Today, my family are refusing to go out to eat with me anymore. Apparently, me liking my food cooked a certain way infuriates them because it delays our order, and makes the wait staff hate us. FML
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Halloween
A failed costume, stolen candy and a very real scare: Halloween, the one night when fear is allowed.
Today, I went to my favorite restaurant with my mother. The food took a little longer than usual to arrive and my mom threw a fit, complete with kicking and screaming, in the middle of the restaurant. My mom and I are both banned for life. 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, my family dragged me to a steakhouse, knowing full well I'm vegan. I sat there, with my sad little salad, watching as they stuffed themselves with burned animal flesh and laughed at me. They wonder why I hate them all. FML
Today, I found out that my restaurant's food is so bad that the only reason some people visit is because they're punishing their kids. FML
Today, I begged my parents not to take me to a restaurant for my birthday, but sure enough, they took me to one, along with my siblings, aunts, uncles, you name it. Ordering with them is a nightmare, so after a whole half-hour the waiter still hadn’t gotten everyone’s complicated orders written down. FML
Today, after ordering at a restaurant, the waitress suddenly began acting like a bitch to me, for no apparent reason. I later found out why: most people who order that particular meal tend to argue and whine about the price. I wasn’t going to. FML
Today, I finally won an ongoing battle with my family to go to a restaurant I like, rather than a restaurant I hate with a passion. Now I'm throwing up, and my back is killing me. I'm the only one who got food poisoning. FML
Today, I asked my parents why we hadn't been out to eat as a family for so long. Both mom and dad agreed, so we made plans to go have breakfast at the Waffle House. Upon arriving, Dad threw a tantrum in the restaurant over nothing, and insisted on yelling at us the entire time. Guess I got my answer. FML
Today, we're visiting my wife's extended family. They're nice people but they eat like crap; I haven't had a single fresh vegetable or fruit in days, and everything they cook is overcooked and smothered in cheap sauce or "seasonings." My stomach is about to go on strike. FML
Today, my parents ate at a new Italian restaurant. They said it was the best they'd ever had and brought me some, insisting I try it. It had so much garlic and sugar in it that I couldn't finish. They're upset because one of our cousins owns the restaurant, and they say I'm not being supportive. We're Irish, not Italian. FML
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Top comments
poopface82 25
I’m curious what that “certain way” is, although if it weren’t batshit insane, I’m sure you would have explained it already.
JackWood 21
Learn to order something that can be done at the same time as everyone else.
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poopface82 25
I’m curious what that “certain way” is, although if it weren’t batshit insane, I’m sure you would have explained it already.
RichardPencil 32
And everyone ends up with snot and spit in their food. Your pickiness has consequences.
JackWood 21
Learn to order something that can be done at the same time as everyone else.
Anderling 33
That depends entirely on what way you want it cooked, doesn’t it? Like there’s a difference between “I like my steak well-done” and “my demands involve half the kitchen shutting down for my convenience”.
wrenavery90 12
I'm guessing you go way beyond the usual requests so yea, that would be annoying.
mattiagardin 15
Just build a personality that isn't only based on being picky and someone someday will love you
mccuish 25
I work in a kitchen as a line cook and you’re the type of person we hate
angeleyes0724 10
Two types of people, I am also a line cook and take pride in making my guests happy no matter how complicated their request. in fact, the more complicated the better, I love a challenge 🤷♀️
BurnInDemonFire 39
You're lucky you appear to have the time and freedom to accept these "challenges". There are those of us who do work/have worked in the catering industry and we've only had the time to prepare meals as expected before moving onto the next lot. If we started adjusting orders for everyone, we'd run out of time, and eventually business.
Crowned Sataness 12
as a server, if you're picky and have to add or change a bunch of stuff, then yeah, stay home.
Nepumbra 12
So just don't ask for it to be prepared a certain way. Simple fix OP.
JasonThorn 23
What exactly is this "certain way," and is it because of an allergy or merely a personal preference? We need qualifiers here...