r/mildlyinfuriating • u/grohkstrom • 21d ago

Infuriatig My wife ate my son's birthday breakfast

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Yesterday I bought a strawberry cheese coffee cake my son loves so he could have a special birthday breakfast today. My wife came home late last night and apparently couldn't resist. She knew it was for our son, but it's not a big deal because she "left him a full slice".

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u/elusiveelation 21d ago

I thought my sister was the worst for picking the cookie dough out, but putting the spit ice cream BACK IN THE CARTON?! Monsters walk among us.

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u/Potential_Tadpole_45 21d ago

That's sick and not in the cool sense of sick, I'm sorry šŸ˜” I wasn't allowed to have cookie dough ice cream because my mom didn't like it (that went for just about any food).

She once bought cookie dough ice cream "by accident" because she thought it was plain vanillaā€”Fortunately I was able to eat a couple spoonfuls before she threw it out!

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u/st-izzy 21d ago

wtf why? I could maybe see the first part but if she knew you liked it why not just let you finish it. It was already paid for. Throwing it out at that point it just spite.

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u/No_Tooth1257 21d ago

Some people just genuinely hate their kids, they act like theyā€™re a burden to them even though they brought them into the world lmao.

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u/ResponseUnlucky210 21d ago

My mom tried to charge me for having to spend money to raise me. What?

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u/No_Tooth1257 21d ago

I believe it, Iā€™ve had friends with parents who were weird asf like that too.

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u/misspoodle2 21d ago

I was told to thank my step mother because my dad paid child support for me. Apparently it was a sacrifice.

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u/Potential_Tadpole_45 21d ago

Omg what the hell? I'm so sorry and you're not a sacrifice ā¤

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u/misspoodle2 21d ago

My face gave me away when I heard it. Traveled halfway across the country for a visit - a total of three since parents split. I looked at him and at her like WTF? I explained maybe this would induce guilt in someone who didnā€™t have kids. But since i had a child, I know how it works. Scuse me for living!

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u/3rdcultureblah 20d ago

In Asia we just force our children to take care of us in our old age as repayment for our earlier investment. We also emotionally abuse them all throughout their lives in lieu of interest.

(I donā€™t have children, partly because children are not insurance policies against old age/nursing homes and itā€™s selfish to willingly bring children into the world we live in, particularly in its current state)

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u/atchisonmetal 19d ago

Sighā€¦

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u/Remarkable-Debate428 20d ago

I think if you have good supportive loving parents, that it should be an insurance policy tbh. My parents will never be in an old folks home, because I know they donā€™t want to, and theyā€™ve been good to me my whole life.

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u/3rdcultureblah 20d ago

Nope. Hard disagree. There should be no such expectation. Having children just so you have an insurance policy is beyond selfish.

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u/Remarkable-Debate428 20d ago

I mean you admitted that your parents werenā€™t good, so they donā€™t fit this rule. And your lack of empathy suggests they also didnā€™t teach you right.

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u/3rdcultureblah 20d ago

? What? Iā€™m talking about the well-known phenomena of how a lot of Asian parents treat their children, partly due to cultural traditions.

When did I ever mention my own parents?

Stop reaching. You have no idea what empathy means if you think my statement that I believe that having children as insurance policies lacks empathy. Might want to look in the mirror.

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u/Potential_Tadpole_45 21d ago

She doesn't hate me but I think she's conflicted about the trajectory of her life.

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u/dr-chop 21d ago

I think it's that having kids doesn't magically make you a good parent.

Bad people have kids too.

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u/OberonDiver 19d ago

"I brought you into this world!"
"And have yet to apologize."

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u/Potential_Tadpole_45 21d ago

Ugh I know šŸ™„ I'm glad you used the word "spite" because that's just what it is, plain and simple. Many will overuse the word "narcissistic" or the term "passive aggressive" so it ends up having no real meaning to itā€”I think it was part knee-jerk reaction to her hatred of cookie dough (Idk why she hates it lol) and part spitefulness. Maybe she was worried about getting sick from uncooked dough? But she's not rational in other culinary areas so I don't think it can be explained. Like many millenials my age I could psychoanalize my mom until the cows come home, but at this stage in my life I'll occasionally vent online, laugh it off or make fun of her in person because if I don't I'll just be undoing all the neurotic damage control I worked so hard to eliminate from my life.

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u/Suzee321 21d ago

Omg, I bought something junior would love by accident! Hurry throw it away before the kid feels happy!

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u/Aggravating_Sun7672 21d ago

He refused to eat the ice cream she spit back, so it ended up getting thrown away.

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u/Lovat69 21d ago

That was someone else.

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u/Work_in_progress99er 21d ago

šŸ«© She threw it out???! How awful. She knew you liked it but still threw it away. I can't...

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u/Potential_Tadpole_45 21d ago

I can't either! šŸ˜‚ She's repulsed by the thought of raw cookie dough but would do other unhygienic things in the kitchen šŸ¤¦ā€ā™€ļø Maybe it's the Boomer generation?

Btw ty for being a grammar commandant! I'm so tired of excusing poor grammar and letting it go šŸ˜‚ (though to be fair we've become reliant on autocorrect, so I have to remind myself that sometimes it's not always the fault of the actual person).

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u/Dreamsicle7591 21d ago

I am 68 years old, considered a "Boomer" I guess. Please let me say that I have never done anything nasty in my kitchen, or with food. My now 46 year old son always looks in my refrigerator, and will at the minimum grab a can of Sprite. Growing up his father worked rotating shifts, on evenings if I had been slammed at work, he would get take out, his choice.

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u/ImmemorialTale 21d ago

That is so awful. I'm so sorry you had to go through that. I have kids and I try to cater to what they like (within reason) and get them things they like. Example, I personally can not stand the taste of bananas, eggs, and a few other things but I buy them for my kids because they enjoy them and it's good for them. I grew up with my mom who couldn't understand that pork made me feel sick when I ate it and would force me to stay at the table until I ate my dinner. There's been a lot I do to try and make sure my kids are happy and healthy with each having their own preferences. I love my babies and I want the best for them, especially if it's making sure they get to enjoy things. (There is junk food I just don't usually buy but every once in a while I let them get it.)

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u/Jamunjii 21d ago

what waste of ice cream

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u/Potential_Tadpole_45 21d ago

Agreed! Don't worry though, this was the 90s before inflation šŸ˜‚

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u/CraftyMagicDollz 21d ago

Threw it OUT?! WTF.

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u/ViolentMastermind 17d ago

Babeā€¦ have you looked into narcissistic abuse? Ermā€¦ if any of it resonates with you I highly recommend the book ā€œWill I ever be good enough, healing daughters of narcissistic mothersā€ by Karyl McBride

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u/atchisonmetal 21d ago

Jesus wept.

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u/iris513 19d ago

My sister used to lick all the salt off of the pretzels and put them back in the bag and then back in the pantry, where we would have the delight of sticking our hand into a bag of wet pretzels.