Food, Grandparents and Money: Never enough

Never enough

By Anonymous - 22/03/2013 10:49 - United States

Today, my grandmother has been complaining that I spend too much on food, so I started cooking food from scratch. I happily showed her my recipe book and encouraged her to try a few. She then mocked me for wasting time by not buying frozen food. FML

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Never? NEVER?!

By Anonymous - 01/05/2020 08:00

Today, I had a fight with my grandma again with whom I've been living for four years due to college hostel being below par. She blamed me for destroying her kitchen equipment by extensively cooking, especially at night. I've never placed a foot inside her kitchen since the beginning. FML

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By badcook - 24/09/2009 19:10 - United States

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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By wearyconsumer - 23/12/2016 05:29

Today, I threw out all the food in the freezer that my mom had been keeping since 2013. When she found out, she said, "frozen food doesn't go bad." FML

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Too many cooks, etc.

By hazyshadows - 18/03/2020 17:02 - United States - Edmond

Today, I tried to make a grilled cheese sandwich for myself, but as soon as I started, my mom rushed into the kitchen and criticized me for making it "wrong". She then made the sandwich for me. It tasted significantly worse than when I make them. FML

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Foreplay

By Anonymous - 18/12/2022 09:00

Today, my girlfriend bitched that we spend too much money on food, and needed to start cooking to save money. I got home from work and started dinner. Halfway through, my girlfriend sighed and said, "This is taking too long, I'll order pizza." FML

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By NaCl - 24/05/2014 21:20 - United States - Duluth

Today, my mother-in-law came over for dinner. She decided to salt the food I was preparing without even tasting it first, then complained at dinner that I'd used too much salt. She then lectured me on the proper seasoning of food for the rest of the evening. FML

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Kitchen Nightmares

By cook for yourself dammit! - 12/07/2020 14:01

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

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Give me a break

By anon - 18/02/2023 06:00

Today, I burned dinner because my girlfriend was yelling for me to help with a trivial problem. To salvage things, I ordered pizza. She spent the rest of the evening moaning that I ruined dinner, that we don't eat healthy, and that I "make us" waste money on food. FML

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You deserved it 195

The neverending dinner

By Anonymous - 18/03/2023 14:00

Today, I was so excited to finally try a new recipe that I found online. After hours of prep, I realized I misread the serving size and ended up cooking enough food to feed a small army. I don't have a freezer and I live in the middle of nowhere. FML

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You deserved it 608

By Rainbow92 - 19/08/2009 23:43 - Bulgaria

Today, I decided I need help, so I confessed to my mother that I'm bulimic. After she looked it up online she started screaming at me for "Wasting food that I'm not paying for." FML

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mpj13 8

Friday 22 March 2013 16:13

If there is anything this website has taught me it is that it's impossible to please old people.

YouSoClear 6

Friday 22 March 2013 16:12

YDI for not listening, duhhh. //Sarcasm But seriously you can never win

Comments

Adm_Twigs 19

Friday 22 March 2013 21:21

Trololololll

luccmon 6

Friday 22 March 2013 21:27

Next time gram wants food put frozen food in front of her.

OlgaCornmuffin 7

Friday 22 March 2013 21:29

That's when you tell her..."Hey Granny! I just enrolled you at Shady Pines Retirement Home! They don't feed you guys though...they heard food was just a waste of money. I figured you'd agree with their policy." as you say it, eat your homemade meal, slowly, never breaking eye contact, except to close your eyes & relish the taste

onorexveritas 23

Friday 22 March 2013 22:23

those kind of people just want to tell other what to do no matter what, its never good enough

jpallan 3

Friday 22 March 2013 23:27

The lady's old. Give her a break. My mother was told by *her* mother that she should listen and nod appropriately and make respectful comments and enquire after additional information, and then just go do what she was going to do anyway. This advice was delivered in 1958. My daughters smile and nod, too, and then go do whatever they wanted to do, which would happen anyway. Four generations now.

akiahara 14

Saturday 23 March 2013 7:28

Maybe you should stop giving them that advice...

danhello 2

Saturday 23 March 2013 2:41

Stop trying to please her! Live your own life!

nvo 6

Saturday 23 March 2013 5:55

Don't let grumpy granny ruin your accomplishment. Being able to cook tasty dishes from scratch is a life skill - and much better nutrition than processed frozen food

Michael_92 20

Saturday 23 March 2013 5:58

I have this idea...how about you buy/eat/spend whatever you want. It's your body, money, and life. Do what makes you happy and content, not what someone else says.