Humiliated by the parents of a boy who came to tea. Come and tell me there's no need.

[Spidermama]

DS's friend came home for tea. I made a three course meal but he didn't fancy the creamed leak and potato soup, nor the cheese and lentil bake with delicious restaurant style creamy tomato sauce and finely shredded cabbage. He then went on to refuse the pears and ice cream.

As I cleared up my efforts, his father arrived to find his son and all my kids huddled around the PC doing Club Penguin.

'OH NO! SCREENS!' He exclaimed. 'We've banned them in our house'.

What a good job then, he didn't find out that before tea his son was initiated into the delights of Tracey Beaker and other such cultural riches.

I DID say to DS a couple of times 'Don't watch telly/play computer when your friend is here' but to be honest I couldn't be arsed to make a big deal of it. I'm busy. It's Friday etc etc.

I feel like a shit parent now though.

Lol at messing about with conkers.

I've been twice to that Steiner school Moondog. The first time I came away thinking 'Whatever it takes my children are going here.' So I forced reluctant dh to come along and have the cobwebs wiped from his eyes. It backfired spectacularly. We had to listen to a gentle Canadian drone on in a monotone for what seemed like five hours. We were trapped in a room with him. He stood at the door and talked at us. Only a few managed to escape.

'Do you like cheese and lentil loaf because that's what I've made for tea' and he said, 'Yes'.

lolol. How old is this boy?

Just for reassurance, my 3.5 would have had a good go at your meal - he'd have had some soup, had a go at the main course and eaten all of the cabbage and sauce, then eaten all of pudding (whether it was kulfi or other!) Unfortunately we're a bit too far apart for this to happen in reality...

Spider
Had a feeling it might be somewhere known to you.

The monotone isn't accidental its called speech formation as directed by steiner, every action and every act is a spiritual one.

menu sounds fantastic, I do pasta. Consider myself quite a good cook, but kids NEVER eat anything when they come so just go for safe options. As for the dad, I wouldn't worry yourself at all, some people are so rude. I wouldn't dream of criticising anyone who's willing to look after my dcs for a few hours.

Ahhh mistlethrush you and yours are welcome round mine any day.

barking

Hopefully the child averts his eyes whenever they use whiteboards, PCs or videos at school.

Moondog - has your sister seen sense or are the gnomes calling?
Most of the neighbours at the steiner community had tv's but they was great shame and guilt involved, they were cunningly disguised with silk scarves or turned into a nature table.

love this thread. Can we start another one about ponciest meals you have served to children/your children have been served?

I reckon your meal is only about a 7, Spider - I'm sure someone can do better

the prize could be a vat of Kulfi.

Noboid.

If he has unusual rules regarding his fasting children he should tell other parents in advance so they have a chance to say "ah fuck it, let's not bother".

If it's any consolation, my kids would have wolfed down all your food and asked for more. And so would I.

my dc's would have loved your meal, and they are very quite keen on Screens.
are we invited?

that man was such a PONCE

Talking of poncy meals ... I know this boy from a poncy family who came back from a birthday party and when asked by his mum what the party was like replied, 'It was OK mummy but I didn't like the food. They had not-very-nice sausages, wrapped in a croissant'.

Obviously never come across sausage rolls before.

lolol

and was that one of your parties? spider?

Heavens no slarty, give me a break. I draw the line at sausage rolls.

Send the ungrateful brat away and invite me. I always finish up everything and say thankyou.

some of you lot live in a different world to me, that's for sure . i love mn for threads like these

Strange man! How bloody rude after you cooked his son dinner which incidentally sounded delicious, me and ds would have eaten his portion

no screens = no mumsnet - that poor poor family.

most of the older kids from our local steiner school get lashed in the local pub regularly as do the teachers actually, always makes me laugh...

my 3.5 year old is in love with horrid henry!! surely i win on the bad parenting stakes? if only i cared, i watch it with her and he makes me laugh!

lol at sausages wrapped in croissants. Was he related to Peter Mandelson, do you think?

(or is it only me who still cherishes the 'guacamole' moment?)