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AIbU for thinking this woman is rude for asking a complete stranger for another biscuit

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shoesaremyfriends · 10/06/2012 08:21

I was at the park yesterday and my dd dropped her biscuit whilst she was on the swing. A little boy (about 3ish) picked it up and in the process nearly got a kick in the head. I asked his mother if he could have a biscuit as a thank you and she replied that if I gave him a biscuit his younger sister would want one too. I thought this was reasonable so I gave them both one.

About 20 minuets later the woman came back with the little boy. She asked if she could have another biscuit. Me being a little confused asked if he had dropped it. she said no, that he had eaten it. Still a little confused I then asked if he had any other siblings that wanted one. The mother said no and that he wouldn't leave her alone until she had asked me for another biscuit and he was trying to take his little sister's one. I said I only had two left, which was a total lie, I had just been to the shop and bought a pack of 24 jaffa cakes. She then said that she would buy one off me.

I gave in and handed over another biscuit. The mother then thanks me.

I would never ask a stranger for another treat after they had so kindly given one in the first place. AND I would never let my child bully me into asking a stranger for something. I don't understand why she couldn't of just said no.

AIBU, she was really rude... right? or am I just too hard a mother?

OP posts:
pictish · 10/06/2012 19:24

What a carry on, over a biscuit!!

HexagonalQueenOfTheSummer · 10/06/2012 19:25

You should have said 'here you are, have the whole fucking packet for your spoilt brats to gorge themselves on' and thrown them at her Grin

YouBrokeMySmoulder · 10/06/2012 19:28

Is it officially a biscuit now then? I wouldn't have given her one unless she could elucidate on the Jaffa cake/biscuit controversy with the use of spreadsheets and a pie chart and everything.

usualsuspect · 10/06/2012 19:29

I hardly think the boy is going to grow up to be a major criminal because he wanted another biscuit.

I think 'shoving the biscuits up her arse' is a slight over reaction

Bit odd, but no biggie really

HexagonalQueenOfTheSummer · 10/06/2012 19:31

No one has said it's the boy's fault usualsuspect

The mother could, and should IMO have told him no

LucieMay · 10/06/2012 19:36

No way I'd never do that. That is plain rude.

PasseBlanc · 10/06/2012 20:56

YABU

so what if she was rude? Be the bigger person and give the kid a biscuit. It's a biscuit ffs Hmm

why are you hoarding your jaffa cakes and then lying about it to someone? That's pretty low. We're all human and should share with people...ever heard of the phrase treat others as you would like to be treated yourself?

A total non story and I think you should try volunteering or something at least so you have a life.

2shoes · 10/06/2012 20:59

yanbu
well you can't be as going by your name you are my friend

EllenParsons · 10/06/2012 21:04

She sounds a bit rude and weird, yes, but also YABU passing your DD biscuits on a swing, is it not a choking risk to be eating biscuits on there?!

WhataMistakeaToMakea · 10/06/2012 21:12

YANBU

It was rude to ask for another one. I am a bit of a mean old cow though and if they had come back to me I would have spoken to the DC himself and said 'sorry love the rest are my little girl's so I'm taking them home for her. Perhaps your mummy will get you some on the way home' and let her deal with it.

I'm with the others who say if it were my DD's asking for another one, I would have let them just have a tantrum over it and explain that they belonged to someone else and weren't they kind to let you have one in the first place.

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