Guest won't share utensils with awtard March 17, 2023 | Registered: 17 years ago Posts: 9,832 |
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I'll keep it short.
Friend has an autistic son. I've met him before, lovely lad. He's six. I've never spent prolonged time with him, just short hour visits to my home or at the park. They invited me to dinner the other night and I went.
Their son has a ritual he has to do at dinner where he takes a bite of his food, then exchanges his fork with someone else. Their whole family follows this routine: he takes a bite, swaps fork with mom, takes a bit, swaps fork with dad, and so on, all around the table. They allege it's the only way he'll eat.
Well, I refused. And it resulted in a huge tantrum which unfortunately resulted in thrown plates and other dinnerware. Some of it is broken. I'm being blamed for not doing this--let's be honest--disgusting ritual. Even if it's the only way he'll eat, they should have warned me beforehand and I would have politely declined the invitation.
Was I the asshole?
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Stunned that those parents think someone outside the famblee bubble would want to participate in that type of thing. But I'm not surprised, either. Parents now will put up with anything.
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Just another reason why pregnasty would suck hard. Nine months of no pain killers, not even one alcoholic drink, no soft cheeses, cannot even pop a Tylenol or something stronger if you have a headache. I wouldn't want to live like that for a week, must less nine months.
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bell_flower
Just another reason why pregnasty would suck hard. Nine months of no pain killers, not even one alcoholic drink, no soft cheeses, cannot even pop a Tylenol or something stronger if you have a headache. I wouldn't want to live like that for a week, must less nine months.
No thanks.
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