A British mum has sparked a debate after claiming a dinner habit, which she says started in the US, is the ‘height of laziness’ – and while some think she’s right, not everyone agrees
A British mum has slammed parents who adopt a “lazy” habit which she claims has been picked up from America – but not everyone agrees with her criticism.
Most parents are doing their best to navigate in a busy world – and sometimes they have to make life easier for themselves. For example, while you might make homecooked food most days, sometimes you might opt for a ready meal. Or you might spend hours playing with your toddler, but sometimes just have to stick the TV on for a bit of peace and quiet.
But there’s one habit a mum thinks people are adopting out of pure laziness – but others have said people need to be less judgemental. Taking to parenting forum Mumsnet, the anonymous woman claimed people many people are opting for paper plates instead of cleaning dishes, which she said it the “height of laziness”.
The post read: “I keep seeing reels and videos of people, mostly (if not all) Americans serving up dinner on either polystyrene plates or paper plates. AIBU [am I being unreasonable] to think that’s laziness/time saving/convenience too far? Most videos these people have decent kitchens so presumably can house a dishwasher. Not that hard, nor time consuming to stack plates. Disposable tableware for day to day dining seems the height of laziness.”
Many people on the parenting forum agreed with her, with one person saying: “It’s wasteful and will destroy our planet,” while another wrote: “I agree – its awful, and there are loads of videos with people showing their ‘hacks’ on storing them.”
A third commented: “Terrible for the environment and I judge it as lazy and selfish,” and a fourth wrote: “Unless there is is a good reason such as having no water to wash up or no arms, I think its quite disgusting that people would do this. So b***dy wasteful and we supposedly care about these things.”
However, others argued that people shouldn’t be so quick to pass judgement. One person said: “I use paper plates on a semi regular basis when I can’t be ar**d with dishes, it is lazy. that’s the point.” Another wrote: “Genuinely asking how does it affect your life? I mean if they’re lazy, then so be it. What do you get out of it by them being lazy?”
Another chimed: “I get biodegradable ones and chuck them in the composter. I don’t drive, I don’t go on long haul (or even short haul) flights, I buy second hand where I can, have deliberately reduced my plastic use to about half what it was over the last year.”
What do you think? Let us know in the comment section below.
