AIBU to think that once you've eaten your share, that's it?

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AIBU to think that people who eat their share and who then want everyone else's too, are incredibly annoying?

I had a few relatives visiting yesterday and I bought some fairly expensive individual cakes as a treat. My Uncle ate his with lunch then was put out and complained that there wasn't one left for him when we had ours later with tea and coffee. Other small cakes, mince pies and biscuits plus chocolate were still available.

I'm probably being petty but he has form for this. He seems to want his share and everyone else's too.

AIBU to think that generally speaking if you've had your share, that's it? You don't get to eat everyone else's too?

OP he's being rude and glutinous. He probably knew the cakes were fancy and didn't want the other items on offer. If he has form, give him a Terry's chocolate orange in future and tell him to crack on.

Just ask him who he thinks shouldn't get a cake so he can have 2?

So what did he actually say? Did he complain? Did it get pointed out 'hey greedy uncle, you've had yours'?

When I said politely that he'd had his share, he told me that I didn't really need one and that if I really wanted one I could go back and buy another for myself. He really doesn't care who goes without though.

What a selfish cunt.

I think you could have just stared him in the face and laughed. Laughed and laughed whilst saying 'you want someone to go without so you can have two, you greedy pig'

Then hidden the remaining cakes!

Wow! He sounds awful!
See, it's not even really about food (though an expensive lovely cake is a great gift and of course should be divided up fairly). But he's told you exactly what he thinks of you. You're worth nothing compared to him. He's a disgusting human being!
Also, if you "don't really need" one then he CERTAINLY "doesn't really need" two!

Omg 😱

Please tell us you didn't give him your cake? It seems you didn't but I have to know!

What a dick.

Please - I'm desperate to know what cakes they were 🥰🤤

I'd be treating him like a child as he has form...

"See this cake, you can have it now but it's the only cake like this you can have. If everyone else wants theirs later you don't get to sulk because you already ate yours. If you do that, you'll be asked to leave".

Act like a spoiled child, be treated like a spoiled child. Greedy selfish man.

It's not just the greed, it's the total selfish attitude.

I'd not invite him again

Did you say 'nope, I bought enough for one each. You've had yours now stop it'. Does anyone just say no to him?

Wow! What a greedy fucker! Perfectly happy for someone else to go without so that he can have two.

I really think you've got to stop being polite to this man, and bluntly tell him to stop being a greedy arse. In those words (or blunter/swearier).

He told you that you ‘didn’t really need one?!’

£7.95 for one cake is loads-he is being totally greedy. I would have been very clear but jokingly said, ‘if you have yours now, remember you won’t be able to have it later!’ and then when he asked again ‘you had your ‘eclair/cream slice/whatever’ earlier-there’s only one of the posh cakes each! Don’t say, ‘had your share’-I’d be specific.

But then again, anyone who was that rude, and told me I didn’t need one, wouldn’t be invited again. Was he trying to suggest you are overweight or something and should eat less? He could bloody eat his own food at his own house if so!

😮😮😮 Is he a blood uncle or married-to-an-aunt uncle? Not that it makes a difference to his greed but if the latter is your aunt not horrified by his behaviour? What a fucking CHILD.

In future I’d keep all food locked up around him and police distribution heavily. And spit on his.

🤣so true!

I'd have flat out told him he was being greedy and unfair thinking he should get 'extra' which would be covered by others going without.

Oh yep, exactly like my Dad!

Everyone else is having something, he has to have it despite having had his earlier. Anyone points out he has had his, and that having another means someone else goes without and he will point out the fattest person in the room (usually me) and say 'well they don't need a cake, they're too fat already' or something along those lines, and then (unless it is me and I no longer respond to this behaviour from him) usually the person singled out will let him bloody eat their cake as they don't want to defend their right to it.

I don't buy the fucker nice cakes any more. I buy cheap ones and he can have six and make himself feel sick instead.

It's quite likely your uncle needs more food than you.

Aye but he doesn't need more expensive cake than her.

Personally, I’d only have out the cakes out at the time they were intended for. If he’d asked for one earlier, having spotted them, I’d have told him they were for later and offered whatever I’d got for then.

Otherwise, this is the kind of thing that happens. People often do t realise you’ve bought one per person,and especially those who don’t shop or don’t host, just don’t think about quantities. Of course it was rude say he wanted another if there clearly wasn’t enough and to not think about the fact he’d already had one, but I can see how it happened.

When guests come,if it’s more than one meal, I tend to keep food tucked away so it comes out as provided, but my guests also dint tend to think they can just spot items and ask for them instead if what’s been offered.

So, yes, he was a bit rude but I can see how having been effectively offered a choice of lunch and tea things earlier, in his mind, he later just thought he was having a different meal/snack like everyone else and didn’t connect it particularly with what he’d had earlier.

Nobody ‘needs’ more of a specific cake.

This.

I would have done exactly the same

Can't believe people are even trying to defend this greedy pig!

@WiddlinDiddlin How awful of your Dad. Does he ever get called out on his hideous rudeness?

I already find it odd that he’d eat his share before everyone else did, and not enjoy it together with them. Wonder how this even happened 😀can’t imagine doing this as a guest.

He's a greedy bastard, next time I'd buy one less and let him go without.