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Do I eat Dylan?

112 replies

MonsterX · 25/09/2025 20:33

Meet Dylan. He is an iced Dylan Dinosaur from Waitrose no less. Hand selected by my child(5) 3 days ago. Dylan lovingly sits on our worktop taunting me and my low carb diet. DS does not want Dylan. DS now prefers hot cross buns and keeps pushing Dylan away.

I've had a really shitty day where DP and I have fallen out and we're currently doing that awkward polite talking I hate. I've just made myself a hot chocolate to take to bed ... Would I be unreasonable to take Dylan with me and eat his head? I'd leave his body. I'm on a diet after all 🤭

Do I eat Dylan?
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Allelbowsandtoes · 25/09/2025 20:35

Eat Dylan, EAT HIM ALL

PenCreed · 25/09/2025 20:35

Allelbowsandtoes · 25/09/2025 20:35

Eat Dylan, EAT HIM ALL

Seconded.

IceLollyMolly · 25/09/2025 20:36

PenCreed · 25/09/2025 20:35

Seconded.

Thirded!

MonsterX · 25/09/2025 20:36

This is the kind of support I was after! 🙌

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MummytoE · 25/09/2025 20:36

IceLollyMolly · 25/09/2025 20:36

Thirded!

Fourthited

CoheedandCambria · 25/09/2025 20:36

Please just eat him all.

It's a cheat day and you can be back on the diet properly tomorrow.

You probably burn extra calories when you have a shit day I assume.

Liissey0710 · 25/09/2025 20:36

MonsterX · 25/09/2025 20:36

This is the kind of support I was after! 🙌

What did he taste like

Allelbowsandtoes · 25/09/2025 20:37

Liissey0710 · 25/09/2025 20:36

What did he taste like

Yes, we need to know

PrincessFluffyPants · 25/09/2025 20:37

Eat him, drink the hot chocolate, remember to brush your teeth before bed!

EchoedSilence · 25/09/2025 20:37

You do know if you eat Dylan your child will be wailing for him tomorrow.

MonsterX · 25/09/2025 20:38

I've not yet tried him. But I believe he is gingerbread with yellow colour icing which probably tastes like pure sugar .... Delicious sugar

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Dreamhigh · 25/09/2025 20:38

Eat all of him even the crumbs

MummytoE · 25/09/2025 20:39

MonsterX · 25/09/2025 20:38

I've not yet tried him. But I believe he is gingerbread with yellow colour icing which probably tastes like pure sugar .... Delicious sugar

Oh wait, it's not dinosaur meat??

Allelbowsandtoes · 25/09/2025 20:39

EchoedSilence · 25/09/2025 20:37

You do know if you eat Dylan your child will be wailing for him tomorrow.

Too slow, DS, too slow

WinWhenTheyreSinging · 25/09/2025 20:39

EchoedSilence · 25/09/2025 20:37

You do know if you eat Dylan your child will be wailing for him tomorrow.

That’s why it’s better that she eats him all, so his remains don’t remind the child of his existence.

MonsterX · 25/09/2025 20:40

@EchoedSilence that's why he has lasted so long. I made sure DS doesn't want Dylan. He has forcefully pushed him away today and 100% just wants hot cross buns. I reckon he has forgotten about Dylan.

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guestofclanmackenzie · 25/09/2025 20:40

Do it

meganorks · 25/09/2025 20:41

YABU. But only because he is going to be really disappointing. And then you'll feel doubly shitty for cheating on you diet and wasting it on Dylan

Arlanymor · 25/09/2025 20:41

Look at Dylan’s face (I am pronouncing it ‘Dullan’ in the Welsh way, I hope that’s acceptable) he WANTS you to be happy. Don’t deprive him of his mission in life.

UnmarketableTomato · 25/09/2025 20:42

EchoedSilence · 25/09/2025 20:37

You do know if you eat Dylan your child will be wailing for him tomorrow.

You snooze, you lose.

The real question, head first or tail first?

ainsleysanob · 25/09/2025 20:42

Dylan looks like he’s got it coming with his silly little t-Rex arms. Gobble him up, if not for yourself then do it for the poor herbivore dinos from yesteryear.

meganorks · 25/09/2025 20:42

Also, if it was my child, they will want it precisely after it's been eaten....

Womanofcustard · 25/09/2025 20:42

Do the Full Dylan, the new Full Colin !

Lonelycrab · 25/09/2025 20:42

Definitely eat his head

maybe have a nibble on his tail too

MonsterX · 25/09/2025 20:42

@meganorks this is an issue. I have weigh in at work first thing. We have one of those self righteous machines that weighs and measures you and tells you your head will explode from stress.

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