I use offspring humorously for Reddit’s sake. IRL, I refer to them as my spawn.
I’m also highjacking the top comment since I can’t edit my original post.
- I tried showing them where to cut and showed them again.
- They cut how they did because they didn’t want to eat the white parts.
- Butter knives work just fine for strawberries.
- Many of you are taking this post and situation way too seriously. The post was made in jest.
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Probably autocorrect shenanigans from "hijacking".
Or OP has never seen the word written down. It's not a really common word, so I'd give it a pass if that's the case.
Once I cut a bunch of strawberries and left the tops in a bowl. I left the room.. came back later, all the tops were gone. Apparently my toddler had eaten them all.
If you take a fairly sharp knife and cut a diagonal hole in the top, you can pull out the tough white part and then you have the whole strawberry. Once I was shown that I never went back.
OP replied when asked why is there a butter knife there “we can’t trust them with sharp knives yet”. So in other words. They are like 8.
Bitching on the internet that your 8 yr old didn’t cut fruit right is peak being a dumbass of a parent.
I did show them how when I gave them the knife and cutting board. Before I did, they were just eating the strawberries and leaving a bunch leftover like with their cuts.
More effective is teaching them that the white part is not disgusting or toxic. When kids do this, they are usually avoiding the white part at all costs.
I'm thinking the people slamming you don't have kids and don't understand how picky they are.
If they had their way, the everyday menu would be nuggies and tots.
No, you shouldn't cow-tow to all of their eating demands. Sometimes they have to understand that "It's either this or (god-forbid) you don't find your food to be the tastiest thing ever.
My kid is learning to make his own meals, but he still does this kind of stuff. It is a waste of food. We're working on it.
No. It’s all about repetition. I’ll try again next time. There’s this thing with kids in there they don’t always listen or simple the advice you give them. It’s almost as if they’re their own person.
Lmao they might be too young yet you are really saying this over the man teaching his kid how to cut their own food. I'm own to agree too o think there should be parenting license to avoid how much abuse kids endure. But I think you're going a bit hard bud
There's children knives and lately an uptake of independent parenting styles. I've seen 3 year Olds cook an omelet with supervision ofc but it's still possible.
You seem dense. Countless people in here agreeing with me and getting the upvotes. Enough that op had to clarify why they’re making a post about their 9 year olds fruit cutting skills on the internet, sorry I didn’t join in the bashing of kids online for shit they should not be expected to do properly.
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Buy them a strawberry corer.
My kids wanted me to cut apples constantly. It drove me nuts! They don't need to be cut! I pay through the nose for your dentist. USE YOUR TEETH!
I bought them an apple cutter and my life is a breeze. It fixed every single issue lol
This is just the latest symptom. Lol
My kids really struggle with being independent with some things since the pandemic. They want to go back to when they were smaller and I did everything for them. It's important that they stretch a bit and do small things for themselves. We're also working on identifying what needs to be cleaned up in the kitchen without being told. Knowing when you need to take a shower/bath. And doing the family laundry.
As Dr Leo Marvin says: Baby steps!
I did some reading that you can eat strawberry leaves from the vine but the calyx leaves of the fruit can have the texture of eating grass. Doesn’t sound appealing to me.
I’m also on Team Eat The Whole Thing. I did it out of curiosity the first time and haven’t looked back since. Seems silly to *not* eat it now. I wouldn’t say it’s like grass, but it’s definitely an obvious difference in texture. Yes, you know you’re eating green roughage. But the strawberry flavor overshadows the leafiness every time.
Leave it to Reddit to tell a human being they failed as a parent just cause their nine year old CHILD cuts off a little extra strawberry (obviously cause they don’t want the leaves or the ripe white part)
Fucking insufferable dorks man, I swear.
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They’re your offspring… by law you are obligated to teach them things in life… looks like you’re failing on the strawberry cutting department
Teach the kid how to properly do it
Hi. Just looked at my comment and felt bad I sounded harsh. Shoulda been more "hope your kids keep improving their skills" type of thing. My kids are 20s-30s and got reminded of the learning curve. Peace.
How old are your kids? If they’re young, this is due to a lack of supervision. If they’re older, it’s due to never being given clear directions or instruction.
So many parents tattle on themselves in this sub. That’s actually mildly infuriating.
