But he wanted it.

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Just been away with another family consisted of mum, dad and 16 year old son.
We cooked breakfast each morning before going out for the day. (Me, dp, my 2 year old)

Im the only one who doesn’t eat meat. So I bought some hash browns, potato cakes, beans & toast . Heaven!

last day, sausages, bacon, fried bread, beans and toast for everyone. I had one potato cake left.
i was busy making coffee for everyone, put cups in front of everyone then sat down for my breakfast.

They left me a spoonful of beans, all toast was gone and my last remaining potato cake was upon the 16 year olds plate under 3 sausages, 5 rashers of bacon, 2 slices of toast and a pile of beans.

One spoonful of fucking beans. No bread left for toast.

So! WWYD?

The meat eaters are always like this. Fuckers.

Another real low on MN.
Unbelievable that you would tolerate such treatment and that your partner would watch that happen.
Really sad how some women consistently allow accept such rudeness and disrespect.

Because it's had a bunch of meat products on it, so it's no good for a vegetarian! OP says it was under sausages and bacon. Toast was probably similarly contaminated. And yes, that is how people who don't eat meat see their food if it has touched meat.

Why were you on holiday with these people? You’re clearly not actually friends, it actually seems you don’t really like each other.

When he shrugged, I’d have picked up his plate and thrown it outside for the seagulls, then ask him how he feels with no breakfast 🤣

arseholes!

We’re not, actually ☺️ I carefully plan food for my veggie friends alongside my omnivorous ones. Always make sure they have plenty and give them first pickings of the veggie items when it’s a free for all.

Teens are programmed to be self absorbed and hungry (so, so hungry). His parents were a bit thoughtless but tbh you stop seeing the bonkers after a while (6 egg omelettes as an after school snack ffs!).
TBH your DH should have fixed you a plate. I'm sorry you got no breakfast on the last day. Hopefully you got a max cues egg and cheese muffin on the way home.

exactly. you put a normal amount on your plate, then add more once everyone seems satisfied with what they've added for the first go. but when it's dished up, you don't take more than your fraction of what's there until other people have done the same.
and they'd been eating together for long enough to know that she's veggie, and needed enough veggie stuff left.
AND the husband was left short too, because of the teens ridiculous portions. he should have been told to wait until everyone had their meal before adding extra

I took a load of food to a friends bbq recently- also 1 pack of vegan sausages BECAUSE IM VEGAN.
They gave them out to people who didn’t bring anything.

I had to eat cold broccoli salad on a bap 😭

Next time, secure your food first and bring a taser.

Not me! If someone tells me it's a vegetarian sausage, I'll be looking for the one with pork in it.

Thanks everyone!

For those who didn’t read my reaction, I did stand up for myself, I did say something. I made myself very clear.

No, I would not take my beloved potato cake back as it was soaked in meat fat.

Piss off with putting a plate aside, they knew what I’d had all week, I EXPECTED normal human consideration and to not have to spell it the fuck out AGAIN!

They had cooked every other day, we had discussed …in front of greedy teenager what foods were for who. They knew what was mine.

We had shopped together, if greedy teenager wanted potato cake, we would have bought another packet! Simple.
They are after all, cheap as chips.

Wont be going away with them again although we have been doing so for years and years.

My vegetarianism comes up frequently in conversation as they “dont get it” as they are avid meat eaters, comments fly about it constantly “weirdo vegans & vegetarians” FFS. It has worn very very thin now.

They take issue with it and made a huge thing of it this holiday.
Comments in every cafe we went in along the lines of “well, what’s brand going to be able to eat, there’s no lettuce on the menu” blah blah blahhhhhh!!!

So there naturally endeth a long term friendship.

I’d have said”oh well done on eating everything I could possibly have for breakfast, enjoy washing the dishes as I’m off to the cafe”

Never make them breakfast again, selfish sods

There are two things in life that I've learned. One is that however much meat eaters take the piss out of vegetarian food they will always try to nick it (several examples on MN, especially at weddings), and the other is that Kevins are always greedy buggers.

As the mother of a 16 year old boy who eats mountains of food, if he did what this guy did without me realising, I would be so cross with him and would be so apologetic to you and would actually go to a shop to get you something else to eat.

They do sound like absolute pricks!

I have to say I am astonished at the number of people who would sit down and just load their plates without a single thought to anyone else though.

I was brought up to do a quick scan, mental check and not take more than was reasonable. Perhaps that comes from many meals with large groups (Dads best friend had 9 kids and we stayed there often so there'd be a table with 15 people at it easily. We also often had holidays with other families or families staying with us in our cottage or at home, so 6+ around the table there..)...

It was absolutely drummed into us as kids you don't just dive in, you think, or you check before taking, and you absolutely don't take the last of something without asking!

I’d have been very cross but would not have wanted to spoil the last day of the holiday by making a fuss. But learn for next time. In future always plate yours up before putting anything on the table. Unfortunately teens tend not to think of anyone else.

I agree. I’ve recently been diagnosed with cancer. I still wouldn’t tolerate this kind of entitled and selfish behaviour.

Selfish pricks op. I wouldn't go away with them again either.
Dh became a vegetarian a few years ago and friends always accommodate him, they never take the piss.

Wishing you the best for your cancer treatment and journey.Take care

Taken back the potato cake after it had meat piled on top of it?
Absolutely not!
Was that a serious suggestion?
It is no longer suitable for a vegetarian.
Obvious, I would have thought.
Until Christmas dinner at the outlaws, when, having cooked my veggie burger in their microwave, I turned round to get a plate. Turned back to find FiL had taken my burger, dumped it on some sausages and was piling bacon on top.
So I had peas and cranberry sauce for Christmas dinner.
I feel for you, OP.
Surely you were entiled so some basic courtesy, understanding and consideration?

Not sure what I would have done to be honest. I would definitely have been miffed but I hate confrontation. What I do know though is if I had been the other family, I would have made sure there was at least a slice or 2 of toast for you and a reasonable portion of beans. I would have been too embarrassed to eat otherwise. This general lack of mindfulness is a big problem these days

largely depends on the vegetarian. some are fussy about cross contamination. others just not willing to contribute to the meat industry by buying or eating it, but not fussed if meat has touched their food, eg. fine if their veggie sausages are cooked in the same pan as other peoples non veggie sausages or bacon, as it's not like a rasher or a sausage eaten by someone else means they are adding to how much meat has been bought and consumed.
I even know one veggie who is only veggie because they don't like meat, but would happily have a roast dinner with us, including gravy. they just don't like the texture of meat.
I've known all three of those varieties over the years.

and of course, back in the 80s, there were all those, I'm vegetarian. but I eat chicken and fish types, which was kind of hilarious really, because of COURSE that's not vegetarian, but you'd be surprised how many people would say that. when what they REALLY meant is that they don't eat RED meat.

Meat is proper gross. It’s literally dead animal flesh

Is it??? No way! 🙄

Well, I was today years old when I found out what no shit Sherlock meant meat was 😂