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Delivery guy told DS he’d get fat.

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christmastime4120 · 05/12/2020 17:28

Hi all, had a food delivery this afternoon. Not in bags so all in the crates. DS spotted the chocolate I had bought him for a treat and grabbed it out when I was bringing it all in (he should have waited admittedly) but it’s been a poop day and he seen the chocolate.

DS asked if he could have it now. Driver said you’ll get really fat if you eat too much of that.

Driver is not wrong that if you eat too much chocolate you’ll get fat ^ but was it his place to say?

To clarify DS is pretty slim, very active. Doesn’t really have any other sugar other than a chocolate treat - he doesn’t like sweets or fizzy drinks. Even if he did. Surely a treat is a treat right?

So DS then said he didn’t want it as he’d get fat. I am sure the driver had no ill intentions and meant it in a nice way but just find it a bit annoying tbh

He then went onto say at least you haven’t ordered any fizzy drink with it and proceeded to say that the amount of dizzy drinks some people
Order in one shop is crazy.

Is it his place to judge though? I get my shopping delivered every week and they are all lovely usually...

Aibu to think it really wasn’t needed?

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Nubbin · 05/12/2020 17:30

I'd worry about your DS's resilience more than the delivery man if he took the comment that much to heart and wouldn't eat the chocolate. Does he react the same to everything an adult says? Your face will stick that way etc....

youvegottenminuteslynn · 05/12/2020 17:31

Of course it wasn't needed, but I couldn't be arsed to think about it for more than a minute in your shoes. Nobody ever needs to comment on what other people eat, not really, it's rude. But I expect he was just trying to have jokey chat. No biggie!

Sparklesocks · 05/12/2020 17:32

I wonder if it was more a misguided attempt at small talk/lighthearted chat?

MereDintofPandiculation · 05/12/2020 17:32

Is it his place to judge though? I'm sure he wasn't judging. It's just one of those things that people say. Probably stupid to say it to a kid young enough to take it seriously.

Pringwells · 05/12/2020 17:32

Really don’t see the problem, it was just a comment made, making conversation.. nothing to worry about.

NataliaOsipova · 05/12/2020 17:33

Jokey comment. I wouldn’t read anything into it.

CtrlU · 05/12/2020 17:34

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anniegun · 05/12/2020 17:34

yabu .

HappyChristmasTreeRex · 05/12/2020 17:34

He wasnt judging, he was being friendly.

arethereanyleftatall · 05/12/2020 17:35

Oh fgs. Where does all this shit end? Nobody ever speaking to each other in case the other person is offended. Yabu.

FedUpWithBriiiiick · 05/12/2020 17:35

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lljkk · 05/12/2020 17:36

I imagine you have a light burden of real problems to worry about OP.

MatildaTheCat · 05/12/2020 17:36

Maybe he was just making a bit of lighthearted conversation? It must be pretty soul destroying to have to carefully consider each and every word you utter. If he’d said, ‘Oy, fatty, who ate all the pies?’ you’d maybe have a point.

arethereanyleftatall · 05/12/2020 17:37

But @FedUpWithBriiiiick can you seriously ever imagine a 24 year old bloke writing something like that?

LadyCottingham · 05/12/2020 17:38

He was just interacting with him. Clumsily.

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CodenameVillanelle · 05/12/2020 17:39

Your DS literally decided not to eat the chocolate in case he got fat???
My DS would have given the driver a weird look and made off with his chocolate

GreyishDays · 05/12/2020 17:39

How old is your son?
If he’s three then you’ve got a point. 13, not so much.

SummerHouse · 05/12/2020 17:39

Obesity police masquerading delivery drivers. This is all we need.

Iremembertheelderlykoreanlady · 05/12/2020 17:41

That escalated quickly! 😳😳

I'm sure he didn't mean anything by it OP. He was just making a joke about it. Tell your son to eat his chocolate

FestiveChristmasLights · 05/12/2020 17:41

Sounds like he was trying to make small talk and got it wrong. It’s concerning your DS has low enough self confidence that he now won’t eat any chocolate.

Suckmyfatone · 05/12/2020 17:42

CtrlU you sound like an absolute delight 🙄

BecomeStronger · 05/12/2020 17:42

A man on barely more than minimum wage delivered food to your house and made a clumsy attempt at being friendly with a child, shocker.

christmastime4120 · 05/12/2020 17:42

Just to add my son has additional needs so he takes things very literal.

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IHaveBrilloHair · 05/12/2020 17:42

Jokey comment wouldn't have bothered me at all.
Tell DS he was being daft and move on.