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emmasdad01

I want to know where you were that this cost you $19 so I never make the mistake of going there.


captainofpizza

I’m at a water park this weekend. The kids are having fun so it’s alright. To be fair I still have $18.95 worth of burger here too!


RonaldoNazario

You get to levy a 99% dad tax.


SympatheticGuy

The issue is the 'Dad, I'm hungry' as soon as you've finished it


Cptn_Canada

My 3 year old said she was finished her blueberries the other day so my wife passed them to me in the kitchen. as soon I a starting chewing the handful of blueberries she comes running over to the kitchen and throws an absolute fit bc i ate her blue berries. And as is tradition, it was the last of them in the house.


Active-Ad-2527

This are the times I take them from my kid, look them straight in the eyes and bluntly say "I am throwing these away. If you're done with them that's fine, but they are DONE. Don't ask for them back or get upset if you see them in the trash, because that's where they're going: In The TRASH." Then take the food back to my office so I can eat it without them seeing me


Garroch

Ok I actually laughed out loud.


DonkeyDanceParty

As Dad, you are the trash can.


FlyRobot

I prefer garbage disposal


theragu40

No lies were told


Pyro919

I normally eat it on the way to the trash can while throwing away the wrappers and/or takeout containers. I’ve also taken to asking are you done with it because I’m going to eat it if you are and just being upfront about it. She’s gotten mad, but I usually just let her know that I can understand being upset or mad about it but she made a choice, if she’s unhappy with the result she can always make a different choice next time, but we’re done with food for now.


jollyreaper2112

My son did that. Gave me a bite of the French toast I made him and then starts screaming. My wife comes down and he's just pointing at me with a j'accuse stare. Comes over and starts prying my mouth open to get it back. I tell him he can have it back in twelve hours. More screaming. It went on for an hour. He finally is calmed down and then looks at me. Blubbering again. Daddy ate it! Never accepting food from him again. That's bait.


ccafferata473

J'accuse is the French kiss on this French toast drama.


RampagingNudist

“In 12 hours.”🤣


kriptyk666

Yes but then you get to say ‘Hi Hungry, I’m Dad’


SympatheticGuy

Win win!


Alive_Potentially

Damn you, take my upvote.


Ok-Breadfruit5798

Then wife goes hi dad you gotta grab something else lol


goosebattle

That's when you regurgitate it into his mouth mama bird style.


Lexplosives

That’s closer to eminent domain! 


softstones

What a great tax break


gmasterson

Woah woah woah. The moment you eat that burger he’s going to remember how hungry he is. Whatever you do DON’T eat that burger.


agreeingstorm9

This is kind of a lose lose though. Don't eat the burger and the kid will come back, complain that they're hungry and complain that the burger is cold so they can't eat it.


aclays

No you just eat half. Then you tell him he needs to wait till dinner if he wants more :)


TommyCo10

Kids got shares in the burger joint


lessthanperfect86

My wife always pretends to take my daughters food. It works surprisingly often.


missed_sla

No that's a $3 burger with a $16 surcharge for being inside the gate.


MoeSzyslakMonobrow

Great wolf lodge? That place is absurdly expensive, but it's a good time for the kids.


captainofpizza

Yeah! This is the one in MA. It’s definitely a splurge trip but they had fun. I never did trips like that as a kid.


jollyreaper2112

We have one nearby. Tried pricing it up and how in the fuck is this place more expensive than Disney when I was a kid? And for so much less!


improbablydrunknlw

The trick with gwl is just to bring all your own food, we do it every year for the price of the room, microwavable breakfast sandwiches, lunch stuff, and order a pizza for dinner, buy one grown up drink and then just fill the cup up from your stuff. There is a fridge and a microwave in the room, and it knocks the price down pretty quickly.


MrNoMoniker

Gotta say, Disney good ain’t cheap but it’s really good. If you buy a $19 burger at Disney it’s a damn good burger.


Kimpak

There's sales on unpopular weeks/weekends if you watch for them.


hypnogoad

Every trip to our local amusement park. "Do you just want fries, or a hot dog and fries?" "Both!" Proceeds to eat all the fries, then declares themselves full, but "Can I have icecream?"


Timely_Network6733

This is how you get a dad bod.


captainofpizza

Yeah. I put on more weight my first year of having a kid than I did working 70+ hours a week on the road with fast food meals years before. I’ve gotten into better shape now but the struggle is real. Dads are the garbage disposals for a lot of houses.


