Today, my kids told me that for the FIRST time, my cooking was delicious. I made Kraft dinner that night. FML
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Halloween
A failed costume, stolen candy and a very real scare: Halloween, the one night when fear is allowed.
Same thing different taste
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, 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, 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
Today, I felt bad about rarely complimenting my mom about her cooking, so during dinner, I raved about her incredible, creamy, macaroni and cheese. It came from a box. FML
Let him cook
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 bought ingredients for one of my favorite meals and went home to take a nap. When I woke up, my sister had cooked them for everyone else in the house, who ate it all without me. I was told that I shouldn't be angry, but instead proud of my adult sister because, "She cooked!" FML
Picky
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
One happy family
Today, I spent hours cooking an amazing dinner for my family, who had just gotten home from a trip, so we could spend some time together because I'd started to miss everyone. When they got home, they saw it all laid out and just took plates to their room, without even telling me they were home. FML
Kitchen Nightmares
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
Tasty treat
Today, my mom tried a new recipe for dinner. She proudly served what she called "gourmet vegetable stew." One bite later, I had to fight every urge to not gag. She asked me how it tasted, and with a straight face, I said, "Delicious!" She then asked for my honest opinion, so I told her it was, um, "an acquired taste." She hasn’t spoken to me since. FML
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AngryPants 0
At least they enjoyed it...and it's easy to make!
Nakedsquirrel 5
If your husband likes your cooking, don't sweat it. Kids are naturally scornful of stuff that doesn't have fat or sugars or some such thing that tastes good to undeveloped taste buds. Try to convince your man to help with meals if not cook them himself, and in the meantime seek some advice or try a cookbook. Don't make wacky dishes or try anything with a strong flavor to it, as a remotely picky kid will hate it. Avoid veggies that are naturally spicy or tangy. And, as much as it may kill a health-conscious mother to do it, don't buy low-fat, low-sodium, low-etc anything. They really do taste worse than the standard. Also consider making stuff like pizza, which is much healthier homemade than from a chain.
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Comments (94)
Floatout2sea 0
I wouldn't take offense. Most kids would rather have hotdogs in macaroni and cheese over a gourmet dinner. They usually outgrow it.
offtheheezy 0
Hey, but Kraft is pretty amazing.. and I guess it requires SOME skill to make it taste good...
DreamWeaver121 0
next time make them home made mac and cheese see what they think about that. If they dont like it just buy thewm boxes of kraft and tell them toi make it themselves. Itll give u some extra time lol.
24788 7
Don't expect to be an expert at taste if all you do is read the box and think it tastes fine yourself.
woahmanmeaghan 0
Hey, if my mom made me KD, it would be an amazing meal. Hand me a beer with it and it'll be the best. So your kids are easy to please. I wouldn't complain
catryn 0
Even Nigella Lawson writes that her kids won't eat most of her food and that kids in general have limited palates. Don't take it too personally.
MechaMew2 0
Um... #6... YOU ARE #6!
tigerhawk90 0
STOP RUINING FMLs....here is a good one that I couldn't submit and I am going to put this comment on all the others.. "Today, I looked at the top FMLs for the day. FML"
ow_itsraining 0
Why does everyone assume the OP is female? Men cook as well...
littlexlion 4
Because under her post it says, "woman." ^.^;
Endymion_fml 0
Well Kraft dinner IS delicious. Learn to cook.