It sounds like you just have bratty kids. Teenagers should be old enough to know not to devour a fancy box of chocolates that was someone else’s gift. |
You don’t have teens. They aren’t bratty. Just clueless. Chocolate in the kitchen is fair game for anyone. |
TF? My kids live and eat like kings. They are currently eating Sumo oranges like they are free. I will buy and eat something that is just for me and not one person in my home better complain about it. Do I lord it over them? No. If they happen to see me eat it, too bad. The mommy martyrs are out in full force. |
This is weird. Why can't your husband buy his own special chocolates. I guess you could pick up an extra box for him. Why is he acting like you control all the chocolate in the world and he can't have any. |
Don't think so. |
This is such a weird mentality. You buy more expensive fruit then get upset when people eat it? Do you expect them to ration it out? If my kid wants to eat 20 oranges, great, it’s better than whining for junk. If you’re gonna be stingy, but a bag of regular oranges and then get each kid one sumo orange to try. |
I think it is evil stepmother behavior if you eat it in front of your children and not share.
I always told my DH that if he wanted "special" things just for him, he should buy a fridge and put in his office. Anything in the main fridge is for everyone. If you keep the chocolates in your private space or hidden somewhere and only eat when they are not there, it's fine. How do you feel comfortable eating chocolate in front of your children and stating that it's for you only? I can't even imagine it. |
But you can have their Sumo oranges anytime you want, no? |
What’s a sumo orange? |
Mommy has special ice cream, special rolls, special chocolate, special risotto, special heirloom tomatoes, even special Medjool dates. She is the only vegetarian. Even DH knows to ask before drinking some of her Jonagold juice. If there is any doubt, the item in question is labeled. If there is suspicion of potential foul play, the item is photographed and marked to indicate how much had been consumed. Cookies are counted and logged so that Mommy knows precisely what amount of unauthorized consumption has occurred in her absence. Mommy's vengeance is swift and unerring. |
This thread sparked a really interesting conversation amongst a group of my friends. I tend to buy nice desserts, cheese, cuts of meat, etc for just the adults in the house. If our kids ask, we tell them that they can try a bite but its for the adults.
One of my friends thinks that is horrible and that any food in the house should be fair game for all family members. Another one of my friends told a really funny story about how she hosted a party and set out a tray of expensive cheese, olives, prosciutto and salami. The 3 kids at the party polished off the entire tray before the adults got any and she was pissed! A third friend said that she always buys an alternative for the kids so they still feel like they are getting something special. |
No, dear. They can eat MY Sumo orange at their whim. My point was that my kids aren’t even close to being deprived. They’ll be fine if I have something they don’t every blue moon. |
I’m the Sumo pp and agree with your first friend. My kids are welcome to 99.99% of the food in the house, regardless of what it is. Sometimes, as a mom, I just need something that is literally just mine and I don’t want to share it. It might be a special coffee drink, or a treat from the bakery. |
+1 Must look this up ![]() |
I let kids eat the good chocolate on a trip and now they won't eat Hershey's or any of the regular old Halloween candy. Probably good for their health, but bad for my wallet and my relationship with my MIL who didn't appreciate the interrogation about what percent cocoa her Christmas peppermint bark had (it was melted Nestle milk chocolate chips, a no go). Kids and I had a talk after that about how it's okay to have taste preferences but not okay to poop on other peoples' choices with a snobby attitude. |