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to secretly judge a mum who doesn't work but bought her son's 1st birthday cake at Waitrose?

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howdidthishappenthen · 15/03/2011 20:56

Note that she's a REALLY one-up-manship yummy mummy who doesn't work because 'money is the man's responsibility - I'm the homemaker'. Then I hear her DH praising her for 'buying' a great cake for DS's 1st birthday. OK, I accept not everyone can cook. And after a few years, of with a few DCs of course we're all going to revert to shop cakes. And Waitrose cakes taste nice and lots of my own efforts are a bit dodgy. But no job, and the 1st birthday? C'mon... make an effort!

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southeastastra · 15/03/2011 20:57

huh? really?

BooBooGlass · 15/03/2011 20:58

of course yabu

SugarPasteFrog · 15/03/2011 20:58

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McDreamy · 15/03/2011 20:58
Hmm
babyapplejack · 15/03/2011 20:58
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IwishIwasmoreorganised · 15/03/2011 20:58
Biscuit

and count yourself truely honoured - that's the first one I've ever given.

StewieGriffinsMom · 15/03/2011 20:58

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Pagwatch · 15/03/2011 20:58

Oh don't be so fucking stupid.

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howdidthishappenthen · 15/03/2011 20:58

Really? No one feels obliged to even try?!

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NettoSuperstar · 15/03/2011 20:59

I bought DD's from M&S with benefit moneyGrin

DancingThroughLife · 15/03/2011 20:59
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TrillianAstra · 15/03/2011 20:59

Try what?

SlainteBooyFeckingHoo · 15/03/2011 20:59

oh get lost!!!

so what are you saying here? taht all SAHPs should make allfood from scratch (because they all have loads of time Hmm)

that she shouldn't be spending her husband's money on frivolities?

feck away off.

valleyqueen · 15/03/2011 20:59

It's a joke surely?

DancingThroughLife · 15/03/2011 20:59

I've never baked a cake in my life. I'm not going to start for DD - why would I put the pressure on myself? It's A Cake.

StewieGriffinsMom · 15/03/2011 20:59

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rubyslippers · 15/03/2011 20:59

W
T
F

DancingThroughLife · 15/03/2011 21:00

And what Ruby said

McDreamy · 15/03/2011 21:00

I bet her son was gutted Hmm

withagoat · 15/03/2011 21:00

god no
she is crap
i mean hwo hard to make a cake for a ONE year old

bought cakes are vile

bran · 15/03/2011 21:01

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ChaosTech · 15/03/2011 21:01

That's right - non-working moms have, by distinction, loads of free hours in the day. Hmm

Good grief.

How do you know her? Is she one of your friends? Grin

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Sleepwhenidie · 15/03/2011 21:02

You're right - I am sure the DS will cost the parents thousands in therapy when he is older, all because he had a shop bought 1st birthday cake...WTF??

Also, why is the fact that she bought it in Waitrose relevant?? OP - do you think maybe you have ishoos Hmm?