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Original poster

To think she could have bought more than one pear!

105 replies

PearyNice · 30/12/2019 00:28

Just interested what other people think as clearly this isn't a huge issue!

We (DH and I) went to stay with my parents recently. We only manage to get everyone (siblings and parents) together once or twice a year so it was kind of a special occasion, everyone had taken leave, holiday atmosphere etc.

My parents went out to the local naice deli to get something for lunch and when they came back my mum was raving about how lovely the pears they had in looked/smelled and how much she really fancied a pear. Obviously after hearing this I really fancied a pear too! She then took out the shopping and proceeded to eat her pear with gusto telling us all how delicious it was. AIBU to think it's strange to only buy one lovely pear when you've got your whole family round?!

For context we'd not just rocked up expecting to be provided for - we went out to the shops when we arrived and bought nice things as well as essentials like milk for everyone to use/enjoy. We cooked dinner, treated everyone to a meal out etc.

OP posts:
HariboLecter · 30/12/2019 07:22

You know, she actually bought loads & has hidden them in the car to eat later 😏

needanewnamechange · 30/12/2019 07:31

If it was me I'd find it odd that this pear was so amazing . I mean it's a pear they are ok but amazing no Hmm

LellyMcKelly · 30/12/2019 07:36

You can’t beat a lovely pear.

gingersausage · 30/12/2019 07:58

I don’t understand why whenever someone mentions a food item on here, everyone then chimes in with “oh I want a .... now”. It’s so irritating.

Theroigne · 30/12/2019 08:15

She want rude to buy just one but it was a bit off of her to guzzle and slurp it up in front of you (I might have had to kill her for that. Or at least leave the room. Angry)

Theroigne · 30/12/2019 08:15

Sorry - wasn’t

motherheroic · 30/12/2019 08:17

Yani for using that annoying word 'naice'.

motherheroic · 30/12/2019 08:18

And I'm being unreasonable for not knowing how to spell.

MerryDeath · 30/12/2019 08:25

i loved that thread at the time and now i've got a 2.5 yo who demands cutted up pear on the GREEN plate NO MUMMY DONT WASH IT it's even better

Acheypelvis · 30/12/2019 08:31

I don't like pears Shock couldn't get worked up about this. It's a pear. It's not even a treat... It's a piece of fruit. She's not necking down an expensive bottle of wine/champagne or expensive chocolates or an expensive steak. It's a pear. Really wouldn't even register on my radar to make a thread about this or any other food item tbh. Cutted up or not Wink

Italianmoma1983 · 30/12/2019 08:54

I really want her pear too - didn’t even know the non-floury type existed ! Your mum was rude !

burritofan · 30/12/2019 08:58

only way a pear is nice is when its in a pear and frangipan tart
Not true; pear poached in vanilla sugar syrup with vanilla ice cream and hot chocolate sauce.

Original poster
PearyNice · 30/12/2019 09:03

Oo idk, a nice piece of fruit is definitely a treat in my eyes. Especially a pear as they're so often mediocre. And you can tell when a piece of fruit is maybe going to be nice, it'll smell good and feel good. It may end up being not nice anyway but you can tell if it's got higher than average potential.

OP posts:
SittingInMustard · 30/12/2019 09:05

Where are these magical pears I want one!

Butchyrestingface · 30/12/2019 09:15

YABU. It was an everyday item, not an expensive box of chocolates that are easily shared yet she scoffed entirely in front of you.

This wouldn’t even have registered. Go and buy your own pears if you’re that desperate.

lottiegarbanzo · 30/12/2019 09:19

If it was her special treat she should not have spoken of it. If you speak, you share.

WaterOffADucksCrack · 30/12/2019 10:05

It was an everyday item some types pf pear would be expensive to our family and a luxury item. Same with things like fresh berries. Every day fruit is banana and apple in our house!

WaterOffADucksCrack · 30/12/2019 10:08

Go and buy your own pears if you’re that desperate. I'll never understand why some posters try and be a bit nasty on threads like this one! OP hasn't said they were desperate, it's just a lighthearted thread. As someone said earlier, threads like this are the epitome of mumsnet!

Brefugee · 30/12/2019 10:08

OP do you like the Japanese/Korean pears (Korean ones pretty much the same as Japanese ones but bigger)? You're pretty much guaranteed a fantastic pear every time.

I think YANBU your mum was being rude. Have you asked her about it at all?

MarthasGinYard · 30/12/2019 10:14

'I think YANBU your mum was being rude. Have you asked her about it at all?'

Oh FGS is that for real?

"Mil why did you buy a pear and eat it in front of us? according to MN it makes you PA, rude, inconsiderate and mean, now can you cook that deli lunch you've just been out and bought for us all"

Shodan · 30/12/2019 10:17

I'd bet there was some fruit-related selfishness from you as a teenager that she stored away in the recesses of her mind and this is her revenge, OP.

In much the same way as I vowed to hoover loudly at early o'clock when ds1 was all grown up, in payment of all the loud stomping/farting/belching I had to endure while he was a teenager.

Revenge, like a pear, is a dish best served cold Grin

ArranUpsideDown · 30/12/2019 10:24

'I'd find it odd that this pear was so amazing . I mean it's a pear they are ok but amazing no

Years ago I read a lyrical description of the writer's perfect pear. One phrase that stood out about the juiciness was, "louche as a kiss." tbh, it made me tentative about a kiss for a long time.

Bowerbird5 · 30/12/2019 10:28

PapayaCoconut
My friend has been lots of partridges but no pear trees. Shall I nick one. They are wild, just turned up at the bird table one day then had chicks a couple of years ago. I counted 21 in the autumn.😁🐦🍐

Bowerbird5 · 30/12/2019 10:32

OP

It was a weird and selfish thing to do. I would cunt heads and then go back and buy everyone a pear. Show her up for being selfish and get her a banana so she isn’t left out as she has had a pear already.

PapayaCoconut · 30/12/2019 10:41

My friend has been lots of partridges but no pear trees. Shall I nick one.

You could, but I think the general consensus is that your DH is meant to give you one as a Christmas present. In a pear tree.