scrape it off without taking most of the topping with it

Duckyfondant · 22/12/2025 20:37

I bet they thought they were doing such a nice thing.

trustnayin · 22/12/2025 20:33

ThereAreOnlyShadesOfGrey · 22/12/2025 20:14

I would have gone apeshit.

And then I would have thrown the pizza in the bin in front of him to show him that he’d ruined my dinner.

“He’s just five” isn’t good enough. At five children know not to touch other people’s food.

Mumsnet is really depressing for realising how utterly mad and spiteful some people are to children.