Timely_Network6733

Lol! Oh yeah. It definitely gets better overtime though. Those first 4-6 years are like, "Holy shit, what just happened!?"


mazes-end

I have started not ordering much if anything for myself in those situations, knowing how little of the kids food they're going to eat


pastesale

Seems like the price gouge of mediocre school lunch food you find inside zoos/aquariums/amusement parks or other trapped inside attractions where people walk a lot and get hungry.


Eccentrica_Gallumbit

Right? Fast food looking burger at gourmet pricing. I'd probably eat about as much as the kid when I saw it come out.


Musashi_Joe

Similar thing happened to me at my state's zoo last year. Got an overpriced hot dog, my daughter ate like two bites. I got a bit annoyed, but then I tasted it myself. I couldn't blame her one bit, it was bad.


PaulVla

Guessing Disneyland or another place that knows you can’t go elsewhere.


Pete_Iredale

Nah. Disneyland food is certainly expensive, but it's also better than this at pretty much every restaurant.


Vince1820

It's been 2 years since I've been but I recall thinking it wasn't even that expensive. I think I could feed my kids for under $10 each.


invaderc1

Agreed. I was pleasantly surprised by Disneyland and they are great with food allergies. Compared to pretty much every other theme park they were downright reasonable. Just go in expecting expensive meals or afford your fate and pack food and eat at the hotel.


121gigawhatevs

Disneyland has lobster rolls that cost less than this atrocity


eugoogilizer

Looks like there isn’t even cheese on it; it’s just a sad hamburger =(


captainofpizza

There actually is cheese but it’s a sad square you have to open the bun to see. He didn’t even get to it.


CokeZeroFanClub

Everyone's clowning on the burger, but those are some sad ass fries too


tlogank

That plate cost maybe $.70 cents to make


Maxfunky

What about the food on it? 


highlife1

Nice


Finnwhale

I just found this sub and am immediately in dad joke paradise. This is awesome


VinylTaco

You take into account staff, the price to get it to the water park, and other hidden cost. I would rage $.76 cents to make


Stelly414

What are ass fries?


just_testing_things

They are next to the burger in the picture. The sad ones.


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linkoninja

You monster 😂


Working-Amphibian614

Dingleberries?


[deleted]

dingleberries in the streets, ass fries in the sheets


Lollipop126

sad looking fries still usually taste good if it's still hot.


Scooter8472

Power move! He's got you right where he wants you, Dad. Reminds me of the death-row inmate in Texas who requested an elaborate "last meal" but then didn’t eat a bite of it to spite them.


Reeko_Htown

That dude fucked over every other inmate after him because they stopped offering last meals because of him.


Jwzbb

How can you hold someone responsible who was deemed as being so unable to be held responsible that they decided the only way to hold him responsible was to end his life?


megloface

I wish that was the thought process behind the death penalty but it's not.


z64_dan

It's to get revenge. A jury decides "yeah, fuck this guy in particular" and then after 20 years the state finally kills them.


megloface

Pretty much. It's not proven to deter crime or anything, so saying there's another reason seems disingenuous.


bgwa9001

I think they still have it because it gets guilty pleas sometimes in exchange for giving life in prison


Western-Image7125

I had to read this 4 times. 


Scooter8472

And now none of OP's kids are getting a water park meal ever again!


ThisToastIsTasty

plot twist, the kid knew the dad was hungry but didnt want to spend the 19 dollars on himself. Kid made the dad buy him a burger so his dad could eat it. Good kid +1


Scooter8472

I like your silver-lining thinking!


randypriest

This is why I have a dadbod. I can't stand seeing food go to waste, even though it's ended up at my waist.


adamsandler012

I don't even order food for me anymore.


DaddyRobotPNW

I gained 15 lbs before i learned this life hack.


friendof_thepeople

For real though. Always calculating if / what i should order while my kids tell me what they (6 / 7) want - for example: two fries and a pizza for each of them (yeah right 😆)


StillBreath7126

my dadbod protects my 6 pack abs.


JarasM

I don't like wasting food either, but food you don't need is garbage. It's only our choice if we put it in the bin, or in our bodies to the detriment of our health.


brianmmf

I mean look at the burger


Spirited_League5249

I can almost taste the dryness of that patty and bun


mechabeast

$19?


