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Original poster

...to not eat the cake that son has made me for mother's day

53 replies

mitochondria · 01/04/2011 20:05

He's four.
Came out of school today clutching a cupcake, iced with thick yellow substance.

"It's for you, for mother's day"

I know his standards of personal hygiene. I don't like icing. Husband has kindly offered to eat cake on my behalf. Boy is in bed.

That's OK, right? I'll lie, and tell him it was delicious.

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thisisyesterday · 01/04/2011 20:06

awwww! i'll eat it

nethunsreject · 01/04/2011 20:06

Sensible plan

cybbo · 01/04/2011 20:06

The oven will proably have killed off any bugs

But I work in an infant school, and I see what goes on in cookery

So let H eat it

Tortoise · 01/04/2011 20:07

But don't you have to eat it in front of him on Sunday? DD's would never let me get away with eating it a) early or b)when they weren't looking!

worraliberty · 01/04/2011 20:07

Bleuurrggh! No I couldn't eat anything with icing on.

I used to taste a tiny bit and then offer to very very generously 'share' most of it with either my kids or the dog (when their backs were turned) Blush

suzikettles · 01/04/2011 20:08

Ds made me a cake in nursery. He ate it in the back of the car on the way home Hmm.

I got to keep the bulb planted in a baked bean tin though. So all was not lost.

Skinit · 01/04/2011 20:10

God yes YABU! You have to eat it and say how gorgeous it is! IN FRONT OF HIM!

FudgeGirl · 01/04/2011 20:10

I remember my brother coming home with some jam tarts he made at school.

My mum was saying how lovely they tasted, my brother said "I love making pastry, it got my nails really clean" Grin

chocadoodle · 01/04/2011 20:10

Grin at suzikettles.

OP, let DH eat it. YANBU I wouldn't either.

Original poster
mitochondria · 01/04/2011 20:11

Ah, I didn't consider we had to leave it until Sunday. So it will be slightly stale on top of everything else.

No, I shall "eat" it tonight, I think.

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Bogeyface · 01/04/2011 20:11

I feel the same about their hygiene but the fact remains that DS made me a cake (he came home with one too, little bit of icing and loads of hundreds and thousands) and was so proud of himself and happy to present it to me that I thought it was a small price to pay to eat it!

So I did, and he was thrilled. He would have been heartbroken to know that I had given it away because I didnt like the icing or was worried he hadnt washed his hands :(

fivegomadinthelambingshed · 01/04/2011 20:12

Suzi, I got to keep the paper flower in the loo roll flower pot, the sweets lasted half the journey back home.

Bogeyface · 01/04/2011 20:12

So it will be slightly stale on top of everything else.

Nice, :( for your son, I am wondering why he bothered to make a cake for his mother when she is so bloody ungrateful and ungracious.

purpledragonfly · 01/04/2011 20:13

Eat it!! I have eaten plenty of DS's creations (he's 5, but I have done since he was 3) from school/nursery. They were delicious!

The only get out I will give you is if you are pregnant and an upset tummy would be a no no!

LindyHemming · 01/04/2011 20:14

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suzikettles · 01/04/2011 20:15

The annoying thing is I would have definitely eaten it. In front of him. Going mmmmmmmm. Because it looked delish (although I probably wouldn't have waited until Sunday).

Fernie3 · 01/04/2011 20:20

I think you should eat it this is just because i had to eat a "sweet" that was actually a melted something in the bottom of a sandwich bag - it was like buttericing but warm. I still have no idea what it was but my daughter was very proud. If i had to eat that then I think you should eat the cake.

Original poster
mitochondria · 01/04/2011 20:24

He'll never know though. I'll tell him it was delicious.

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NorthernGobshite · 01/04/2011 20:29

Just eat it!

I used to make my Dad pastry shapes and played with the pastry before baking it until it was almost grey (yuk) and, bless him, he ate every one in front of me and I will love him forever for it!

Original poster
mitochondria · 01/04/2011 20:34

I've just had a closer look at the cake. Something puzzled me, when I arrived at school - teacher was handing out the cakes from a tray for children to give to their parents.

It doesn't have his name on it.

I now have a sneaking suspicion that they made a batch of cakes between them to distribute.

So - it is potentially not just my own child's germs that I will be ingesting - but the picked noses and grubby fingernails of the whole reception class.

I honestly don't think I can do it.

Could I get husband to eat half, and if he survives the night I could eat the rest tomorrow?

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chicletteeth · 01/04/2011 20:36

Just eat the bloody thing!
You will have accumulated more crap on your hands eating out in restaurants and using the toilets etc.. than one flipping cake that has been baked and at least has a chance of being less germy!

Your poor son! You are incredibly ungrateful!

littleducks · 01/04/2011 20:38

I wouldnt eat it. I would smile and pretend to the surreptiously dispose of it, the same as I would if an adult gave me something hideous to eat that they were proud of so I couldnt decline and offend them.

Bogeyface · 01/04/2011 20:40

I cant get over how childish and precious you are being over a little cake that your son gave to you!

dont eat it, you'll probably choke on it.

mamasmissionimpossible · 01/04/2011 20:41

I ate my ds (5) mother's day biscuit today without even thinking about the potential health and safety issues during its preparation. I had better warn dh in case I get sick in the night Wink The biscuit was delicious though, grubby fingernails and all :)

Just eat the cake op or have a Biscuit

WriterofDreams · 01/04/2011 20:47

Ugh down through the years as a teacher I've had the misfortune luck to be presented lovingly with the cookery efforts of a few little ones. The thing is when you actually see the monstrosities creations being made the though of eating them just turns your stomach. I've seen dropped cake mixture being scraped from the floor and being put back in the bowl