vegan mum at kids party was rude?

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Took DS to a young child's birthday party at soft play today, and there was a vegan mum with her DC there. When it came to cake time, there was no vegan cake, so the mum gave her DC a chocolate lollipop out of her bag.

OK, her DC seemed happy with the situation and asked to hosts to check what was and wasn't vegan. So no problem there I don't think (although I'll bet my bottom dollar they'll rebel and live on bacon sandwiches when they're old enough to ignore their mum!)

BUT AIBU to think that taking separate treats to a party is A) rude to the hosts and B) unfair to the other children at the party who might prefer what the vegan DC are eating?

Yes Katie, He should be normal.

but you said the the vegan mum brought with her enough lollies for everyone so the other children werent left out, and they had all the regular party food anyway and its not like its a bloody gourmet meal, its normal jam sandwiches, crips, biscuits and a few vegetable sticks at those soft play places!

get a grip, party mum didnt mind and probably now thinks YOU are RUDE and ODD for mentioning it in a message to her when its NONE of your business!

my first ever

hahaha @ lockets suggestion of playing the lollies like the spoons.

Another vegan/vegetarian bashing thread, yawn yawn.
Tell you what OP, why don't you write a nice long essay all about why you don't think I should be bringing DS up vegetarian, print it out, fold it up small and then pop it up your bottom.

But it didn't cause a problem at the party! The mum whose childs birthday party it was has no problem with it. You do - another childs Mum - I find that a bit over-invested.

My dd1 has been to loads of birthday parties (she's in her third year of Primary School) and she doesn't like cake - well she doesn't like jam and sponge, do you feel sorry for her?, have I made a social faux pas by letting her go to parties where she doesn't eat a lot of the food? - she's not a fan of pizza, iced buns etc.

In answer to someone else's question, I think the OP is anti-vegan, yes.

Hilarious thread, btw, OP. Particularly enjoyed the 'Terry Wogan's cock, pombears, etc'.

No good reason?

Would you say the same if the child didn't eat pork because he was Jewish?

STILL DO NOT UNDERSTAND HOW IT WAS RUDE THOUGH?

is it rude for people to follow the dietary rules of their religion?

5madthings, I didn't realise the vegan mum had brought more lollies when I started the thread. I read the hostess's message afterwards.

OK, as I said, I see that IABU. OK!

MightNice - it seems it is.

are allergies ok or are they rude too?

Hilarious! You can not be serious?

Also the other DC at the party might have prefered what the vegan DC had. It could have caused a problem. You don't risk causing a problem at someone's party.

Children have to learn to get over such things or, dare I say it, they end up intolerant of other people's choices.

Dd1 is a weird pain in the arse at parties. She won't eat: Cake, pizza, chips, most sandwhiches, a large variety of crisps. Mainly nothing 'unhealthy' no-one has ever told her she is rude for saying "No, thank you, I don't like that. I'm okay with just the grapes/cheese cubes/apple slices etc"

Terry Wogan's cock is vegan?

Can't see a problem tbh.

Happens with children for allergies and intolerances too, again no problem.

I work in a school and we do this also. Children who are veggie/vegan/allergies have special treats brought in and stored at school. Then on an occasion at school when treats are given out (if another child's brought in buns on a bday for ex) we give said child their specific treat.

IME, esp once at school, children are aware of this and aren't bothered.

:o Worra.

He likes a bit of quorn porn.

You should notactuallyme I bet on the production of a Carob lolly the air is physically sucked out the room with all the judgey pants teeth drying!

Yabvvvu she was not rude at all. By the sounds of your title I thought tat the mum would be rude to the arty parents about the food, and demand there be vegan cake. What would you prefer, that the vegan boy sat there with nothing whilst the others tucked into treats. I am sure the party arents did to mind one bit

I missed TWC and pombears :( Must read more carefully!

Oh, now we know what's at the crux of the OP's problem. She wanted a chocolate lolly and was upset that she didn't get one.

Now that takes the cake.

Lol @ quorn porn

I can never work anyone out from their references on here to things like Pom Bears, Wogan's cock or any other bloody thing.