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Would this send you into orbit??? 'Cos it has me!

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Carla · 15/01/2005 19:54

DDs had just finished their supper and were then happily munching their way through a plate of strawberries, kiwi and apple. Halfway through, having been summoned by H, they return with a full size creme egg. To**er! Or is it just me?

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KateandtheGirls · 15/01/2005 20:18

They had eaten their supper. I wouldn't consider it a big deal to be honest.

hatstand · 15/01/2005 20:24

but they hadn't really finished - they were half way through their fruit. Yes, Carla, that would have annoyed me. And unneccessary - they would have found room for the creme egg if left to finish their fruit first, but not the other way round - well, not if they're anything like mine.

Kif · 15/01/2005 20:25

I wouldn't mind if he'd pulled his weight making the supper and getting the healthy stuff into them - else I would think it was a bit disrespectful.

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Carla · 15/01/2005 20:30

That's exactly what I mean hs - Kate would it really not have bothered you to fill up on a load of icing sugar and chocolate rather than something that's good for them? If he wanted to give them a treat, why couldn't he have had the sense to wait. And I agree hs, they would have found room after their fruit. And I'm not even sure it's not a game of 'I can do better than mummy. Forget the fruit, have something you really like'.

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KateandtheGirls · 15/01/2005 20:30

But did he know they were eating their plates of fruit? It sounds as though he was in a different room and was unaware that they were in the middle of their fruit.

Having thought about it, maybe he should have checked what they were doing and whether they'd eaten first, but no, an isolated incident like this wouldn't have sent me into orbit.

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Carla · 15/01/2005 20:33

And they were enjoying the fruit. God, I'm so angry about this. Can you tell?

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jampots · 15/01/2005 20:33

it wouldnt have sent me into orbit either, but then my children enjoy fruit and would have finished both off regardless. Could they not have left their eggs on the side of their plate until they finished their fruit?

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Carla · 15/01/2005 20:35

jampots mine are 5 and 6 and should, I know, know better but sadly are unable to exercise that level of self-restraint yet.

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jampots · 15/01/2005 20:36

fair enough - mine are older.

Get your own back by pouring him a beer and adding water to it

KateandtheGirls · 15/01/2005 20:40

But did he know they were eating their plates of fruit?

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Carla · 15/01/2005 20:45

Kate, he was in the room with them!. If he'd had said 'I've got a treat for you when you've finished your fruit', or even waited until they had, I'd have felt quite differently about it. But he behaved in a totally plonkish unintelligent way and the irritating thing is that he isn't unintelligent

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Carla · 15/01/2005 20:50

And he never prepares our meals, let alone theirs.

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KateandtheGirls · 15/01/2005 20:51

Sorry, the way your first post said he had "summoned" them, it sounded like he was in a different room.

I would probably have been annoyed - it wasn't very sensible of him. BUT, I wouldn't make a big deal of it. There are more important things to worry about IMO. At least they'd eaten their dinner already. Did they go back and eat their fruit after the choc? (That's what mine would have done!)

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Carla · 15/01/2005 20:54

Sorry, Kate, my fault. He 'summoned' them into the hall and gave them the eggs. And he knows I have the devil's own job getting my two to eat anything vaguely healthy

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Moomina · 15/01/2005 20:55

So he did it sneakily? I would be pissed off whatever. Creme Eggs are delicious - but are not pudding!

KateandtheGirls · 15/01/2005 20:59

Admit it Carla, it's because you don't like them yourself, isn't it?

lowcalCOD · 15/01/2005 20:59

are yoiu just tired carla?

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Carla · 15/01/2005 21:36

Okay, okay Kate - you've rumbled me. If it had been a tirimisu that would have been fine

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jasper · 15/01/2005 21:43

Carla I would have been very annoyed. You might expect that from a granny but not from a kid's dad!
I hate it when you try to feed them healthy stuff and your efforts are sabottaged.

I hope he bought one for you too

Angeliz · 15/01/2005 21:47

I would have been livid!

galaxy · 15/01/2005 21:49

I would have gone mad but dh wouldn't have dared

Angeliz · 15/01/2005 21:50

mine either galaxy

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Carla · 15/01/2005 21:50

Yes, Moom, he did it sneakily. Why d'ya ask that, cods? Do you think I'm getting my knickers in a twist?

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ThomCat · 15/01/2005 21:50

I think the point is babes that you don't like him. I think it runs deeper than a creme egg, so with that in mind try not to get yourself worked up and just be grateful that they had eaten half the fruit . TC x

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Carla · 15/01/2005 22:06

Thanks, TC. I know you have a point, but stuff like this doesn't exactly engraciate someone to you. The horrible thing was, after it happened I said (for him to hear) 'Oh, well, I won't bother with a packed lunch on Monday. I'll just give A & A some sweets for their packed lunch.' And A heard it and thought I meant it, and was quite concerned. She even said 'Mummy, I'm just going to brush my teeth' (another thing we always battle with) as if she felt it was in some way her fault. . But I did do some quick explaining and she realised I was annoyed with daddy, not her.

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