tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-881422116153646124.post3335830588778638920..comments2023-10-31T04:46:20.109-07:00Comments on Relishing Motherhood: Buffet Faux Pas and Tom HanksMichalhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11516535861628199093noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-881422116153646124.post-32763132270987673152009-03-26T12:11:00.000-07:002009-03-26T12:11:00.000-07:00I love that movie!I always go through with my kids...I love that movie!<BR/><BR/>I always go through with my kids and help them with their plates. They are not allowed to touch everything.<BR/><BR/>At my wedding reception, there was a family who let their kids get whatever they wanted, and they polished off all the chocolate-dipped fruit and left none for me. :(<BR/><BR/>The other thing I hate is when it's announced that there's a vegetarian option, and by the time I get through the buffet the non-vegetarians have taken nearly all of it. If it were just me, fine. But there's nine of us in our ward!Rebecca Blevinshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09378726097105313400noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-881422116153646124.post-67708406671629061162009-03-23T17:21:00.000-07:002009-03-23T17:21:00.000-07:00I just watched that movie a few weeks ago. So fun...I just watched that movie a few weeks ago. So funny how old their laptops are.<BR/><BR/>I think I've actually been guilty of a few of these actions so I'm really glad you posted this. I guess I just never thought about it. It is hard to remember manners when eating at an all you can eat buffet like Golden Corral (I guess it comes from eating at a place with a barn word in its name).Ice Creamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10720267761985766740noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-881422116153646124.post-10788035936713360162009-03-23T10:25:00.000-07:002009-03-23T10:25:00.000-07:00This was an exceptionally hilarious post. I identi...This was an exceptionally hilarious post. I identify! I think I've made some of those buffet mistakes though. I'll have to be more careful and not mangle the cheesecake slice as I try in vain to cut it in half. :)<BR/><BR/>One idea idea might be to practice with your kids and have buffet night (left-overs). Then you can really teach your kids how to take food from a buffet properly.<BR/><BR/>One you missed: people who take gross amounts of food and then don't eat it. They just return to the buffet for another plate, wasting all that food. Drives me crazy!Aly sunhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17752087540595599002noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-881422116153646124.post-37613402323066573152009-03-22T15:55:00.000-07:002009-03-22T15:55:00.000-07:00I too am horrified regularly not only by buffet ma...I too am horrified regularly not only by buffet manners but by the table manners of people in general. It seems that most people are not qualified to eaat in public and this is being passed on to their kids.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-881422116153646124.post-91512649999142896802009-03-21T15:20:00.000-07:002009-03-21T15:20:00.000-07:00Note to self: never get in line in front of Michal...Note to self: never get in line in front of Michal. :)<BR/><BR/>We always fill our kids plates and I agree that grubby little hands are not welcome. But I love the comment about cub scouts. Watch out, I am one of those people who will hover around the table jumping in when necessary to try and maintain a piranha-free environment, but those boys are quick, and blech! I hope we can teach our son some etiquette.<BR/><BR/>My personal favorite is when someone takes a stack of something. Whether it be the meat (my husband is guilty), the dessert (I have been known to sample more than one, but not all on the same plate at the same time) or even the plastic wear, I always get a kick out of people who just don't think about the others behind them in line.Kimhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17027666075432138839noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-881422116153646124.post-19628136899027754632009-03-21T13:24:00.000-07:002009-03-21T13:24:00.000-07:00You may be crazy, but I'm right there with you. I...You may be crazy, but I'm right there with you. I have to REALLY not think about it when I am at a function with a buffet table, or I lose my appetite. Now that our girls are old enough to hold their plates without dropping them, they hold their plate while I serve up the food. They aren't allowed to touch anything. I am hoping that they learn buffet etiquette from me and not from others there, like the See's lady and Prudy's meatball lady.TheQueen@TerrorsInTiarashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16804947259272814421noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-881422116153646124.post-17986560871086582512009-03-21T09:01:00.000-07:002009-03-21T09:01:00.000-07:00OH, Michal... you know I'm really with you on this...OH, Michal... you know I'm really with you on this one. I refuse to take chips out of a bowl under any conditions. The buffet table in general make me lose my appetite. Can't do the salad bar either. And kids who come to dinner should have hands that not only look clean but smell like soap too! The Sees candy is hilarious. I saw someone at a buffet once pick all the meatballs off a platter of spaghetti and meatballs. I never forget that one.Prudyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14163107781644008543noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-881422116153646124.post-34819889127963818012009-03-21T08:08:00.000-07:002009-03-21T08:08:00.000-07:00Sounds like a pet peeve. Watch out - you are the p...Sounds like a pet peeve. Watch out - you are the parent of a cub scout, and I can tell you from experience, they go through a buffet or refreshment table like piranhas. <BR/>However, now that you mention it, I'm afraid you father is the one who taught your brothers to shop a buffet - so maybe a few lessons from mom would be in order.Nanahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13110930829084129850noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-881422116153646124.post-83181057216610800712009-03-21T02:19:00.000-07:002009-03-21T02:19:00.000-07:00Ohmyword, I'm totally wondering how I act at buffe...Ohmyword, I'm totally wondering how I act at buffets now... :)<BR/><BR/>That "You've Got Mail" clip makes me want to go to my favorite dessert restaurant in the city, Cafe Lalo! You should come visit and try it!Tamarahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11604512842392443861noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-881422116153646124.post-44838535137531818592009-03-20T21:42:00.000-07:002009-03-20T21:42:00.000-07:00So true! I feel the same way about kids at a buffe...So true! I feel the same way about kids at a buffet. I probably need to teach my kids too.<BR/>We recently went to a ward function where the person in charge made all of the men wait until the women went through the line. So, I went through and filled three plates for my kids and got them settled. Then I went back for my food, after all of the men. Um, thanks but no thanks. I would have rather had my husband there helping me with my kids' food so I could get my own too.Scrappyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18336727071756623338noreply@blogger.com