# Caren needs you to stop stealing food from her children's mouths. **URL:** \ **Category:** The BBQ Pit\ **Created:** [May 3, 2020, 12:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/caren-needs-you-to-stop-stealing-food-from-her-childrens-mouths/853044 "2020-05-03T00:21:40Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Dan\_Turk](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/439d5e/32.png) [@Dan\_Turk](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dan_Turk)\ **Post date:** [May 3, 2020, 12:21am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/caren-needs-you-to-stop-stealing-food-from-her-childrens-mouths/853044/1 "2020-05-03T00:21:40Z")
> **[No One Can Bake Bread Anymore Because This Lady Needs All The Yeast For Herself](https://www.wonkette.com/p/no-one-can-bake-bread-anymore-because-this-lady-needs-all-the-yeast-for-herself)** > > Oh, she's a real peach. This is the most entitled, tone-deaf writing I’ve ever seen. The original article, lampooned across the web, has been deleted. The original author has even nuked her entire Medium account. Some notable quotes: > [@](#): > > I want to know what is in my food so I make it myself. By the way, croutons? Made from my homemade bread. Breading for fried chicken? Made from my homemade bread. Stuffing for the Thanksgiving turkey? Made from my homemade bread. So when you buy up all of the flour and leavening ingredients for the sake of pretty photos on your Instagram feed you are literally taking food from my mouth. And the mouths of other families who also do their own their baking so that they can provide healthy food for their families. > [@](#): > > There was always enough for those of us who needed it. But there is not enough now that we are competing with a bunch of dilettante bakers who care nothing for anyone but themselves. If this belongs in The Pit, MPSIMS, or Cafe Society, I understand and thank you in advance for the move! ---
**Author:** ![Elmer\_J.Fudd](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/elmer_j.fudd/32/1211_2.png) [@Elmer\_J.Fudd](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Elmer_J.Fudd)\ **Post date:** [May 3, 2020, 12:26am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/caren-needs-you-to-stop-stealing-food-from-her-childrens-mouths/853044/2 "2020-05-03T00:26:56Z")
Ya know, before all this I was one of those few who wiped their ass with toilet paper, but now, EVERYONE, is jumping on the bandwagon. ---
**Author:** ![SpoilerVirgin](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/4491bb/32.png) [@SpoilerVirgin](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SpoilerVirgin)\ **Post date:** [May 3, 2020, 12:27am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/caren-needs-you-to-stop-stealing-food-from-her-childrens-mouths/853044/3 "2020-05-03T00:27:37Z")
The absolute best thing about this story is that her name is Caren. I think this really belongs in the Pit, though, because I don’t think anyone is going to have a positive response. ---
**Author:** ![Regallag\_The\_Axe](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/regallag_the_axe/32/445_2.png) [@Regallag\_The\_Axe](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Regallag_The_Axe)\ **Post date:** [May 3, 2020, 12:35am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/caren-needs-you-to-stop-stealing-food-from-her-childrens-mouths/853044/4 "2020-05-03T00:35:59Z")
She sounds like the sort of person who gets mad at me when my store is out of mangoes. If this was the pit I would say what I really think about that kind of person. ---
**Author:** ![Dewey\_Finn](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/dewey_finn/32/4222_2.png) [@Dewey\_Finn](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dewey_Finn)\ **Post date:** [May 3, 2020, 12:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/caren-needs-you-to-stop-stealing-food-from-her-childrens-mouths/853044/5 "2020-05-03T00:37:45Z")
She says, “I also grow my own popcorn” but doesn’t explain why she doesn’t grow her own wheat. And why don’t people who bake bread that often buy flour in larger sizes than the five-pound sacks from the supermarket? It would be cheaper to buy the ten- or twenty-pound sacks, even if you have to go to a restaurant supply house. BTW, got any links to some of the parodies? ---
