To never invite this annoying little brat round again

[LolaTheDarkdestroyer]

Dds friend (9) is round for dinner... know she is a fussy fucker but her mum did tell me she eats anything. Cue today Shepard pie , after picking all the peas out of the damn thing she proceeds to sit at the table making super loud ewww, and yuck noises, while moaning she doesn't like it. There are 5 other kids sat round the table ffs.

She had also completely ignored anything my dd has wanted to do and just buggered off with the other kids, keeps just picking my newborn up without asking, moaning to play on my iPad and get the rabbits out when it's pissing down. I could go on I actually had to leave the room while dinner was happening!
Never known anything like it!

[LolaTheDarkdestroyer]

They can fuck off home too

[LolaTheDarkdestroyer]

Exactly why I didn't offer anything else aero if that was the point of all the theatrical yucks,tough shit.

[BrexitSucks]

I guess the thing is, when the other mom said her daughter would eat "anything", she might have been thinking "Anything that people usually serve to kids." or "Anything that I myself would eat."

Not marmite and tomato puree together on toast. Not peas in the shepherd's pie. But yes cheese on pizza that OP would actually pick off.

I know child seemed like cowbag in other ways... hopefully try again in a year or 2 to see if she's improved.

[GrumpyOldBag]

Don't get why anyone would not like home-made Shepherd's Pie. It's about the best food ever invented. With worcester sauce. mmmm.

[GrumpyOldBag]

But it should not have peas IN it. On the side, yes, essential.

[LolaTheDarkdestroyer]

I specially asked about shepards pie though.

[LolaTheDarkdestroyer]

It's not just the dinner, that was just the final straw tbf.

[Aeroflotgirl]

Exactly Lola, it is rude, especially that age, they should know much better. If they don't like it, leave it and go hungry. I do the food order for my son 5 who gets fSM, and I have never had a complaint from the dinner lady, apparently eats it all up, and is polite .

[Willow2017]

She was rude, did not listen to op and thought she could get away with doing exactly as she pleased. God knows what she is like at home.

I would have picked her up every time she was rude and after the baby incidents she would be on her way home.

As for the meal I would have said "your mum says you eat that at home. Either eat it or get down from the table and sit quietly until we are all finished we are not listening to your awful noise."

[Floggingmolly]

a plastic sperm whale. . Bet that hurt!

[KERALA1]

How can anyone question the choice of shepherds pie? It's basic kids tea - meat and potatoes how can anyone turn their noses up at that? What would shepherds pie critics feed their kids thenout of interest (excluding junk food)?

[RuggerHug]

Officer for the split second before I read the word whale I had a very differentstrange mental image there..

[MamaDoGood]

If the little brat picked up my newborn I'd have round house kicked her

[GrumpyMcGrumpFace]

tbh I think the shepherd's pie with/without peas is a (ahem) red herring.

The point is, by 9, if you don't have special needs etc, you are old enough to know that if someone makes you food, you say "ooh lovely" and eat it up as best you can. If it REALLY is minging, you say it is lovely but unfortunately you're not all that hungry, but thanks so much anyway.

I taught my two that as soon as they were old enough to be going round to friend's houses. If they're old enough to do that, they're old enough to be polite.

This goes for adults too. I realise a lot of adults don't adhere to my rules. They're ignorant

[Aeroflotgirl]

Yes, I put peas and carrots in mine, its the only way that kids will eat it, hidden veg and all that.

[ChasedByBees]

Did you tell her mum about the baby? That was so dangerous.

[Designerenvy]

Chalk it down to experience and cross her off the play date list. She sound spoiled and unruly. I'd not say anything to the Mum though cos she probably wouldn't believe her darling could behave like that !

[Aeroflotgirl]

Really lolaI would have called her mother to collect her, when she started picking up your newborn and being inpolite.

[Mummyoflittledragon]

My dd (8) won't eat chips or any sort of potato so my go to for play dates is pizza or nuggets. She eats a variety of food at home. She didn't like spaghetti bolognese made at a playdate and didn't eat much of it because she didn't like it but she didn't complain, she just came home hungry! It's a work in progress.

I once had a child round (aged 8), who was really rude. He said "motherfucking bitch" but not about me, he told me something was none of my business and turned his nose up at the food I made him - made faces behind my back then was "ooh yum" to my face peppered with sarcastic noises. These are just some of the more memorable things. I took him out somewhere and he was a right PIA. I haven't had him back. He has a mum, who is great fun with children but she has no boundaries and I think he really really needs them because he's a very spirited child.

[GabsAlot]

the food is the least of thee problems

taking food off a 2 yea old so theye could play-and picking up a baby i would take them straight home

did u tell their mother about everything?

its your house you shold be able to tell someone off

[ImALurkerNotAFighter]

Well, my shepherds pie has peas, carrots, chopped swede, a spinach layer and sweet potato/white potato combo mash. It's all about the hidden veg here.
She was horribly rude OP. You have the patience of a saint not putting her in the car after the first couple of incidents.

[LolaTheDarkdestroyer]

I should have told the mum everything I just didn't want to feel awkward as I know how embarrassed I would feel if it were me.

[SoulAccount]

ImALurker, whatever that is, and nice as it sounds, it isn't Shepherd's Pie! And many kids would be taken aback by an unexpected spinach layer.

[Squishedstrawberry4]

You were told he eats anything and shepherds pie is normal kids food.