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Edinburgh Live
Alexander Smail

'Greedy' mum slammed for wanting son to have adult meal at wedding

A woman attending a wedding with her teenage son has caused a stir online after asking if it would be possible to have his meal switched from a children's to an adult.

The mum, who is "due to fly to a family wedding later this year", was informed that her "6 foot tall" 14-year-old son would be required to choose a meal from the children's menu. She took to popular parenting forum Mumsnet to ask for help regarding the situation.

She wrote: "Due to fly to a family wedding later this year. We have been asked for meal choices, all fine so far. However my 14 year old has been asked to chose from the children’s menu. The child is 6 foot tall and eats more than your average adult.

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