**Author:** ![Dan\_Turk](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/439d5e/32.png) [@Dan\_Turk](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Dan_Turk)\ **Post date:** [May 3, 2020, 12:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/caren-needs-you-to-stop-stealing-food-from-her-childrens-mouths/853044/6 "2020-05-03T00:47:17Z")
Parodies may have been too strong of a word, but #spiteloaf and #spiteloaves are fun twitter hashtags for it. ---
**Author:** ![Tamerlane](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/tamerlane/32/7602_2.png) [@Tamerlane](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Tamerlane)\ **Post date:** [May 3, 2020, 1:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/caren-needs-you-to-stop-stealing-food-from-her-childrens-mouths/853044/7 "2020-05-03T01:03:35Z")
> [@Regallag\_The\_Axe](#): > > She sounds like the sort of person who gets mad at me when my store is out of mangoes. I was once in a fairly fancy upper-end supermarket some years back where I was treated to someone having a complete meltdown at the meat counter because they were out of organic, free-range chicken. The regular chicken was clearly unacceptable and the poor counter-worker was getting his ass chewed because of the failure of the supply chain. It was a truly surreal, head-shaking moment. ---
**Author:** ![Colibri](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/colibri/32/1841_2.png) [@Colibri](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Colibri)\ **Post date:** [May 3, 2020, 1:06am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/caren-needs-you-to-stop-stealing-food-from-her-childrens-mouths/853044/8 "2020-05-03T01:06:31Z")
> [@Dan\_Turk](#): > > If this belongs in The Pit, MPSIMS, or Cafe Society, I understand and thank you in advance for the move! Pit, for sure. ---
**Author:** ![Little\_Nemo](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/little_nemo/32/3120_2.png) [@Little\_Nemo](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Little_Nemo)\ **Post date:** [May 3, 2020, 2:00am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/caren-needs-you-to-stop-stealing-food-from-her-childrens-mouths/853044/9 "2020-05-03T02:00:25Z")
Caren was making bread before it was cool. ---
**Author:** ![nightshadea](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/7ba0ec/32.png) [@nightshadea](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/nightshadea)\ **Post date:** [May 3, 2020, 2:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/caren-needs-you-to-stop-stealing-food-from-her-childrens-mouths/853044/10 "2020-05-03T02:03:12Z")
lol theres something you dont see much anymore … an entitled hippy ---
**Author:** ![Bryan\_Ekers](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bryan_ekers/32/183_2.png) [@Bryan\_Ekers](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bryan_Ekers)\ **Post date:** [May 3, 2020, 2:13am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/caren-needs-you-to-stop-stealing-food-from-her-childrens-mouths/853044/11 "2020-05-03T02:13:24Z")
You really need to self-modulate if you’re going to go on a rant about a shortage of baking goods. The tone of your message is what everyone will remember, rather than its content. Nobody wants a bad yeast inflection. ---
**Author:** ![Darren\_Garrison](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/darren_garrison/32/92_2.png) [@Darren\_Garrison](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Darren_Garrison)\ **Post date:** [May 3, 2020, 2:22am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/caren-needs-you-to-stop-stealing-food-from-her-childrens-mouths/853044/12 "2020-05-03T02:22:03Z")
Karen (I refuse to spell “Karen” with a C) [has deleted her Medium account.](https://medium.com/@carenawhite/why-you-need-to-stop-baking-bread-cf6b77bd7c56) It makes sense–you shouldn’t post on Medium when you are being very small. ---
**Author:** ![Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/7cd45c/32.png) [@Elendil\_s\_Heir](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Elendil_s_Heir)\ **Post date:** [May 3, 2020, 2:33am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/caren-needs-you-to-stop-stealing-food-from-her-childrens-mouths/853044/13 "2020-05-03T02:33:17Z")
She should demand to see the manager of the Internet. ---
