Oh no! I sound so middle class! How embarrassing....or not

[TangerineCandyfloss]

Hi,

Just a light hearted one, but does anyone else get slightly irritated when people tell you how mortified they are at being/sounding middle class, but go into great detail as to why, leading you to believe they're probably not all that "mortified".

Example: "dd asked me today - mummy, can we have sea bass with capers tonight? It's my favourite fish" Oh, I was so embarrassed! How middle class do we sound?!lol"

Now, don't get me wrong, there is nothing wrong with a child liking sea bass...or quinoa...or kimchi or anything else "middle class" sounding, but why do some people pretend how embarrassed they are, only to tell you or everyone on social media?

It's just obvious that they're not embarrassed at all, so actually has the complete opposite effect.

Does anyone know what I mean?

@Potpourriandpennysweets

I think I shared a house with Kombucha. If anyone remembers a thread about a housemate who put all her stuff into the living room and rest of the house, turned psycho and was actually running a business from there (but didn't want to pay bills/be on council tax). Vegetable box (wouldn't it be great to do this for the whole house?!) would turn up every week.

[quote HeelsHandbagPerfumeCoffee]**@Cattermole* Because we're re-enactors* ahh what a great way to start a sentence
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This!!!!

I know! How very exciting, I mean it just begs for a follow up

Meanwhile, Quinoa is licking the fucking dog bowl.

This would have made me laugh anyway but I'm laughing harder because I've just come from the "Disgusting Things Discovered On MN" thread.

Apropos of what children will and won't eat and far from a humblebrag, I was a child in the seventies and my little brother had issues with his ears so was in and out of ENT. Parents found a decent Italian restaurant near there and while he was in hospital we'd often eat there. One time he'd just been there for an appointment so he got to come along with us. Mum ordered him ravioli and he broke down in tears and said he wasn't eating pillows.

PferdeMerde Maybe over 1 for the carpaccio, lobster is probably fine from weaning.

SwedishK
Then surely you'd just order a starter because that's what DC prefers? I don't think I've ever batted an eyelid when a friend has ordered a starter for DC or asked if the restaurant does half portions of normal mains. If it became a saga again about how their DC doesn't do kids' menus I might notice though.

Equally, you've said yourself she'd eat whatever you were having at home and she'd eat most things, so unless your diet was 100% oysters, truffle salami etc there's surely no awkwardness when asked what DC likes for a playdate because the answer is "she'll eat most things, but isn't a fan of burgers, nuggets and chips". There'd be no reason to list a range of more unusual ingredients that are fairly unlikely to appear for tea at a friend's house.

@Drinkingallthewine

We don't have class tiers here in Ireland but I sent DS into school with sushi once. In my defence it was leftovers and I'd no fucking ham and that's the only thing he'll eat on a sandwich. I bet I'm the wanky blow-in to the village now.

Ireland absolutely has class tiers.

That was upper middle class, which is not the same as lower middle or middle middle class.

We don't have class tiers here in Ireland That’s simply not true, Ireland has class & religion all enmeshed
Class is very much a thing, accent , county,school, who’s a culchie
Have you heard and seen how north Dublin regards south Dublin?

We might have the same child @NeverDropYourMoonCup, except that mine is male. Now he's at uni, after two years of cheffing, he's got both paid chef work and a side hustle feeding his friends.

@KittyMcKitty you have just reminded me about a dear friend that lives in London posted me some smoked paprika (in the red tin) as it was so good we couldn’t possibly miss out on it as you wouldn’t be able it get it in Devon.

I have a picky eater who has a limited palate. Noodles are always a winner. As are oysters, sushi and seaweed salad. He loves a trip to Waitrose. I can never tell anyone