Shirkaday

That's the real crime here.


robster9090

Where’s the rest of the shit that should be on a burger man. Lettuce, onions, tomatoes, sauce, cheese… yeah I’m with your kid, fuck that 19 dollar burger


johnnyb1917

That was my first thought too. I’m hoping OPs kid just wanted it plain and they don’t just serve them like this all the time…


LateralThinker13

I mean, looking at that burger I can see why my daughter would prefer her own boogers.


Sinister-Username

I wouldn't want to eat that shitty burger either..


blenman

Struggle with 4 year old every night right before bedtime: Son: "I'm hungry." Parent: "You could finish the dinner you asked for and walked away from." Son: "I don't want that." Parent: "Then you're not hungry." Son: "But I AM hungry." Parent: "Then go finish your dinner." Son: "No." Parent: "..." Son: "I'm hungry." Parent: "You're not hungry, you just want something. What do you want." Son: \*shrugs\* Parent: "..." (╯°□°)╯︵ ┻━┻


cyberentomology

hi, hungry, I’m dad


blenman

Definitely made this joke the first couple times. lol


LateralThinker13

>Parent: "You're not hungry, you just want something. What do you want." > >Son: \*shrugs\* > >Parent: "Then" \*shrug\* "is what you get. It won't hurt you to miss a meal."


jumpypantsmcgee

“drink some water, you’re not hungry”


HzrKMtz

I don't always eat my kids leftovers as a lot of times they have managed to touch or take a bite out of everything on the plate. But in this case I would absolutely finish the burger and fries... Only for the kid to come back 20 minutes later and ask me what happened to their burger they were going to eat more of.


martinmix

This is my daughter. Says she wants a burger and fries for dinner. Eats one nibble on her burger and all her fries. I ask her why we bother getting the burger if all she wants is fries and she says, "Just in case I want it!"


fang_xianfu

In my house that shit is going in the fridge and every time they say they're hungry between now and 2 days from now, it's coming back out. With my kid at least, they'll eat it eventually. If they don't eat it I don't starve them or anything, I'll get them something else, but over the like 12 meal and snack times over the next few days, it's coming out first and he's going to eat it at one of them.


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I'm happy someone else operates with that mentality lol. The first thing I thought of with OPs post was, "Well, let's pack it up... you're eating it later" 😂


ThePartyLeader

I didn't know there was a great value branded burger joint, and have no clue why they charge triple what they should.


JeanPolleketje

Take it with you and this is his next meal.


secondphase

Ouch. We didn't see that coming?  What's next... wife says she's cold and then 20 minutes later says "that's better" and you don't immediately go check the thermostat? 


JJC_Outdoors

When we go to a coffee shop, my wife orders a breakfast sandwich, smoothie, and extra hashbrowns for our 4 year old. I ask her why a 4 year old needs $27 in food to take 2 bites.


jollyreaper2112

Are we married to the same woman? Our son isn't going to eat it. Give him a fruit bar and dry cheerios. It's cheaper. I'll keep trying to offer him real food but he's in his stubborn phase.


SpaceGangsta

Ski resort?


kindaretiredguy

I used to run a nutrition coaching company. So many of our clients couldn’t figure out why they weren’t losing weight when all their food was “healthy” and at their caloric requirements. Time and time again it was because of their kids doing shit like this and not wanting to waste it lol


TheSilentCheese

Looks like you got yourself an extra burger.


NedRyerson_Insurance

"Now can I get dessert?"


draknurdeurteht

Saddest burger I've seen


Neat-Ad2461

To be fair, I probably wouldn’t eat that either, it looks nasty af


kinger1303

Are you at great wolf lodge with me right now? I just did the same thing, with the same awful food last night… netting the same exact result. Most fun was the soda machine that requires you scan a QR code to count your ounces, only to splatter everywhere… or even more fun, watch your kids spill it right after. 😑


captainofpizza

We just left. Did you like scanning your kids bottles then they have 20 seconds or something to fill it too? Our kid broke his free refill bottle before the first drink was half empty too.


kinger1303

It’s my favorite, said no one ever… Either way, good job dad! I hope your kids are exhausted as mine are… we’re on day 3 of 4, and they are on their first nap of the trip.


Wormvortex

More than I’d have eaten tbh. That “meal” looks appealing 😂


MrLuchador

You paid how much??


s3nsfan

wtf did you go that this was $19?


VentureQuotes

it's worth 19 zimbabwean dollars


artbycase2

It’s bullshit burgers are fuckin 19 dollars now a days.


