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Settle an absurdly heated family dispute for me!

164 replies

sadpapercourtesan · 30/12/2021 19:45

My 19yo son insists that trifle should be eaten with a fork Shock

He's sitting here right now, eating a big bowl of sloppy trifle with a fucking FORK. He rolled his eyes and said "I knew you guys would be weird about this".

It's him, right? He's the weird one. Not the rest of us, who are using spoons.

OP posts:
Riddo · 30/12/2021 20:25

I hate trifle. DH says he uses a spoon or a straw!

Lessofallthisunpleasantness · 30/12/2021 20:25

All desserts, spoon and fork if being posh. Spoon if just at home.

DowntonCrabby · 30/12/2021 20:26

He’s right obvs, 19 year olds know fucking everything and will not be convinced otherwise.

Trifle is Xmas Envy not envy! My DH and DC were moaning earlier that I’m doing cranachan and not trifle for NYD pudding. Trifle lovers are weird.

Longdistance · 30/12/2021 20:27

Your son, would be dead to me…

Hankunamatata · 30/12/2021 20:28

can lend you ds camping sporke?

CustardySergeant · 30/12/2021 20:29

@GrumpyPanda

Chopsticks!
Exactly!
JurgensCakeBabyJesus · 30/12/2021 20:29

It's a sliding scale, cake definitely a fork (preferably a cake fork) , trifle probably a spoon unless the custard and jelly are very well set, but what about a black forest gateaux...? I think fork, but if it was one of the sloppy Sara Lee variety maybe a bin spoon

DappledThings · 30/12/2021 20:29

You are all U for eating trifle in the first place. Bleurgh.

I don't actually think Rachel's addition of beef would really have made that much difference. It was gross to start with, the beef might have made it better if anything!

2022beesknees · 30/12/2021 20:30

Dessert is eaten with a fork. He's right Grin

EmmaWoodhousestreehouse · 30/12/2021 20:31

This is serious kick him out behaviour 😳

godmum56 · 30/12/2021 20:33

actually I get the salt on icecream thing. Freezing the ingredients lessens the flavour hit so adding salt will increase how much you can taste the ingredients.

Professionallytorn · 30/12/2021 20:33

Jelly in a trifle? You are being unreasonable 😆

Riverlee · 30/12/2021 20:33

Ltb!

RB68 · 30/12/2021 20:36

My Dad used to eat yoghurt with a fork when he was on a diet - said it took him longer and after one he didn't want to be bothered with any more after that ROFL - maybe he s channeling my Dads spirit and logic!!

EveningOverRooftops · 30/12/2021 20:36

He’s a plonker.

Thanks for reminding me. I need to make the trifle I should’ve made Xmas. Should do us for the new year right?

icedcoffees · 30/12/2021 20:37

He is all kinds of wrong. Have you considered disowning him? Grin

Thatsplentyjack · 30/12/2021 20:40

Was there no clean spoons?

Credenhill22 · 30/12/2021 20:41

I thought everyone ate trifle with their fingers.....am I wrong??

SarahBellam · 30/12/2021 20:42

I’m calling the police.

StoneofDestiny · 30/12/2021 20:46

Tell him to fork off and get a spoon.

limitedperiodonly · 30/12/2021 20:46

It's that thing you do with mistakes when you're a teenager. You turn left when you should turn right but instead of heading back you walk miles out of your way because you think everyone is looking at you.

Luredbyapomegranate · 30/12/2021 20:48

Spoon and fork is correct for any pudding innit

And also.. the perfect compromise? Grin

CluelessInWonderland · 30/12/2021 20:49

He probably is a changeling as you say. Forks tend to be preferred by Americans for almost everything for some reason. They have this weird idea that ‘English muffins’ should be ‘fork split’.
Anyway, as a means of annoying your parents, I suppose eating trifle with a fork is at least more subtle than shovelling it in with a table spoon.

Chloemol · 30/12/2021 20:51

Yes he’s weird, truffle = spoon

Chloemol · 30/12/2021 20:51

Trifle