To have ran upstairs in case I smelt of burger

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Just now

Treated myself to a Big tasty meal on the way home from work. Happily driving along in the dark and rain, listening to 90’s tunes 🤣
Dropped the bag evidence in the big bin round the corner from my house, getting soaked in the process, but all worth it.
Had to do the quick check of the car and car seat for any random bits-there was shredded lettuce-got rid.
Came in the house, coat off and Ddog smelling my hands, so I ran upstairs saying to Dh and Dd that I was tired 😂

In bed feeling satisfied, but wondering if I smell of burger

Odd!

The payouts will get lower on this one as it keeps appearing.

I haven’t said anything either way yet, so no 😂

Now that is forensic! Alcohol wipes too?

I've got to thank the people of this thread. I'm trying to eat better, and seeing a cheeseburger described as a "sneaky, forbidden, deliciously naughty, cheeky, treaty treat" made me so nauseous with cringe that I'll never feel like eating one again.

I mean without the kids. SAHM at the mo to 3 under 5, so I do love a supermarket trip all alone!! Gimme all those snickers!!

It’s a strange fantasy because no father would ever do the same as OP in order to avoid family life and be able to relax on social media all evening in bed?

I don’t think I’m the one sleep walking dearie

Previous posters have said their partners are judgy if they find a wrapper. Mine is too. As if I'm greedy. I'm careful with my diet. Whereas he's munched his way through four packs of biscuits he bought himself last week

. There's a full tub of celebrations he treated himself to before Christmas. He made such a bloody fuss that they were his alone that i took a roll of sellotape treble taped it, writing on a post it note DO NOT TOUCH DAD'S ONLY.

Then he says he's going to go on mounjaro from the doctor 🙄

I get it.

You're one of the following:

Hypocrites who pretend to eat a healthy diet and enforce the same on your DC so couldn't possibly allow consumption of unhealthy food or be seen to be eating it.

In an unfair/controlling relationship so you feel you have to hide treating or spending money on yourself.

Selfish so you commander a disproportionate amount of treats for yourself without sharing.

Whatever the reason, its not something to be celebrated or found amusing.

I know the threads gone to shit a bit but a few weeks ago I got a Big Mac meal for lunch. Hid the wrapper, opened the windows, sprayed perfume around and used mouthwash.

DS came back from school and immediately proclaimed 'SOMEONE'S HAD A MCDONALD'S' .

That said, if it has been described as a 'treaty treat' as a PP said, I'll never eat one again.

Whatever the reason, its not something to be celebrated or found amusing

LOL - you are totally off the mark.

It’s not secret eating - it’s secret treating - when you know you, you know!!

Go away and leave the rest of us to our very normal secret treats!

You are overthinking this.

Odd means odd. Not simple, mundane or uncomplicated. Again, assigning a moral slant to a word that isn't there.

Sorry, but nothing about the OP’s escapade was normal.

It is not normal.

Sorry, but nothing about the OP’s escapade was normal

So many have commented they do the same, it’s perfectly normal!

It’s not secret eating - it’s secret treating - when you know you, you know

So why can't you just treat yourself?

It's a few quid at McDonald's. It's not like you've spent all the bills money on a Mulberry handbag.

If this is true then why is there a whole food category subsection for road trip snacks.

It is not normal. It is a disordered relationship with food. So sad that people cannot see it and think it is normalised to be hiding the fact they are eating.

Right, well let’s look at a thread for trad wives who say their husbands chastise them with spankings then or look at a thread where many comment that they don’t wash their hair except on a full moon or a thread where many comment that Farage is a genius who will make Britain great just like Trump is doing for the US.

Because apparently the measure of normal is if a subjective ‘many’ others do the same.

God there are some po-faced fun hoovers in this evening. I've never done the secret eating thing like the OP - yay get me aren't I all grown up and in control - but I totally get the frisson of excitement that indulging in a little surreptitious pleasure can bring. Thus I'm happy to engage in this thread in the light-hearted manner that the OP clearly intended, and not like Mr Spock.

Honestly, who are all these people with McDonald's loving children who would be fine with their parent getting a McD just for themselves? My DS would complain endlessly about it not being fair and need to be told repeatedly that it was Mummy's treat. There would be no relaxing or enjoying my meal. He would not take on board that he had one last Friday or yesterday, and I didn't that time, so it's not his turn or he will have one another time. So either I eat it out of his sight or I don't treat myself as the enjoyment would be lost by his constant moaning. And, he's one of those children who just complains louder if you tell him to stop complaining!

It is not normal. It is a disordered relationship with food. So sad that people cannot see it and think it is normalised to be hiding the fact they are eating

My secret McBreakfast happens maybe 3 times a year -

I didn’t know this was a disordered relationship with food….. I bow to your extensive knowledge on the subject - seeing as you’ve been there and done that and fully understand the concept

Well that would be no fun if we all agreed with each other, hun.

Ffs, it would hardly break the bank to buy whatever disgusting cheap fast food you think is a treat for you + 2. The secrecy and avoidance makes this pretty dark and not at all light hearted. Light hearted would have had an ending where OP breezed in and had food for the rest of the family and then had a meal together with them. This deprivation mindset that you must hoard treats for yourself and secrecy means you get an extra treat over on others is not at all normal or to be celebrated.

Yeah, this 😁
I get you, OP.
Sometimes you just want a burger, by yourself, without hurt "you had a BURGER? Without me?!"
Puppy dog sulky eyes and cries of s'not fair lol

Ahhh I hear you OP.

Food of choice, peace and quiet, no one to entertain, no one to rush home to. Eating it while it’s hot.

The icing on the cake for me would be to sit in the car and watch something on my phone, or read my kindle.

The lack of drink though is mind boggling!! Large Coke Zero for me!

My preferred food in this scenario would be a large coffee and cake from Starbucks.