“My daughter’s girlfriend drove me crazy, a know-it-all pur sang”
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Always wanting to be the first to act, having a salty opinion about everything or not liking anything. Some children would prefer to stick behind the wallpaper during playdates.
Mona (41), mother of Simone (10) and Rick (9).
“Simone’s best friend, a know-it-all pur sang, drove me crazy. I served lemonade, she complained about the sugar content. When my son played a game of Fortnite, did she have an opinion about its violence. The candy I served: “Just food coloring.” And now, to make matters worse, she had also decided that she ate vegan.
Of course I like to take the wishes of our guests into account, but when she complained that my vegetable mix with brown rice was a bit on the salty side – “My mother says it’s bad for your kidneys” – I took her plate away and put in a bowl of ice cubes served. “Enjoy your meal,” I said. ‘Responsible does not exist.’ She ate the last crumb of the chocolate dessert in fright.”
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Manita (34), mother of Shayla (6) and Brionne (4).
“Children who ask are skipped. That’s how we learned it in the past, and some clichés exist for a reason. My eldest daughter has a girlfriend to whom I have a strong allergy. Her mother is very nice, but her daughter pushes herself to the fore in everything. ‘Me first! I wanted the biggest! Can I have those?’
I always wait to see how the rest of the kids react and by definition don’t give her what she wants. I have also spoken to her mother carefully a few times, but she sees no harm in it. Since then I always let the girl come last.”
‘I don’t like’
Margot (39), mother of Christiaan (9) and Bo (7).
“Slightly apologetic, the mother pushed a note into my hand. Fine if her son kept eating, but this was all he didn’t like. Not that he was allergic to it, she just didn’t want to force anything on him.
After a few playdates of cumbersome cooking, I was done with it. I made a pasta sauce full of forbidden vegetables, threw the hand blender through it and… he ate it like pancakes. Recently I gave his mother a note. Then three dishes that her son did like. Since then, food has never been an issue with the boyfriend.”
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