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DS15 Used a Green Apple to Roll His Foot After Hike – Am I Overreacting?

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OneShyCritic · 13/10/2025 14:07

So, we just got back from a weekend in the Lake District with our two lads (15 and 11) and another family. We all did Scafell Pike together, and it was brilliant... but when we got back to the hotel, my DS15 said his feet were aching after the hike. To try and ease the pain, he decided to put a green apple on the floor and roll his bare foot back and forth over it. It’s something he does at home with a tennis ball after football training, and it really helps with muscle soreness.

Now, here’s the thing: we didn’t have a tennis ball, so he used an apple instead. I get that he was trying to relieve the pain, but when I saw him doing it, I was a bit miffed. The apple obviously had to go straight in the bin after – it ended up all soft and stinky! I just feel like if he thought he was going to need something like that, he should’ve remembered to bring a tennis ball.

Am I being unreasonable to be a bit frustrated about it, or am I overreacting? I know he was trying to help himself, but I just can’t help thinking it was a bit... well, a waste to use an apple!

OP posts:
GentleJadeOP · 14/10/2025 21:35

Sausageplait · 14/10/2025 21:17

People have apples in baskets outside their gates for free at this time of year. Go and hunt for one of them to replace it.

Great reply!🤣🤣🤣

GentleJadeOP · 14/10/2025 21:35

Sausageplait · 14/10/2025 21:17

People have apples in baskets outside their gates for free at this time of year. Go and hunt for one of them to replace it.

Great reply!🤣🤣🤣

GentleJadeOP · 14/10/2025 21:35

Sausageplait · 14/10/2025 21:17

People have apples in baskets outside their gates for free at this time of year. Go and hunt for one of them to replace it.

Great reply!🤣🤣🤣

GentleJadeOP · 14/10/2025 21:35

Sausageplait · 14/10/2025 21:17

People have apples in baskets outside their gates for free at this time of year. Go and hunt for one of them to replace it.

Great reply!🤣🤣🤣

MumChp · 14/10/2025 21:38

OneShyCritic · 13/10/2025 14:25

Thanks for the replies! Just to clarify, my frustration isn’t about my son trying to relieve his foot pain – it’s that the apple got squashed and wasted. It was perfectly good fruit that could’ve been eaten later, and now it’s just gone. I know he was trying to help himself, but it just feels wasteful, especially when we could’ve used it for a snack on the hike.

How much is an appel 30p?
This is the weirdest I have seen on MN for months.

pinkspeakers · 14/10/2025 21:42

Seriously overreacting. It was an apple! Seems like a very low cost way to relieve pain. And OK, maybe in an ideal world he would have remembered to bring a tennis ball, but we can't always remember everything that might possibly be needed. Sounds like it's not something he has to use every day. Plus, he's 15!!!

CJsGoldfish · 14/10/2025 21:44

OneShyCritic · 13/10/2025 14:07

So, we just got back from a weekend in the Lake District with our two lads (15 and 11) and another family. We all did Scafell Pike together, and it was brilliant... but when we got back to the hotel, my DS15 said his feet were aching after the hike. To try and ease the pain, he decided to put a green apple on the floor and roll his bare foot back and forth over it. It’s something he does at home with a tennis ball after football training, and it really helps with muscle soreness.

Now, here’s the thing: we didn’t have a tennis ball, so he used an apple instead. I get that he was trying to relieve the pain, but when I saw him doing it, I was a bit miffed. The apple obviously had to go straight in the bin after – it ended up all soft and stinky! I just feel like if he thought he was going to need something like that, he should’ve remembered to bring a tennis ball.

Am I being unreasonable to be a bit frustrated about it, or am I overreacting? I know he was trying to help himself, but I just can’t help thinking it was a bit... well, a waste to use an apple!

I hope he put it in the freezer for a while first. That would have been even better on his foot 😆

fruitypancake · 14/10/2025 21:45

Seriously !? YABU

BooBooDoodle · 14/10/2025 21:49

Strange reaction to your son’s amazing logic. Being a Lakes local, there are plenty of mini markets dotted about. I’m sure you wouldn’t be sort of food. Non issue and you’ve got your knickers in a knot. Bet you’re heaps of fun.

Jack80 · 14/10/2025 22:10

He was using his initiative

Clawdy · 14/10/2025 22:12

Ridiculous over reaction. Poor lad.

Mcoco · 14/10/2025 22:18

This is the funniest post i have read on mumsnet you made me laugh so much OP.

whimsicallyprickly · 14/10/2025 22:19

I think you're absolutely flipping nuts and a bit dim @OneShyCritic

Your poor son

Piknik · 14/10/2025 22:25

Newsenmum · 14/10/2025 21:05

I also dont get why the op is having a hard time. In real life Im pretty sure most posters would act differently.

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No. No I wouldn't. This is batshit.

Frankenpug23 · 14/10/2025 22:36

Totally overreacting!!

Shewhoshallnotbenamed91 · 14/10/2025 22:40

YABU.
The fact that this bothered you is beyond nuts. He improvised and let's be real it is an apple 🙄🙄 poor kid.

SnowFrogJelly · 14/10/2025 22:48

LTA

RampantIvy · 14/10/2025 22:52

GentleJadeOP · 14/10/2025 21:35

Great reply!🤣🤣🤣

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They are littering the pavements round here.

Everywhere has a surplus of apples this year.

coupebaby · 14/10/2025 23:00

OneShyCritic · 13/10/2025 14:25

Thanks for the replies! Just to clarify, my frustration isn’t about my son trying to relieve his foot pain – it’s that the apple got squashed and wasted. It was perfectly good fruit that could’ve been eaten later, and now it’s just gone. I know he was trying to help himself, but it just feels wasteful, especially when we could’ve used it for a snack on the hike.

There’s 2 scenarios here…..either you’re the stingiest, most miserable, cheapskate person or this is written by AI….im more pushing towards AI because
(A) I find it hard to believe anyone is this fucking miserable over an apple and
(B) I’m finding it harder to believe any actual real human sat down and wrote this absolute bullshit ridiculously fucking stupid story out and didn’t immediately delete it when they read it back and realised how embarrassing it is!!
If you are a real person you genuinely need mental help because not a single logical thought went through your head whinging over a fecking apple never mind how cringy it was for you to sit and type all that out thinking you were in any way right. Your poor kids if you are real 😏

lollypop42 · 14/10/2025 23:01

your sons foot health comes before an apple

Bec1968 · 14/10/2025 23:04

Is this for real??? Surely not!

coupebaby · 14/10/2025 23:04

Newsenmum · 14/10/2025 20:58

I mean it’s food waste. Couldve looked for something else. If there wasnt - ask his mum if she minds him using the apple. Yeah it would annoy me a bit but probably not enough to create a thread.

Maybe there are other things op does he tend to do things without asking or make assumptions and that’s what this is triggering?

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You sound as nuts as she is ITS A FUCKING APPLE!!! You can get them free in many places. Why is there so many damn tight wad lunatics about these days 😂

Welshmonster · 14/10/2025 23:06

did you have something else he could have used? It’s an Apple at the end of the day. Get over yourself.

Endorewitch · 14/10/2025 23:07

Are you serious?He wasnt wasting the apple. He was using it to relieve a pain in his foot for Gods sake. Why would it be a bad example to his brother?
Your son was showing initiative.
I dont know whether to laugh or cry reading your post!

HelpMeUnpickThis · 14/10/2025 23:10

LoveWine123 · 13/10/2025 14:54

We definitely have different views on food waste in that case.

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@LoveWine123

it was ONE apple. Let’s try to right size things.

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