Karen freaks out when sleepover host mom feeds her son donuts for breakfast: '[You're] going to make him obese'

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Emmy Pratt • Senior Editor
Mar 10, 2024 6:00 PM EDT

Ahhhh, sleepovers. They are one of the most treasured experiences of childhood, where so many of the rules of social acceptability wear off. I went to all sorts of sleepovers in my day. I went to sleepovers where parents supplied the teens with alcohol. I hosted sleepovers where I cried if my fellow kids didn't play as I wanted. I got with my high school girlfriend for the first time at a sleepover. I stayed up all night at a sleepover once and had to go to SAT prep afterward. I have seen everything a sleepover could offer and then some. 

As a sleepover expert, I know that no sleepover is complete without a big delicious breakfast offered the morning after. One mother recently went viral for doing just that for her 10-year-old son and his friends, and instead of being thanked for it, one of the other moms ripped her to shreds for feeding them an unhealthy breakfast. 

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  • 01
    AITA For feeding the kids at my son's sleepover donuts for breakfast? Genuinely so confused here but maybe I messed. up...
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    My (43F) son (10M) had a sleepover this weekend at my house with 4 other boys. They were fine and well behaved and played video games and stuff... you know kids!
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    In the morning I thought I would give them a special treat since it was a sleepover and got a half dozen donuts for the boys and one for me. Quick and easy breakfast for a fun morning. I typically make things like eggs, toast, fruits/smoothies but again I thought it was a special occasion.
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    One of the boys told his mom i guess and I got a horrible facebook message saying I'm terrible for feeding my kids this and that I'm going to make him obese. I tried to explain but she just said her son wasn't going there again and blocked me. As far as I know, her son does not have any health issues in which eating a donut would be super detrimental to him. AITA?
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    fallingintopolkadots 16h Professor Emeritass [83] ● NTA. Donuts after a sleepover sounds perfectly normal and delightful. If this kid's mom didn't want her kid to have sugary sweets, she should have let you know ahead of time. Also just wondering what she was expecting to happen food-wise at a sleepover. ... Reply 9.3k
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    AITAMOMHELP OP • 16h Yes thank you that was my thought too!! | wouldn't have done it had I known there would be an issue with it 42.5k
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    asuddenpie 14h ● You did fine! Sleepovers are for doing fun things you wouldn't normally do, like stay up really late playing games and eating cold leftover pizza or pie for breakfast. ... 1.9k
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    muonSec • 16h Partassipant [2] NTA. Unless you normally feed your kid donuts for breakfast you did nothing wrong. The mom could have been reasonable and said "hey, please don't feed my kid donuts for breakfast" to which you could hve responded with "sure, won't happen again". But she didn't give you a chance to respect her boundaries with her kid. It sucks for your son that this mom is like this, but you did nothing wrong. Reply 1.6k
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    Gold Repair_3557. 15h Partassipant [2] It sucks for her son too, because kids with parents that are that severe about treats often have a bad relationship with food. They're never taught how to moderate, so when they finally get a taste of junk food they go all in and don't know how to stop. Either that or they become paranoid about the slightest fluctuation in weight, and then hello eating disorder. ... 833
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    ProfessorShameless 13h Enthusiast [7] ● My exes baby momma got mad at me for making a fruit tray in the shape of a unicorn for their daughter's 5th birthday. Fruit... her daughter couldn't have FRUIT on her BIRTHDAY... Some people just really shouldn't have kids. 382 ...
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    AITAMOMHELP OP • 16h Def not every day!! Maybe 3 times a year haha 102
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    somaticconviction . 13h Honestly you take my kid overnight for free? You feed him whatever you want. As long as it's human safe food, god bless you. ↑ 109
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    Holy Gonzo 15h Supreme Court Just- [108] Occasional special treats are not going to make anyone obese. ΝΤΑ Send a box of donuts to the mom as an apology. :) Reply 4 1k ↓ ...
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    raindropdreams • 14h Nay, I'd send a tray of celery and carrot sticks as an apology. No dip. I prefer my petty with a side of malicious compliance. Besides, the poor doughnuts would be wasted. ... 4261
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    Clear-Vast-5644 - 15h Partassipant [1] NTA. If the mother has food restrictions for her kid (no sugars/deserts/processed foods) then she should have passed that on before she let her kid spend the night somewhere. If the kid was suppose to pass that on then... one... the kid is 10 and two... again if the mom felt so strongly about this then she should have had a conversation before he spent the night. 4473 Reply ...
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    diabeticweird0 . 14h This. If there's a gluten problem or something, they should've let op know. Or even a "hey we're cutting back on sugar, don't give him a soda" or something There is often q lot of sugar in an American breakfast. Pancakes, cereal, waffles,pastries, etc I would've absolutely expected my kid to be fed sugar in the morning 4 114 ↓ ...
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    NTA IAndaraB 15h Colo-rectal Surgeon [44] A single donut on one day is not going to make anyone obese. I feel sorry for that boy, though. He's going to have issues growing up related to food and likely control, too. ... Reply 324
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    jmbf8507 14h Dude, my kid came home from a sleepover talking about having coffee with his friends. I asked how much creamer and he said "six". Apparently this meant a six second pour of coffeemate. Our response was "alrighty then" followed by "no, we're not buying coffeemate" ... Reply 95
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