A mom is catching heat after creating a TikTok showing how she packs food for her son when they go out to restaurants. Karlie, who goes by @unbreakablemomma on TikTok, added that she prefers not to order food for her son because he ends up eating off her plate anyways.
The mom has her reasons apparently
“I do this for many reasons,” she said. “For one you want me to pay $6.99 for chicken tenders and fries that my son is going to throw half of it on the floor?”
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“And after he finishes his food, he’s usually eating off my plate,” she mentioned.
An impatient kid at a restaurant is no fun
The mom also pointed out how kids can be a bit impatient while waiting on someone to take their order at restaurants and prefers to skip the unnecessary waiting. Karlie added that if her son was a bit more opinionated in what he ate, she would certainly place an order at the restaurant for him.
Despite her little one having his own home-cooked meal, Karlie said she typically orders her son chocolate milk as a take-home treat.
As she likely expected backlash, the mom pressed people at the beginning of the video, saying, “Call me cheap, call me whatever.”
Of course, folks had something to say
And as expected, the criticism came in fierce.
“In my house everyone eats out or no one eats out! My parents had the same rules!” one person said.
“I guess you expect the server to clean up the mess from the floor that isn’t on the bill to be tipped on,” someone else added.
“My brother in law’s step father used to do this to him as abuse,” someone said.
But on the other hand, some parents thought the idea was genius.
“This is actually genius. My son is so picky and I always end up paying for something he doesn’t eat,” someone wrote.
“i think it’s smart. A day will come when said kid asks for everything. Why not cut costs when you can. Plus mom is sharing,” someone else said.
“I do this too! Smartest and most financially sound choice I’ve ever made,” another person added.