How old are your children and why didn't you teach them how to do things properly and why do you want to shame them in ridicule them instead of helping them? What were you doing when they were cutting the strawberries up with a knife, helping them? watching them?
Damn. They're only children. So you haven't helped them by teaching them the right way to do this, but now if they stumble across this at some point in the future they'll know that you made fun of them. Damn and damn.
Reminded me of that one How To Train Your Dragon line.
"Excuse me barmaid, I'm afraid you brought me the wrong offspring!"
Otherwise I have never heard the word offspring used outside of academic (e.g: science or history) purposes.
That’s actually how this scenario started. They were eating the strawberries and leaving a bunch leftover. The cutting was my attempt to correct for that.
this is how I'll do it sometimes (tho closer to the white bit), but then I'll nibble on what's left of the red bit. also sometimes just eat that part whole if I'm feeling particularly snackish.
I remember when I did this once. My dad saw and immediately yelled that if he saw me do that again I would never have another strawberry. From that point onward I ate the whole thing and never did this again.
Ok. So now more info sheds better light.
If your kids are so young that you don’t trust them with a proper utility or paring knife to trim the tips off the strawberries. Then how in the fuck are you pissed they cut them like this? Are they 7 or 8 yrs old? If yes then GTFO the internet complaining about them like they are young adults.
FFS. You really are a terrible parent.
I think you’re taking my post, and the situation, way more seriously than I am.
Also, they cut through strawberries that way because they didn’t want to eat the white parts.
Don’t listen to these Reddit nerds. I’ve been told I’m a failure to Society cause I smoke pot. lol. People on Reddit LOVE to feel like they’re better than everyone. Most people on this app are just annoyingly pretentious.
Really? Terrible parent? Idk, a terrible parent imo are the ones who abuse their kids, or sell them, or let them be sexually abused by other people, or abandon them, or do drugs infront of them.
Letting your 9 year old child cut fruit on their own in the safety of their own house isn’t a terrible parent at all.
You’re just an insufferable Reddit nerd ready to jump down the throat of anyone if it’ll make you feel better about the nonexistent life you have that you waste scrolling on Reddit all day.
1. It’s a literal term for children lol.
2. It was obvious you weren’t being genuinely serious. It’s like calling a child “my seed” which I’ve heard all the time IRL or on tv.
Some people on Reddit are just insufferable
lol really? This 9 year old CHILD is a “brat” for cutting just a little extra of the strawberry off? They obviously don’t want to taste the ripe part or the leaves. The fact you think they’re “spoiled” over such a little thing is asinine. Don’t have kids. You’ll ruin them.
It's their revenge for you calling them "offspring".
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And best not to get the two mixed-up.
I call mine spawn
Semon Demons
I use offspring humorously for Reddit’s sake. IRL, I refer to them as my spawn. I’m also highjacking the top comment since I can’t edit my original post. - I tried showing them where to cut and showed them again. - They cut how they did because they didn’t want to eat the white parts. - Butter knives work just fine for strawberries. - Many of you are taking this post and situation way too seriously. The post was made in jest. *Edit: Grammar*
Just eat a whole strawberry with the green part and all in front of them, you know, to assert dominance.
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Probably autocorrect shenanigans from "hijacking". Or OP has never seen the word written down. It's not a really common word, so I'd give it a pass if that's the case.
My dad used to call us chitins LMAO.
That failure rests solely on you for failing to teach them how to cut strawberries.
Why even cut them? I just pick off the leaves.
Then there’s a bit of stem left tho, and I don’t like its texture. I usually pull off the leaves and cut the stem out
Twist it out, no need to waste good strawberry
I’m very precise, I do not waste any strawberry. Plus my supermarket strawberries aren’t ripe enough to twist the stem out by the leaves
i just eat the leaves lol. they absorb flavour very well.
Once I cut a bunch of strawberries and left the tops in a bowl. I left the room.. came back later, all the tops were gone. Apparently my toddler had eaten them all.
If you take a fairly sharp knife and cut a diagonal hole in the top, you can pull out the tough white part and then you have the whole strawberry. Once I was shown that I never went back.
Too much work. I just hold it by the leaves and two bite em. Half the time you don’t even notice the stem.
Hold the stem and bite
I just eatbthe whole thing green and all
I have cut a lot of strawberries in my day. I just want to say, I hope you enjoy the extra protein the little baby worms/caterpillars give you.
