Today, after years of providing daily various home-made colourful meals for three kids and a husband, I was asked to "cook something cool, like instant hamburgers, not that lame healthy shit". FML
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Dead leaves, the first cold of the season and an umbrella flipped inside out: fall, the season of grace.
Today, as I was pressed for time, I opened some canned food for dinner. When my children were served, they said, "Mmm, this is best meal you've ever cooked for us!" I cook healthy, balanced meals every day. FML
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
Today, my kids told me that for the FIRST time, my cooking was delicious. I made Kraft dinner that night. FML
Today, I decided to cook dinner for my wife and kid. After a long day of preperation and cooking I asked them what they thought of it. My 12 year old son then says, "I would say it tastes like shit but not even shit tastes this bad!" My wife then laughed and gave him a high-five. FML
Today, due to my wife saying I never cook and that we always order pizza, I spent a good hour preparing dinner. While serving it to my kids, they started complaining. My wife told them to shut up. When she took a bite, she looked up at me, smiled, and said, "Do you, you know, want to just order pizza?" FML
Today, I was making dinner for my family while my wife was at work. She walked in the door with McDonald's, even though she knew I was cooking. Then our kids saw and started screaming that they wanted McDonald's too and that it was unfair. I've told her not to pull this shit and she won't listen. FML
Today, I made a tasty, healthy plant-based lunch for my family. They ate a few bites, spat it out, and then went to McDonald's "to eat real food, you know, food with meat in it." FML
Today, my parents told me not to make plans for dinner as they were bringing it home. Normally, that would be great but they brought home slop from some buffet that had just opened. Everything was greasy, too salty, or bland. I told them they could have it, and made my own dinner. Now I'm being called, "The Food Network critic." FML
Today, we have nearly no food in the house. My husband went shopping with the kids and returned with a sack of tomatoes. Time to make lunch. FML
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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Top comments
rylaii 26
This is when husband and children learn to cook their own food
Mightyrif 23
They should be thankful to you and not condescending!
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Comments (67)
fastnachter 15
This is basically a free day for you to take a break. It's nice you do that for your family, but nothing is wrong with hot dogs and microwave fries once in a while. Make sure they have balance but my family has a cheat day once a month where we get subs from a pizzeria from down the street. All about variety.
netflixislove 32
That sounds amazing, they should be greatful
Ipsum629 13
cook them spinach soup muahahaha!
ThuNDeY 23
I wish my mom would not make so much instant food coming from a box
_Lenah_ 20
I feel for you OP. We do a dinner plan every week, and my boyfriend occasionally complains about how I don't like having the same dish two days in a row. What's wrong with variety? But junk food isn't an issue. We designate every Friday as "junk dinner day" (ex, pizza, caesar salad, takeout food, anything drowned in cheese...etc)
CoolCookie210 22
Honestly, though. Cooking packaged food saves you time and energy
liza1922 7
I feel your pain. When my kids did that I went on strike. I did provided them with plenty of instant meals, and cooked only for myself. They loved the first week, by the second the were begging me to cook for them again. They haven't complained again since.
Setareh23 34
I say let them have a few junk meals a week (they're fun and tasty) but since they're so rude about it let them cook it themselves. It'll teach your kids the effort of cooking & cleaning up afterwards (granted it's super easy to make junk, but obviously you aren't gonna start teaching them 3-course meals right off the bat) and as for your husband, if he's got time to rudely complain about your "healthy shit" food then he's got time to cook a few meals per week.
JHPugh 19
This is why all guys and teenagers should learn to cook. Best experience ever to be able to make the food you want
Tsula1994 13
Once they have to start providing their own meals and can't afford to eat out because they can't cook well, and they get tired of instant everything. I will say thank you on their behalf for looking out for the health of your family and the hard work you have put into all of those meals.