AGDee and MysticCat, you had it easy LOL. There were children starving in Ethiopia, so we had to everything on our plate; thankfully, she served in appropriate portions. I just learned the least amount of times I had to chew in order to swallow the food I didn't like. I also feel real guilty still about not finishing what I put on my plate, so I much prefer family style meals. I felt really bad though this past Easter. My SIL made this carrot based soup that was just aweful and I couldn't stomach more than 1/4 of the bowl.
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Originally Posted by ree-Xi
These aren't my kids; they are my sisters. Two of the three of them (the older two, 8 and 10), are beyond picky and wasteful. I was asking for advice on how to deal with them, because even when I ask them ahead of time what they want, and I prepare 2-3 different main dishes and lots of sides, they complain, toss their food (I've found it in my couch cushions), or mangle and leave it so that we have to throw it away.
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Yah, no. My three year old nephew decided to stomp a strawberry into my carpet last summer and got a triple reprimand. Andy and I told him no and set down the rules. When Mom found out later, she was so embarrassed/mad; he got the discussion. The 8 and 10 year olds would have got a cleaning invitation from me. It's okay to set down the law in your own house. My family still keeps coming over and my neices and nephews never want to leave. When we go to their house they get all excited to see us. That's just disrespectful. I hope you let their mother know what they do.
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