**Author:** ![digs](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/digs/32/14889_2.png) [@digs](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/digs)\ **Post date:** [May 3, 2020, 3:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/caren-needs-you-to-stop-stealing-food-from-her-childrens-mouths/853044/14 "2020-05-03T03:48:08Z")
> [@Darren\_Garrison](#): > > Karen (I refuse to spell “Karen” with a C) [has deleted her Medium account.](https://medium.com/@carenawhite/why-you-need-to-stop-baking-bread-cf6b77bd7c56) > > It makes sense–you shouldn’t post on Medium when you are being very small. That was beautiful. ---
**Author:** ![thelurkinghorror](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/7c8e57/32.png) [@thelurkinghorror](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/thelurkinghorror)\ **Post date:** [May 3, 2020, 4:30am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/caren-needs-you-to-stop-stealing-food-from-her-childrens-mouths/853044/15 "2020-05-03T04:30:04Z")
Poe’s law is in effect, but I call fake. ---
**Author:** ![RickJay](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/bb73d2/32.png) [@RickJay](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/RickJay)\ **Post date:** [May 3, 2020, 5:11am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/caren-needs-you-to-stop-stealing-food-from-her-childrens-mouths/853044/16 "2020-05-03T05:11:54Z")
It’s 100% real; I’ve found Caren White’s work around the web on herb growing and gardening. ---
**Author:** ![Eonwe](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/eonwe/32/240_2.png) [@Eonwe](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Eonwe)\ **Post date:** [May 3, 2020, 5:40am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/caren-needs-you-to-stop-stealing-food-from-her-childrens-mouths/853044/17 "2020-05-03T05:40:44Z")
Hey, I’m with Caren … and all you poseurs who got into Lord of the Rings just because the damned movies made it popular … well, you’re just a bunch of dilettante geeks who care nothing for anyone but yourselves!!! ---
**Author:** ![thelurkinghorror](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/7c8e57/32.png) [@thelurkinghorror](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/thelurkinghorror)\ **Post date:** [May 3, 2020, 6:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/caren-needs-you-to-stop-stealing-food-from-her-childrens-mouths/853044/18 "2020-05-03T06:28:04Z")
> [@RickJay](#): > > It’s 100% real; I’ve found Caren White’s work around the web on herb growing and gardening. It just seems too perfect. Is it like those photos of the guy with a huge underbite owning a bulldog and the woman with the poofy hair owning a poodle? > [@Eonwe](#): > > Hey, I’m with Caren … and all you poseurs who got into Lord of the Rings just because the damned movies made it popular … well, you’re just a bunch of dilettante geeks who care nothing for anyone but yourselves!!! I decided to start fermenting a bunch of stuff right before COVID. I’m not bandwagoning, it was unrelated! ---
**Author:** ![Broomstick](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/broomstick/32/246_2.png) [@Broomstick](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Broomstick)\ **Post date:** [May 3, 2020, 7:03am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/caren-needs-you-to-stop-stealing-food-from-her-childrens-mouths/853044/19 "2020-05-03T07:03:43Z")
> [@Tamerlane](#): > > I was once in a fairly fancy upper-end supermarket some years back where I was treated to someone having a complete meltdown at the meat counter because they were out of organic, free-range chicken. The regular chicken was clearly unacceptable and the poor counter-worker was getting his ass chewed because of the failure of the supply chain. It was a truly surreal, head-shaking moment. Not for those of us who work at the grocery store. For us, that would be Tuesday. ---
**Author:** ![mjmlabs](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mjmlabs/32/69_2.png) [@mjmlabs](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/mjmlabs)\ **Post date:** [May 3, 2020, 12:45pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/caren-needs-you-to-stop-stealing-food-from-her-childrens-mouths/853044/20 "2020-05-03T12:45:47Z")
> [@Bryan\_Ekers](#): > > You really need to self-modulate if you’re going to go on a rant about a shortage of baking goods. The tone of your message is what everyone will remember, rather than its content. Nobody wants a bad yeast inflection. :groan: You can just sit there and think about what you did, Mister. [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/caren-needs-you-to-stop-stealing-food-from-her-childrens-mouths/853044.md?page=2)