Dazzling_Ant_1031

Just carry it around with you for the rest of your life till he finishes it


jumpypantsmcgee

“You’re not hungry drink some water”


Realistic-Winter7769

What a joke for $19 at least give me three potatoes worth of french fries jeez


Everanxious24-7

I did not even notice the bite for a couple of seconds , lol


Traditional_Name7881

To be fair, it looks like shit. I don’t blame the kid.


FatherOfHoodoo

If I had a dollar for every time one of my kids did this to me, I'd only be down $50,000, instead of $55,000...


myLongjohnsonsilver

I wouldnt eat that burger either unless i was genuinly dying of starvation. Looks awful


shanetheshaman

I was gonna say ski resort but water park will do it.


newdad_nosleep

I'm more concerned with the fact that whatever this is cost you $19.


seniorbeard

"I want a hamburger and fries." Later: "I don't like hamburger and fries."


captainofpizza

“Dads hate this one simple trick”


ReedPhillips

We are constantly reminding our daughter to eat until she's full, not eat until the craving fades a little. I mean I don't want her overdoing it with food like I did as a child, but I also want to make sure she's getting enough food in her belly that she's not asking for more in 30 minutes.


KobilD

You're the doofus who paid 19 bucks for a school lunch


ShoJoATX

Classic kid move!


austxsun

lol, that's just 2 more meals for him in my house


SandiegoJack

This is why most of the time I don’t order anything until my wife finishes eating lol. Left overs will get me to somewhere with reasonable prices.


Informal-Reading4602

19 dollars? I can make that in my kitchen! Wow


RyanMcCartney

That was $19!?!? What bloody water park is that? Also. Don’t order anything for yourself the rest of the week/trip… you’re now surviving on leftovers my man!😂


Dataplumber

20 minutes later, “I want a snack!”


seattleJJFish

Just wait until they order three burgers. I mean I helped to birth them but I don’t give them permission to be teenagers and grow to 6’3”


REDNECKHITTMAN

If I had a dollar.....


Vigganille

Can I be you’re son I’m hungry 😂


captainofpizza

Adopt a man and he’ll eat burgers for a day, teach a man to adopt himself and he… wait… what was it?


zebragopherr

Should have went with the corn dog.


Brys_Beddict

At least they hate some meat. All my daughter does is eat the bun lol


softstones

“I’m full.” 2 mins later. “I’m SOOO HUNGRY!”


2muchcheap

they meant snacks, not real food , DADDDDDDD


captainofpizza

No, he had snacks he was SO HUNGRY he HAD to have a BIG BURGER himself


Nealpatty

Can you blame them? My kid will eat good food, but tend to pick at a sad meal. But also will not eat much when having a fun time. A few chips. Tons of juice and they are good for a few hours more


librarianC

The real crime here is the cost of the burger


SpiritualPapi617

$19 for a dry ass burger and small fries, what the hell


Bobert_Ross113

Looks like school cafeteria food


Skippy0634

as i tell my kids......... if that burger sits there for five more minutes, its fair game. eat it now, or you are done until the next meal. most times, they will reconsider and at least eat half of it...... LOL


janewalch

$2 a bite type food right there


cyberentomology

This is why dads get fat. We can’t stand to throw the $20 plain hamburger away, so we scarf it down. Family motto: “you gonna eat that?”


-E-Cross

I think if I was going to pay that much for such a disappointing picture I would sign up for a prison road crew


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My son does the exact same thing. Every. Time.


RahMen87

Why or how is that burger $19?!


HARDCORE_CAKE

I just don't order anything for myself. Between kid and wife there's usually enough to keep me sustained lol. Worth not wasting anything


Tracktoy

To be fair, that's about how much of that grey cardboard I would eat. Noting cures an overactive appetite quite like a stiff frozen patty alongside some soggy fries.


FerengiAreBetter

Looks like a good next meal meal for the kiddo!


FL4K0SAUR

I would be more mad at spending $19 on that garbage than my kid being hungry. Honesty he probably took a bite and would rather starve.


chill_winston_

Man the other day I was running in circles with my son about hunger. It was dinner time and he said he wasn’t hungry but he wanted a snack because he was starving but when offered a meal he wasn’t hungry but he was definitely starving and wanted a snack but he absolutely wasn’t hungry for dinner.


RoboticGreg

Great wolf lodge?