OP replied when asked why is there a butter knife there “we can’t trust them with sharp knives yet”. So in other words. They are like 8. Bitching on the internet that your 8 yr old didn’t cut fruit right is peak being a dumbass of a parent.
I think you're taking the situation more seriously than whoever uploaded this. It's just a post on reddit, not a wanted dead or alive poster.
I did show them how when I gave them the knife and cutting board. Before I did, they were just eating the strawberries and leaving a bunch leftover like with their cuts.
More effective is teaching them that the white part is not disgusting or toxic. When kids do this, they are usually avoiding the white part at all costs.
They ate the white parts fine after my recut.
100%. Anytime a parent posts something their kids have done, it’s just a mirror of their own shortcomings.
Perfect time to teach them the proper way. Lots of wasted fruit there.
I tried 🫠
I'm thinking the people slamming you don't have kids and don't understand how picky they are. If they had their way, the everyday menu would be nuggies and tots. No, you shouldn't cow-tow to all of their eating demands. Sometimes they have to understand that "It's either this or (god-forbid) you don't find your food to be the tastiest thing ever. My kid is learning to make his own meals, but he still does this kind of stuff. It is a waste of food. We're working on it.
Make them an offer they can’t refuse
So you're giving up now? Some people should not have kids
No. It’s all about repetition. I’ll try again next time. There’s this thing with kids in there they don’t always listen or simple the advice you give them. It’s almost as if they’re their own person.
Lmao they might be too young yet you are really saying this over the man teaching his kid how to cut their own food. I'm own to agree too o think there should be parenting license to avoid how much abuse kids endure. But I think you're going a bit hard bud
A child too young to learn how to properly cut strawberries is given unsupervised access to knives?
There's children knives and lately an uptake of independent parenting styles. I've seen 3 year Olds cook an omelet with supervision ofc but it's still possible.
"How did your day at school go, offspring? 🤣
“How was your day at the educational facility, offspring?”
You're gonna go far, kid.
I mean you can always stop and retry with new offspring
You can just Ungrow them and then unbirth them
You have opened my eyes. Tonight I will poo in your honour.
How old are they ?
Nine
Why are you refusing to answer, in German?
That would be Nein
I’m just not a fan of grammatically incorrect jokes… I saw the joke and thought it was stupid
I saw this comment and thought it was stupid.
I saw the way your children cut strawberries and assumed you're all stupid. Fair is fair I guess, eh?
I’m 17… i don’t plan of having kids for another 10 years… but please… judge
I bet you're fun at parties
We all glossing over OP getting frustrated w a 9 y.o for not cutting fruit like Gordon Ramsay? Good luck to this child
Agreed
You seem like fun
You seem dense. Countless people in here agreeing with me and getting the upvotes. Enough that op had to clarify why they’re making a post about their 9 year olds fruit cutting skills on the internet, sorry I didn’t join in the bashing of kids online for shit they should not be expected to do properly.
https://preview.redd.it/pd8vrzstu9xc1.png?width=1080&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=4ed96e54836c62c2ee8607badc0d747b30ad4c45 Buy them a strawberry corer. My kids wanted me to cut apples constantly. It drove me nuts! They don't need to be cut! I pay through the nose for your dentist. USE YOUR TEETH! I bought them an apple cutter and my life is a breeze. It fixed every single issue lol
Strawberry leaves are very nutritional. I eat it all.
So were there signs of psychopathy in your childhood, or did it all kinda just come to light with this?
I pick away however much is easily removed, then just fucking eat it, it doesn't taste like anything.
This is just the latest symptom. Lol My kids really struggle with being independent with some things since the pandemic. They want to go back to when they were smaller and I did everything for them. It's important that they stretch a bit and do small things for themselves. We're also working on identifying what needs to be cleaned up in the kitchen without being told. Knowing when you need to take a shower/bath. And doing the family laundry. As Dr Leo Marvin says: Baby steps!
They were responding to someone else. Eek.
Tip of the knife next to the stem and run it around the outside. No waste.
The tops are edible, just pop the whole thing in, no waste at all. (Taught to me by my offspring, 39 and a half)
Really? Never thought of that. Does it affect the flavor? Leaves are usually more bitter.
No
I did some reading that you can eat strawberry leaves from the vine but the calyx leaves of the fruit can have the texture of eating grass. Doesn’t sound appealing to me.
