Is Buying Tteokbokki for a Child's Friend Inconsiderate?..."I've Never Let Them Eat Street Food" Scolding Text Message

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[Asia Economy Reporter Hwang Sumi] On the 4th, a story was posted about a parent who bought street tteokbokki for their child's friend but ended up being labeled as inconsiderate.

The author, who revealed they are raising a second-grade elementary school child, posted on the online community Nate Pann with the title "Bought tteokbokki and became inconsiderate."

According to the author, their child and friend A live in the same direction, so they have been going home together every day since last month. One day, the child said, "We promised to go to the snack bar in front of the school together," and the author explained, "I was led by my child's hand and went to the snack bar together."

When friend A stood still without choosing food at the snack bar, the author asked, "Why are you like that?" and friend A replied, "I didn't bring money."

The author then said, "I'll buy it for you, so pick what you want to eat," and when A chose cup tteokbokki, they bought it. They added, "Since it's a risky time to eat outside, I told them to go home and eat, and we parted as usual."

However, that evening, a text message came to the child's phone from A's mother. In the message, A's mother said, "I have never let my child eat street food," and scolded, "Why would you recklessly buy food in these times? Shouldn't you ask the parents first?" She also advised, "Please be careful next time."

On the 4th, a story was posted by a parent who bought cup tteokbokki for their second-grade elementary school child's friend, only to find that the child became even more inconsiderate afterward.
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The author expressed frustration, saying, "When I bought cup tteokbokki for A, I asked if there were any allergies or if it was okay to eat cup tteokbokki without telling the mother," and "At that time, A said, 'It's a favorite food, and I've eaten it many times.'"

The author insisted they naturally thought the child had eaten it before, but A's mother countered, "We make tteokbokki at home and put it in paper cups, calling it cup tteokbokki," and "We have never let our child eat street food or go out with money. It was wrong to buy it just based on the child's word. Isn't it common sense to ask the parents?"

The word "common sense" angered the author. The author said, "I don't know A's parents' phone number, nor have I met them, so how am I supposed to ask?" and questioned, "Is it common sense to ask the child and suspect them of lying? Is it common sense to make tteokbokki at home and put it in paper cups calling it cup tteokbokki?" The author also expressed frustration, saying, "I became a person without common sense just because I kindly bought it once."

Netizens who read the story responded with comments such as, "If it were me, I would have contacted to thank or sent snacks in return," "(The other parent) is overreacting," "Usually, people say thank you," and "Why take out anger on someone who kindly helped?"