Miscellaneous: Today, my mother-in-law gifted us with a new microwave. I told...

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 Anonymous - 22/06/2019 18:02

Today, I offered to help my mother-in-law boil noodles for some noodle soup. She loudly said, "You know how!?" I'm a chef. FML

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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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By ladytyy - 27/07/2011 23:45 - United States

Today, my mom still hasn't gotten over the novelty of our brand new microwave. We've been eating hot pockets for nearly a week now. FML

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By monster in law. - 17/12/2014 07:35 - United States

Today, my mother-in-law gave me a toaster and a fork as a wedding gift. FML

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Let him cook

By Max - 09/04/2014 18:32 - United States

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

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By Anonymous - 07/12/2014 04:48 - United States - Watertown

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

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By Anonymous - 19/01/2021 02:01

Today, I was telling my friend how much I love my 20-year-old kitchen scale, because it has this one handy function that even new ones don’t have. Later, my mom melted it on the stove and isn’t even convinced she should buy me a new one. FML

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By nokitchenforme - 03/12/2010 05:18 - Canada

Today, I overheard my mother telling a friend she got me oven mitts for Christmas. I got her two cruise tickets. I hate to cook. Which she knows. FML

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Depressing

By bymyself - 07/02/2011 02:05

Today, the nicest thing said to me all day was from my microwave, which flashes "Enjoy your meal" when it finishes cooking something. 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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Thursday 24 September 2009 23:35

Just tell her, "I know what you mean, my husband said he had to eat the dog's food behind your back when he was growing up so he didn't starve."

kionnalexus 0

Thursday 24 September 2009 23:11

What a bitch >.

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jmeg_fml 0

Friday 25 September 2009 3:18

that's why you always graciously accept a gift. if you really hate it regifting is always an option

spartan034034 0

Friday 25 September 2009 4:09

She gifted you? Glad your not an English teacher

lollerskater 0

Friday 25 September 2009 7:11

LOL you beat me to it... clearly OP's not very gifted with English.

lollerskater 0

Friday 25 September 2009 7:14

Scratch that... I re-thought it over and OP's usage of "gifted" is technically correct... just sounds awkward

Tsukasa_fml 0

Friday 25 September 2009 7:26

Glad "your" not, either. oh hell #66 beat me to it but replied in the wrong place

kukopia 0

Friday 25 September 2009 17:21

# 65 "I re-thought it over"; Redundant and repetative much?

FerrariCake 2

Friday 25 September 2009 4:40

Sounds like mom-in-law is a fan of Hot Pockets and Gino's Pizza Rolls and anything else you can pop in the microwave. And she probably thinks having a nice dinner at a restaurant means the Extra Value meals at McDonalds. Maybe she'd be happier if you used a lot more salt in your cooking and used crappy ingredients.

fritzmims 0

Friday 25 September 2009 8:07

lol, M-I-L sounds kinda lame indeed

tj8610 0

Friday 25 September 2009 5:17

Did you know that "mother in law" anagrams to "woman hitler"? Try it!

krad204 21

Tuesday 1 November 2011 4:07

That just blew my mind!

gigi2009 0

Friday 25 September 2009 5:30

no worries

lollerskater 0

Friday 25 September 2009 7:16

@56 PS Glad YOU'RE not an English teacher... pfft

TheIrishJaneDoe 8

Friday 25 September 2009 10:54

I have a sneaky feeling OP serves her kids paella and tofu, and Gramma just wanted to spoil them with an occasional pizza roll or two. Anyone with me on this one?

kukopia 0

Friday 25 September 2009 18:07

I can see that. Kids don't want fancy, fru-fru, wholesome, organic stuff. They want grilled cheese, nuggets and tater tots. Cooks & chefs should take a page from writers; Know your audiance.

lapis 0

Friday 5 February 2010 3:52

Kids generally like the food they're raised on. They may like stuff like pizza rolls, etc, but if OP has been serving them the more "adult" meals for most of their lives, odds are that they like those meals just as much as the microwaved crap.