Picture this: a sunny weekend, a family gathering, and a grill master in charge of serving up delicious grilled chicken. But what happens when a young boy forgets his manners and tries to grab a piece of chicken without saying ‘please’? A lesson in politeness turns into a heated situation, leaving everyone wondering who’s really to blame.
The Grilling Dilemma

Manners Matter

The Rude Little Boy

No ‘Please’, No Chicken

A Fiery Reaction

Angry Parents Enter the Scene

The Intimidating Father

Explaining the Situation

The Injured Boy Returns

Parents Demand Responsibility

Standing Up for Manners

Brother Steps In

The Aftermath

Grill Master vs. Rude Kid: Who’s to Blame?
In a heated moment, a grill master denies a young boy grilled chicken for not saying ‘please’, leading to the boy burning his hand and causing a commotion. The boy’s parents demand responsibility, but the grill master insists they should have supervised their child. With emotions running high, who’s really at fault here? Let’s see what the internet has to say about this sizzling situation…
NTA. Demanding respect from anyone, regardless of age, is important . The parents are raising an entitled brat .
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Lesson learned: Don’t grab hot things and use your manners NTA

Grill master, kid, and parents all at fault for chaotic incident ♂️

Adapting to shy kids is important, but threatening food is wrong

YTA for power tripping over a child’s manners

Commenter calls out condescending behavior in grill master’s response

Debate over whether children should be held to same manners as adults
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Grill master criticized for denying chicken to rude kid. YTA.

Grill master’s manners lesson causes chaos at cookout

Politeness is expected of adults, but taught to children

Commenter calls out ‘magic word’ enforcement, deems all parties sucky ♂️

Commenter defends rude kid, suggests possible underlying issues. YTA.

Redditors call out grill master for denying chicken to kid
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Commenter calls out grill master for lack of manners

Grill master stands up to entitled parent and rude child

Commenter calls out grill master for denying chicken to kid

Debate over parenting etiquette and non-vocal vs non-verbal

Commenter calls out grill master for power-tripping on kids

Debate over denying chicken to rude kid sparks controversy

Teaching manners is important, but withholding food is extreme

Commenter calls out grill master for denying chicken to kid

Commenter suggests positive reinforcement over ‘magic words’ approach.

Teaching kids manners or power trip? ESH debate ensues

NTA made a respectable rule, but did they punish the kid?

Teaching manners is everyone’s job, even for shy kids

Commenter calls out grill master for being a jerk.

Commenter calls out grill master for rude behavior towards child.

Commenter critiques grill master’s teaching approach with empathy

Debate over manners ensues after grill master denies chicken.

Lesson learned: Natural consequences for rude behavior

Commenter calls out grill master for denying food to kid.

Commenter calls out entitled parents for blaming grill master.

Politeness is not overstepping boundaries. Parents are TA

Parent approves of grill master’s actions, values lesson over injury

Commenter thinks grill master is the a**hole for asking manners

Commenter criticizes assumption of child’s behavior, raises valid questions.

Soft YTA, but parents’ reactions suggest they bully their way.
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Commenter calls out grill master for mistreating a hungry child.

Not the a**hole for denying chicken to rude kid

Commenter calls out OP for being obnoxious

Politeness is important, but should it be enforced on children?

Childhood lesson on following rules and guidance from others.

Parent admits fault, but expects manners from their child

Teaching manners is annoyingly part of my job now