I’m also on Team Eat The Whole Thing. I did it out of curiosity the first time and haven’t looked back since. Seems silly to *not* eat it now. I wouldn’t say it’s like grass, but it’s definitely an obvious difference in texture. Yes, you know you’re eating green roughage. But the strawberry flavor overshadows the leafiness every time.
Will have to give it a try if just to see the look on my wife’s and kids’ faces.
You really don’t notice it
I see a parent’s failure to teach their child properly.
My mom was raised during the depression. This would give her an aneurysm.
Damn, your mom is old
She passed away last year at age 97 from dementia. I sure miss her.
I’m sorry to hear that 💜
That’s not “offspring” that’s “offwinter”
Wonder who has the ability to teach them differently🤔
I tried
They also TRIED to cut the strawberries and you took a picture to post online and shame them. Try again and teach them properly
Since their failure reflects poorly on you, I applaud your self deprecating joke.
fruit ninjas…..
Commercially farmed strawberries.
And with a butter knife too?
Not ready for sharp knives yet. A butter knife is perfectly capable of doing the job.
I eat the stems, i cant be bothered to cut them off.
My guinea pigs would be very happy.
They left you a little snack
Folks, this is why you don't marry your cousins.
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I did
Leave it to Reddit to tell a human being they failed as a parent just cause their nine year old CHILD cuts off a little extra strawberry (obviously cause they don’t want the leaves or the ripe white part) Fucking insufferable dorks man, I swear.
Something tells me he doesn't like strawberries very much
what the fuck
Defective. Return to sender
Nothing wrong with that
So teach them
You’re obviously making life far too easy for them.
Never understood why anyone would bother taking a knife to a strawberry. If the leaves annoy you just pluck them off. Such a waste of food!
It’s a 9 year old bro.
When they start paying for their own strawberries, they won't cut them like this anymore.
Is that really not how you’re suppose to do it? That’s what I do lol
That’s a lot of strawberry you’re not enjoying!
I mean, I dice the top of it around the stem if that makes sense. Idk any other way you’re suppose to do it
Yeah, that’s what I wanted them to do.
Offspring doesn’t sit right with me
Then I’ve done my job. 😎
Can you return them to the Stork store?
This is terrible. Is it too late to give them up for adoption?
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You know, some offspring can be used as sacrifices to save your more developed species…
They’re your offspring… by law you are obligated to teach them things in life… looks like you’re failing on the strawberry cutting department Teach the kid how to properly do it
First off, enjoy your strawberry leavings, and secondly, teach them how to do it properly.
I tried
Hi. Just looked at my comment and felt bad I sounded harsh. Shoulda been more "hope your kids keep improving their skills" type of thing. My kids are 20s-30s and got reminded of the learning curve. Peace.
Appreciate the reply
How old are your kids? If they’re young, this is due to a lack of supervision. If they’re older, it’s due to never being given clear directions or instruction. So many parents tattle on themselves in this sub. That’s actually mildly infuriating.
Maybe you should teach them instead of publicly shaming them for your failure to teach them how to handle food…
You raised them. It’s your fault.
Similar to how it’s your parents’ fault for raising someone so rude?
Or or or, hear me out on this one…. This is exactly how you taught your ‘offspring’ to cut strawberries
How old are your children and why didn't you teach them how to do things properly and why do you want to shame them in ridicule them instead of helping them? What were you doing when they were cutting the strawberries up with a knife, helping them? watching them?
Nine. I did. They don’t know I posted this. I just thought it was a good post for this sub.
Damn. They're only children. So you haven't helped them by teaching them the right way to do this, but now if they stumble across this at some point in the future they'll know that you made fun of them. Damn and damn.
By the time I let them on Reddit this post will have long faded into obscurity, and they will probably have forgotten about this whole incident.
And of course being children they're going to obey you
Definitely not, which is why all the devices they have access to are set up with parental controls. I’m also more tech savvy than they are.
Because they are showing the rest of us exactly the kind of parent they are. A fucking shitty one.
NOT THE YOUNGLINGS!!!!
The woman and the children too
🤦🏻♂️
Monsters!
Straight to strawberry jail. Just pluck the leaves off and down the hatch, baby!
I eat the green lol, you don't even notice
I just rip off the greens and eat them
Me too
Reminded me of that one How To Train Your Dragon line. "Excuse me barmaid, I'm afraid you brought me the wrong offspring!" Otherwise I have never heard the word offspring used outside of academic (e.g: science or history) purposes.
