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avebury

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42. The problem is that the mother was too stupid

Sat Aug 9, 2014, 05:46 PM

Aug 2014

to realize what she was doing to her child and too stupid to learn from the incident. You just know she was going to blame the man for her inability to appease the little monster with the pie. I have no sympathy for her or the child because 100% of the blame rests with the mother for failure to woman up and be the adult and parent her child.

If it had been me, I would have looked at her and, as I opened up each box and drop the pie in the trash can, told her point blank that her failure to parent her own child has resulted in no pie to buy today. I'd tell her to grow up and be the adult in that relationship or things will only get worse and her child might become a pariah with few friends and a bleak future.

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Hero or villain? Man buys 23 Burger King apple pies to spite screaming child [View all] emsimon33 Aug 2014 OP

Most likely not true but if true the guy is a jerk. CBGLuthier Aug 2014 #1

Voting results - 96% hero, 4 % villain Divernan Aug 2014 #2

so do i. the mother learned DesertFlower Aug 2014 #51

If it made him feel better, why not? His money. Demit Aug 2014 #3

'cause Apple pie causes over stress and the Kochs all aggree, "Its my money, I can do with it what.. marble falls Aug 2014 #17

Don't you make your own decisions how to spend your own money? Demit Aug 2014 #19

Imma say hero. Inkfreak Aug 2014 #4

LOL get the red out Aug 2014 #7

how sad that this kid got the mother he got nt msongs Aug 2014 #5

That's right. Some people just don't know how to teach their kids manners. Louisiana1976 Aug 2014 #37

Sounds like a bad day all around... hlthe2b Aug 2014 #6

If true, word for word...hero. Wait Wut Aug 2014 #8

Totally agree! avebury Aug 2014 #15

And adults getting one over on a kid is really sweet, right? marble falls Aug 2014 #18

My scenario. Kid runs training wheel bike into me in store and tells me "Move!!!" Thor_MN Aug 2014 #21

First of all, there was a warning misworded as it may been. Secondly, we all clipped some adult.... marble falls Aug 2014 #25

Huh? Warning? what? Thor_MN Aug 2014 #40

"Move!" marble falls Aug 2014 #44

Ah, I see... You were traumatized as a child for running your bike into someone... Thor_MN Aug 2014 #49

What a nasty retort. Shame on you. The worst thing was the coffee man taught that kid a new trick... marble falls Aug 2014 #55

No, you have been been bringing the nasty. Thor_MN Aug 2014 #56

Been disagreeing with what majority? Those who like spiking the apple pie on a kid? As for ... marble falls Aug 2014 #57

My you have an active and wild imagination. Thor_MN Aug 2014 #60

Neither Warpy Aug 2014 #9

I see him as a hero get the red out Aug 2014 #10

Really Demsrule86 Aug 2014 #29

Sorry you feel that way get the red out Aug 2014 #35

To REALLY be a hero... shedevil69taz Aug 2014 #11

PieGuy is a loser doug1105 Aug 2014 #12

I count three jerks, mom, jr and the pie guy. marble falls Aug 2014 #13

Hero - no doubt about it. avebury Aug 2014 #14

I'd take my complaint to a supervisor or the boss (unless the co-worker is a supervisor or the Louisiana1976 Aug 2014 #38

Unforuntately, this person is so far avebury Aug 2014 #58

Woo hoo,what a hero, he got over on a child! He stood his ground!!!! marble falls Aug 2014 #16

No. He put one over the Mother who was not avebury Aug 2014 #20

I cannot believe the mother allows her child to hit her! If I/we had done that as children we Hestia Aug 2014 #22

I have a co-worker who occaisionally brings her kids into the office avebury Aug 2014 #23

i agree. i'm 73 years old. DesertFlower Aug 2014 #53

Because he lives for these kinds of confrontation? There had to have been a teachable moment... marble falls Aug 2014 #28

Actually, the child did not have a right to the pie. avebury Aug 2014 #31

True. Rewarding bad behavior turns brats into spoiled brats. I'm glad the man bought all the pies Louisiana1976 Aug 2014 #39

Villain. What if this was a mentally disturbed homeless person cheapdate Aug 2014 #24

See reply 31 avebury Aug 2014 #32

I'm not persuaded. C'est la vie. cheapdate Aug 2014 #36

if the kid d_r Aug 2014 #26

Jerk- and shame on anyone who thinks otherwise missingthebigdog Aug 2014 #27

Finally Demsrule86 Aug 2014 #30

The problem is that that mother made no effort to actually avebury Aug 2014 #33

I agree that Mom should be doing a better job missingthebigdog Aug 2014 #41

The problem is that the mother was too stupid avebury Aug 2014 #42

Yes. Punish the child further for the stupidity missingthebigdog Aug 2014 #43

I don't believe in pussy footing around an issue. avebury Aug 2014 #45

Where did I say the child deserves pie???? missingthebigdog Aug 2014 #46

I think you missed the part where the guy did try to avebury Aug 2014 #47

You seem to know a lot of brats missingthebigdog Aug 2014 #48

Hero! I'd like to buy him a pie. n/t Chan790 Aug 2014 #34

Magnificent bastard JVS Aug 2014 #50

I tend to think hero Prophet 451 Aug 2014 #52

�I want some f***ing pie!� Adsos Letter Aug 2014 #54

Hero. hifiguy Aug 2014 #59