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My kids' dad fed them badger

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Loulamummy · 15/11/2018 23:46

I'm not joking. We are separated and he sees them for the day once every few weeks. Last week he took them for the day in London and when I picked them up they told me, very casually, that Daddy had given them badger with rice for lunch. He had sent me a picture a few days earlier of a dead badger so it is totally plausible, and given that he has been homeless for the last couple of years and often 'lives off the land' I am certain he would not think twice about eating a badger. He told the kids that he steamed the meat for 4hrs but now i'm really worried about the whole TB thing. They seem fine but not sure if I should get them checked out. Any words of wisdom?

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SmallDalek · 16/11/2018 00:16

Did it taste like chicken? That seems to be what all unusual meat is described as tasting like.

As far as off-piste cookery skills go I’d say your ex has earned his stripes.

EchoCardioGran · 16/11/2018 00:16

TB or not TB?
That is the question.

DishingOutDone · 16/11/2018 00:16

And some people struggle to get their kids to eat broccoli ...

notavictim36 · 16/11/2018 00:16

Am I a terrible person that a small part of me is wondering what badger tastes like?

Not that I would ever eat roadkill or something found dead. Poor old Stripey. :(

HarrietKettleWasHere · 16/11/2018 00:15

He’s certainly earnt his stripes with this one.

Butteredghost · 16/11/2018 00:15

Tell him to come here and share the recipe, it could become the famous mumsnet badger that lasts a whole family a week.

CoachBombay · 16/11/2018 00:14

Brian May will not approve of this...

OwlBeThere · 16/11/2018 00:14

This has made my night. Perhaps even my week.

Wheresthebeach · 16/11/2018 00:14

What??? No BBQ sauce?

Disgrace.

Theyprobablywill · 16/11/2018 00:13

I think it sounds quite sweet, I am imagining your ex in his Hertfordshire based bender with his collection action of Tupperware and a phone charging point.

Eliza9917 · 16/11/2018 00:12

*my nan

Eliza9917 · 16/11/2018 00:12

I remember my name telling us curried crab claws were frogs legs. Maybe be your dp was chatting shit op?

halfwitpicker · 16/11/2018 00:12

Oh yeah, Harriet

VetOnCall · 16/11/2018 00:11

I thought I was drunk but man feeds badger to kids?

If it was the other way round then you'd know you were drunk Grin

halfwitpicker · 16/11/2018 00:11

Maybe he paid for the 'Sett' menu? See what I did, there?

^

You can't make this shit up Grin

HarrietKettleWasHere · 16/11/2018 00:11

Sett menu GrinGrin

halfwitpicker · 16/11/2018 00:10

Is he HFW?

If so, it's OK

BruegeITheElder · 16/11/2018 00:10

So what happened, he brought the badger and rice in a tupperware?

And if he's homeless and lives in the woods, how did he take a picture of the dead badger to send you? Does his camp have a phone charger?

Wannabeyorkshirelass · 16/11/2018 00:10

Where did he get enough water to steam anything for 4 hours in the woods?

And, more to the point, why am I even playing along with this nonsense. Grin

Eliza9917 · 16/11/2018 00:10

Does your dp do that survivalist shit op?

gingergenius · 16/11/2018 00:10

Ah @Judashascomeintosomemoney Winter is coming and everyone knows that's the time to eat badger.

OP...are you Sharon? Is your exH doing a T-Rex in the supermarket aisle somewhere?

ArcheryAnnie · 16/11/2018 00:09

Who the hell steams meat of any kind? You'd roast it, or - as I would if I expected to have to eat roadkill - boil it to buggery for hours and hours on the highest heat I could.

thegreatbeyond · 16/11/2018 00:09

Maybe he paid for the 'Sett' menu? See what I did, there?

OriginallyfromLA · 16/11/2018 00:09

Thegreat - 🤣🤣🤣🤣 Steaming a badger in the Natural History museum 🤣

Eliza9917 · 16/11/2018 00:09

I barely eat anything other than chicken (I am working on trying to include other meat regularly, - I try to mix it up but the dog only likes chicken too - for dp's benefit) unless it's McDonald's so I feel your pain op. Eating badger, if true, is disgusting.

I only eat chicken, lamb, pork & beef in that order. None of this fucking rabbit or pigeon nonsense in my house, tho DP will and has eaten anything (crickets, crocodile etc).

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