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To have my judgey pants on.

80 replies

SleepingWithGhosts · 22/02/2012 17:32

DD went to a friends house for tea today (DD and friend are both 6 years old)and has just been brought home by friends mum who said 'DD didn't really eat a lot so might still be hungry later'.

Not like DD at all as she is not fussy in the slightest and will generally eat anything put in front of her. Thanked the mum anyway, offered to have her DD for tea the next day and they went on their way.

Anyway asked DD if she was ok as she didn't eat a lot, was she feeling a bit ill etc. and she explained that she didn't like it so tried a bit and left the rest.

What did she have?

A pot noodle!

Aparantly DD was offered a choice of 2 flavours of pot noodle but there was nothing else when she said she didn't like pot noodles so she chose one to try.

Now nothing wrong with pot noodles but do people really invite children's friends over and give them a pot noodle as a meal? Bearing in mind this invite came from the mum on Monday afternoon so had time to go shopping etc.

To me it's more of a snack food and not a meal and I would be mortified to offer that to someone as a meal. I know i'm being judgey but seriously

AIBU to think it wouldn't have killed the mum to at least make a sandwich?

OP posts:
Cherriesarelovely · 22/02/2012 19:01

Hee hee! That is hilarious! It's like a sort of parenting joke! No, I wouldn't dream of offering a pot noodle to DDs friends but I do think it is quite funny!

SauvignonBlanche · 22/02/2012 19:06

YANBU!
A chicken and mushroom one would have been fine though. Wink

desperatenotstupid · 22/02/2012 19:06

Maybe her DD really likes pot-noodle and she thought it was a treat?

GavisconJunkie · 22/02/2012 19:13

Not the end of the world but TADNBU, I'd be picking my judgy pants out of my ribs!

GavisconJunkie · 22/02/2012 19:14

Ahem I meant YANBU!

harbingerofdoom · 22/02/2012 19:52

Bombay bad boy were the best katie k can you still get them?

Oh,the memories..........

SarahStratton · 22/02/2012 19:56

WTAF is a Pot Noodle horn?

tinkertitonk · 22/02/2012 20:06

"Judgey pants"?? Why not use adult language?

ariadneoliver · 22/02/2012 20:09
squeakytoy · 22/02/2012 20:17

I quite like a chicken and mushroom pot noodle now and again... Grin

OriginalJamie · 22/02/2012 20:23

tinkertonk

judgypants is a MN term. So ner

SecretMinceRinser · 22/02/2012 20:35

I was thinking maybe it was meant to be a treat Grin. When dd has friends around I do either chicken nuggets and chips or pizza. She never eats those things at any other time but they are safe options for fussy eaters. We also have a pudding which we never usually do.

Katiekitty · 22/02/2012 20:42

harbingerofdoom

You can round my way.
The Co-op are selling Bombay Bad Boys and they've got plenty in, shall I get you one?
The other week they were on offer and, yes, I stocked up.

Coconutty · 22/02/2012 20:45

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harbingerofdoom · 22/02/2012 21:30

Co-op. Will have a look. Ta

OP sounds odd.

MrsBeakman · 22/02/2012 21:33

gramercy That's very strange. Do you think they were trying to give you spaghetti bolognaise over the course of a few weeks, separated into individual ingredients? Onion the first week, plain spaghetti the next time, then a tin of tomatoes, then mince, the next visit a single stock cube for tea. :o

DoMeDon · 22/02/2012 21:39

I would speak to the mother about it personally. Something like 'WTAF are you doing giving a pot of processed shite to my beautiful angel child you twat' - I am a charmer Wink

FreudianSlipper · 22/02/2012 21:47

what a nice mummy she is

i do not share my pot noodles with ds nevermind with his friends

not sure i would have given it a second thought really, i think ds likes them (never shared mine with him)

countessbabycham · 22/02/2012 21:51

I think its a test to see how you react.....

cheesesarnie · 22/02/2012 21:54

even the thought of pot noodles makes me sick.
ds2 went to a friends-same thing-she said he hadnt eaten much.she said theyd had a potato waffle and a cheesestring.

when the friend came here he asked for a slice of processed cheese and tinned potatoes Grin poor lamb had to make do with macoroni cheese and salad.

different wotsits for different folks.thou shalt not judge.Grin

oikopolis · 22/02/2012 21:55

YABU I love Pot Noodles.

I would be insulted if my DC was not offered a Pot Noodle in a household in which one was available.

pictish · 22/02/2012 21:55

Maybe your dd's friend likes them and she picked them for dinner?
Maybe the mum DOES NOT COOK?
Maybe a lot of things.

I wouldn't do it, but wouldn't care if this happened to one of my kids. Not a jot.

DoMeDon · 22/02/2012 21:59

You don;t have to cook to know pot noodle is not OK for LO's tea - a sandwich is not cooking- boiling the kettle and stirring is more cooking than a sandwich in fact.

I would care - I would say something - I wouldn't judge her but I would explain why it's not appropriate.

greenbananas · 22/02/2012 22:04

Their house, their rules, their weird cuisine.

I do think serving nothing but pot noodle is a bit strange, but you perhaps don't know the whole situation. It is always unreasonable to judge.

ChippingInNeedsCoffee · 22/02/2012 22:05

IF her DD comes to tea tomorrow night after this thread!