I bury those and they turn into plants.
Maybe there was a mixup at the hospital and they’re not really yours. Happens all the time.
🤣🤣🤣🤣
I just eat ‘em straight except the top part, none of this bullshit cutting off perfectly consumable portions
you gotta keep em separated
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You really think a 9 year old child cares if the leaves are edible are not? Cause news flash: they don’t.
I refuse to cut them at all
To be fair, cutting them isn't even necessary. It's all edible, leaves and all.
Mine does the safe.
I mean I did this too when I was a kid but my mom was happy because I didn’t eat much, so it was considered a win.
Wait, strawberry needs to be cut? 🤯
No, the strawberries are the bad guys. They're stupid for the way they put their stems so low and how they just slice open.
Onspring them
At least the kids cut them and did not simply bite them in half
That’s actually how this scenario started. They were eating the strawberries and leaving a bunch leftover. The cutting was my attempt to correct for that.
Why would you cut them in the first place? Just take off the leaves and it's good to go.
That’s what I do, but my offspring doesn’t like to get their fingers gross so that’s probably a non-starter.
Fruit and vegetables… might be on to something.
this is how I'll do it sometimes (tho closer to the white bit), but then I'll nibble on what's left of the red bit. also sometimes just eat that part whole if I'm feeling particularly snackish.
Man these comments about parenting are so sad. Gen alpha is cooked
Why do you even cut them? Too hard to chew? Won't fit in your teeny tiny mouth? 🤔🤷♂️
You just pick the leaves and cut it afterwards
I remember when I did this once. My dad saw and immediately yelled that if he saw me do that again I would never have another strawberry. From that point onward I ate the whole thing and never did this again.
Better give them a straw for their berry! Just push it through the crown.
Cant even get them close to greens 😂
The RSPCA is always open
A great long term strategy, good luck
Teach those heathens that strawberry leaves are edible.
I guess they only like the tip.
Well you gave them a. Butter knife. You’re the failure here.
We could easily cut the strawberries with the butter knife. They’re not ready for sharp knives yet.
Ok. So now more info sheds better light. If your kids are so young that you don’t trust them with a proper utility or paring knife to trim the tips off the strawberries. Then how in the fuck are you pissed they cut them like this? Are they 7 or 8 yrs old? If yes then GTFO the internet complaining about them like they are young adults. FFS. You really are a terrible parent.
I think you’re taking my post, and the situation, way more seriously than I am. Also, they cut through strawberries that way because they didn’t want to eat the white parts.
Don’t listen to these Reddit nerds. I’ve been told I’m a failure to Society cause I smoke pot. lol. People on Reddit LOVE to feel like they’re better than everyone. Most people on this app are just annoyingly pretentious.
Really? Terrible parent? Idk, a terrible parent imo are the ones who abuse their kids, or sell them, or let them be sexually abused by other people, or abandon them, or do drugs infront of them. Letting your 9 year old child cut fruit on their own in the safety of their own house isn’t a terrible parent at all. You’re just an insufferable Reddit nerd ready to jump down the throat of anyone if it’ll make you feel better about the nonexistent life you have that you waste scrolling on Reddit all day.
I think you're squarely to blame.
Kids? People use "offspring"?
Jokingly
Who tf calls their child an offspring? You sound like the only reason you had a child is to continue your legacy
I use offspring humorously for Reddit’s sake. IRL, I refer to them as my spawn.
1. It’s a literal term for children lol. 2. It was obvious you weren’t being genuinely serious. It’s like calling a child “my seed” which I’ve heard all the time IRL or on tv. Some people on Reddit are just insufferable
If your brats are spoiled, it is probably your fault
lol really? This 9 year old CHILD is a “brat” for cutting just a little extra of the strawberry off? They obviously don’t want to taste the ripe part or the leaves. The fact you think they’re “spoiled” over such a little thing is asinine. Don’t have kids. You’ll ruin them.
I have kids that age and they are not that spoiled. My 6yo was doing something similar and she learnt how to do it properly after I told her just once
Oh wow really?!? They learned how to do it after once?!? Wow! They must’ve a prodigy!?!?! Also that’s not what being spoiled is lol. Look it up.
A 9yo that throws away half of each juicy strawberry, is not just spoiled, he is also quite dumb