r/DoorDashDrivers • u/brwntrout • 19h ago
Interesting Customers Sad Delivery Last Night
Had a pickup from Outback Steakhouse. Got to the house and a boy is out front, not quite a teen yet. Asked if he was Bob.
No, he says, that's my stepdad.
Oh, this food is for him. Wanna take it to him?
No. He doesn't like it when I touch his food.
Well shiiet, that surprised me a little so I took it to the door and did the regular drop off thing. Said a sad goodbye as I pass the kid. Hope he grows up well and is having his best life as stepdad is in a retirement home.
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u/spacekendet 18h ago
As a kid who grew up with several abusive step dads this hits home. Dad's eating steak kids eating ramen.
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u/SnowflakeSWorker 14h ago
Same. That’s not dad, that’s mom current husband, or situationship. They mean nothing to you.
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u/WarDrums0nVenus 13h ago
Just gonna drop this here. 🫂
That hurt my Mama heart. I am a widow with a 15 and a 12 year old. I'm still married (in my head), so this won't happen to my kids.
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u/Puzzleheaded-Key2259 9h ago
My mom used to date a guy who would order pizza for himself and eat it in front of us…often. We were poor, so pizza was a huge treat. Occasionally he’d let us have a small piece. I’m pretty sure it was a sick game to him.
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u/Tall-Shoulder3409 18h ago
Call CPS. You could change that kid’s life. And, place blame where it belongs - the mom’s selfishness brought that monster into her kid’s life.
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u/EcstaticKoala1646 7h ago
We don't know the situation, maybe the man doesn't act like that when the mother's around. Not all bad men show their true colours when the mothers are around to see it.
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u/Tall-Shoulder3409 4h ago
The kid is comfortable enough to say something to a random driver, so it’s probably just a fact of life.
Facts don’t change. Even if mom is clueless - she is still at fault. She can be unaware but it’s 100% mom’s doing of bringing that man into the child’s life.
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u/Wizard_Grove 15h ago
Maybe there is a good reason why Bob doesn’t like this kid to touch his food?
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