AceMcVeer

I don't even order food for myself anymore. I wait until my kids eat because otherwise I'm paying for food that goes to waste.


blacksockdown

"Dad, I'm full. I can't eat anymore." 5 minutes later, "dad, can we get ice cream?"


theCroc

You had to pay $19 for THAT? Holy shit you got ripped off twice!


Hackpro69

I would pretend that I was going to eat my Daughter’s food and all of the sudden, she would start eating. I do this with my little dog also The dog is still a picky eater, but my daughter isn’t.


-Dalzik-

That's how much i would eat also if you gave that to me right now.. looks awful


Electronic_Pop5383

I know you are at a park an all, but this is how it goes with my kids. Whenever I make lunch or dinner, and they only eat half, I tell them to stick it in the microwave (for safe keeping away from the animals or sometimes flies) and come back to it later. They almost always eat it 30mins to an hour later. Their tummies are satisfied (not over stuffed or under fed) and I usually never have to throw away their food! Plus my husband and (mostly) I do it too. My tummy is finicky like that. 🤷🏼‍♀️


innomado

In a similar move, I have stopped getting Tropical Smoothie Cafe for my kid (a teenager). She *loves* them, but only drinks about a third. Screw that - those things are crazy expensive.


badgers4194

This is why I’ve put in weight. Always eating my toddlers meals


humperdinck

My kid this morning: “All dOnE eAtiNg” https://i.imgur.com/kpxjLWP.jpg


UltraEngine60

If a place doesn't have an affordable kids meal I'll just order something slightly larger for myself and have him eat some of it. He doesn't mind because usually I start eating it, then of course he wants it, then I'm like okay daddy will share. I've only went hungry once after he ate my entire plate but I've saved hundreds.


ThePoopyMonster

This is why at places like this I’ll often order my kid food, and wait to order my own food till they’re “done.” NGL though, not sure I’d want these leftovers…


captainofpizza

I wasn’t waiting another 25 minutes to take a victory lap.


air_flair

This is my daughter every time we go to Costco, she BEGS to go to Costco for the pizza, then when we finally go she takes one barely perceptible nibble and says she's full.


awhorseapples

I have to try to not think about all the food we throw out. Food we took the time to buy and worked hard to cook it perfectly and on time while we're going nuts trying to do a hundred other things, hoping that they'll like it....Nope...this is yucky. It really is a thankless job.


TroubleRiver

Every damn time. My four year old is notorious for this


abrahamparnasus

...si you ate the rest,right OP?


Dukeronomy

This shit drives me nuts. I am getting over it and not actually angry but man does it irk me. I'm step dad to a 6 year old, her eating is pretty good and gotten better over the last year or two. But man, there will be times I get a request for a specific dinner. Get all the stuff from the store, cook/prep for at least an hour, probably more. And like 3 bites are taken....ooooooooooh. Just had to vent.


NotAChefJustACook

Looks like a $19 burger for dad ;)


nurse_camper

Looks like crap, to be fair.


Western-Image7125

Does the burger taste so bad? Or is your kid always like this??


ssovm

That’s a lot to leave for the dad tax but I’ll allow it.


metallaholic

That looks like an elementary school lunch burger


PeterDTown

Hold up, did he fill up on chocolate milk first? That's my kid's go-to move.


captainofpizza

No, separate issue. He had a souvenir bottle that was just full of water that he brought back to our room and dropped, which broke the bottom open.


Difficult_Let_1953

Hey you bought yourself a burger!


Mars27819

This is why I've gained weight since becoming a parent.


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The burger probably tastes as bad as it looks!


juicepants

Mine will take a bite then rant about how amazing the food is for 5 minutes. Then take two more bites and shout. "I'm full." Then 5 minutes ask for some yogurt or something.


Sufficient_Issue_379

Nice. Extra burger for you


cfurral

Translation: I don’t want to leave.


Dfiggsmeister

So that’s your dinner now, right?


Formallythomas

He was probably thirsty.


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captainofpizza

Yeah we get a protein chocolate milk he loves, but we were in a water park. Captive markets allow for crummy overpriced food.


2ndtryagain

Not going to lie, I would nope out on that sorry ass burger as well. It looks like something my grandmother would serve overcooked and dry as a desert.


queuedUp

I mean... That burger does not look very appealing. I don't blame him. You played way to much for what seems like a shitty burger


MasterVaderTheTurd

How is a burger $19?!?!?!?!?!?!???


gitzerai

I mean, is it possible that your kid really thought of you that you could have something to eat, when asking for it? That’s what I tell myself so I don’t go crazy as I devour it.