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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Fall
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)
AnonPotato 16
My mom brings that crappy school food home to serve for dinner. It's all stale.
Gityerchicken 12
Trying new healthy recipes might help. I eat clean and because of that so does my family but there are tons of ways to vary the taste of chicken breasts. You can try mexican, italian, or indian methods.
CO_RRA 11
What the heck is an "instant hamburger?"
princessace13 19
Let them make their own food if they don't like what you cook
momac86 17
I would only cook for myself and let them figure out their own food ungrateful pissants
Blah123459876 3
this is society
Bubblez2009 15
Ungrateful ppl
burristhethird 16
Look, I understand effort, but there is no use cooking something that is healthy, but no one likes it. All you need to do is stop focusing on, "How much sodium does this have?" Or, "How many calories are in this?" Cook something tasty. Healthy can be tasty, but is not always as good as people who are eating it would think.
pandoralilybelle 13
I am so thankful for the healthy food my parents, especially my mum, cooked for my three sisters and me while growing up. Go on strike.
Koolaidandtacos 21
They should be happy that you cook for them.