Speaking with mouth full of food

Sounds like your mum is deliberately waiting for you to take a mouthful of food @ItActuallyDoesButOk to then ask a question so she can embarass and ridicule you. What a horrible thing to do.

I had an aunt who would eat and talk at the same time. I remember once, sitting in the lounge facing the window and it was bright sunshine and she was sat with her back to the window and a bowl of crisps was doing the rounds. She took a handful, stuffed them back whilst talking and I could see from the light of the sunshine that she managed to spray the rest of the bowl of crisps with her spittle at the same time. Made me want to vomit. (I did grab the bowl before it moved on so I could get a clean one with a fresh bag of crisps!) 🤢 What makes me laugh is that she's such a 'Hyacinth Bucket' character too!!

I don’t want all my meals in silence, I just am totally unable to tell when someone is about to speak to me or when it’s appropriate to speak to someone else because I can’t predict when they are about to put the for to their mouth, I really don’t expect silence but I feel like I’m rude if I don’t chat, and rude if I do. I’m autistic and struggle to know when I supposed to speak as default, add in a meal where everyone else seems to actually know when to tap or who to engaged.

I now have physical issues to contend with and have severe pain in my jaw thanks to arthritis, and even when people know this, I still get comments about taking a while to chew and I know my mother has told people I have no issues that make me struggle with chewing, she insist I’m just awkward and constantly hurries me up so I no longer eat with her which means I miss out on lot of family stuff, she will constantly try and chat to me and complain if I take too long to answer, and she then goes “oooh we have to sit in silence” 🤦🏾‍♀️

Yuk it’s disgusting….I wouldn’t care how much my mum flapped her arms around I would continue to remind/ get grumpy back

I have a colleague that does it - another one they can talk under water so never stop talking- it’s so gross it really taints my friendship with her as I can’t eat with her.

Say it don't spray it....

See also: yawning without putting your hand over your mouth.

We don't all need to see your tonsils, Tanya!

So all meals in silence? Not being sarcastic - just wondering how it's possible.

It is horrible. However I don't like being talked to when eating as then I feel I have to get on and swallow quickly to answer as they are waiting for a response. It gives me indigestion and makes me feel watched whilst eating.

Urghhh. Bethenny Frankel when she was doing her chicken salad taste tests or supermodel snacks. The food is half falling out her mouth, I wonder if it's the lip fillers, perhaps they numb any sensation and she doesn't realise.

Greater risk of choking when talking with your mouthful. Nor do I want to be sprayed with someone else’s mouth detritus, regardless of them being my kin.

It’s horrible. Do they know they are doing it? Do they care if you point it out? I can eat with people like that.

No. It’s disgusting. Personally I don’t want to see half chewed food in someone’s mouth or pieces of the flying out when they’re trying to talk. 🤢 I couldn’t eat with someone like this and would have to say something to them.

Edited for posting too soon.