Food, Grandparents and Money: Never enough

Never enough

By Anonymous - 22/03/2013 10:49 - United States

Today, my grandmother has been complaining that I spend too much on food, so I started cooking food from scratch. I happily showed her my recipe book and encouraged her to try a few. She then mocked me for wasting time by not buying frozen food. FML

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By Anonymous - 01/05/2020 08:00

Today, I had a fight with my grandma again with whom I've been living for 4 years due to college hostel being below par. She blamed me for destroying her kitchen equipment by extensively cooking, especially at night. I've never placed a foot inside her kitchen since the beginning. FML

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By badcook - 24/09/2009 19:10 - United States

Today, my mother-in-law gifted us with a new microwave. I told her it was too much and we didn't really need it. Her response, "I just want my grandkids to have food that tastes good for once." I'm a chef. FML

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By wearyconsumer - 23/12/2016 05:29

Today, I threw out all the food in the freezer that my mom had been keeping since 2013. When she found out, she said, "frozen food doesn't go bad." FML

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By hazyshadows - 18/03/2020 17:02 - United States - Edmond

Today, I tried to make a grilled cheese sandwich for myself, but as soon as I started, my mom rushed into the kitchen and criticized me for making it "wrong". She then made the sandwich for me. It tasted significantly worse than when I make them. FML

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Foreplay

By Anonymous - 18/12/2022 09:00

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By NaCl - 24/05/2014 21:20 - United States - Duluth

Today, my mother-in-law came over for dinner. She decided to salt the food I was preparing without even tasting it first, then complained at dinner that I'd used too much salt. She then lectured me on the proper seasoning of food for the rest of the evening. FML

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Kitchen Nightmares

By cook for yourself dammit! - 12/07/2020 14:01

Today, tired of my husband complaining that my food was basic and bland, I went out of my way to learn to cook using new recipes and fresh ingredients. He complained that I took too long to make dinner, and that the food is "fancied up shit." He can cook his own meals now. FML

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By anon - 18/02/2023 06:00

Today, I burned dinner because my girlfriend was yelling for me to help with a trivial problem. To salvage things, I ordered pizza. She spent the rest of the evening moaning that I ruined dinner, that we don't eat healthy, and that I "make us" waste money on food. FML

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The neverending dinner

By Anonymous - 18/03/2023 14:00

Today, I was so excited to finally try a new recipe that I found online. After hours of prep, I realized I misread the serving size and ended up cooking enough food to feed a small army. I don't have a freezer and I live in the middle of nowhere. FML

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By Rainbow92 - 19/08/2009 23:43 - Bulgaria

Today, I decided I need help, so I confessed to my mother that I'm bulimic. After she looked it up online she started screaming at me for "Wasting food that I'm not paying for." FML

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mpj13 8

Friday 22 March 2013 16:13

If there is anything this website has taught me it is that it's impossible to please old people.

YouSoClear 6

Friday 22 March 2013 16:12

YDI for not listening, duhhh. //Sarcasm But seriously you can never win

Comments

Leasha3 14

Friday 22 March 2013 17:36

Never live with grandmas if you don't want the complaining!

TheDrifter 23

Friday 22 March 2013 17:37

It seems nobody knows how grandparents operate. "you spend too much on food" means you should cook more often instead of ordering, not that they consider you a good enough cook to cook from scratch. It's a geriatric code language, snark and sarcasm so refined that few under 30 can comprehend it.

Shadow_Phantom 26

Friday 22 March 2013 17:43

Don't listen to her; things made from scratch not only taste better, but are better for you.

buddy51 23

Friday 22 March 2013 17:44

OP- Offer your grammaw a hearty serving of homemade nachos and toe cheese to be eaten pantless on the bathroom floor! In other words, ignore the cranky old biddy, cook what you like, and enjoy your life- let her suffer the consequences of being mean spirited and you be happy!

SuperDanielNL 23

Friday 22 March 2013 17:53

I don't understand why one buys frozen food? It tastes horrible, it is probably unhealthy and cooking from scratch is kinda fun and you can make whatever you like.

akiahara 14

Saturday 23 March 2013 7:27

Frozen French fries are way more convenient than dragging out the potatoes (that are probably growing).

SuperDanielNL 23

Saturday 23 March 2013 18:25

The dad of a friend of mine carves his own fries, they are delicious. But there other foods apart from fries.

fgwrxfiend 11

Friday 22 March 2013 18:01

Some people will just find anything wrong with what you're doing no matter what it is, fml op

noelasis94 18

Friday 22 March 2013 18:23

You can always try tricking her, by dressing up as a senior citizen, then have her try your recipes.

Raesin 21

Friday 22 March 2013 19:08

'cooked from scratch' by which you mean you did some proper cooking and made something that has some flavour and nutritional value. Sad to see that heating up frozen stuff is now termed as cooking.