“No food in this house!”
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Anonymous
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It’s all I hear, especially with this snow storm we’ve been having. It’s what DD (15) is constantly saying, sun up to sundown! “No food in this house!” “No food in this house!” “No food in this house!” It’s honestly driving me bonkers. We have A LOT of food, honestly too much. And still. All the time. “No food!” “No food!” “No food!”
Aaaaahhh. Sorry I had to vent. And ask for advice. Anyone else having this issue? And if so, how are you resolving it? |
Anonymous
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I have 4 adults in the family right now. I am no longer trying to make meal-times happen.
What I do is make lots of food that I like to eat - everyday. In the past few days - I have cooked Thai, Italian, Indian (North Indian) and Mexican. When the food cools down, I put it in the fridge. Family is welcome to eat it when and if they want to eat. Or they can cook themselves. Done. They are devouring the food. Oh, I am a-ok with folks ordering in. We pay. So we got Chinese day before. |
Anonymous
| Send him to the grocery store. He’s got legs. |
Anonymous
Tell DD to go to the grocery store with a list and her own money. And she can have kitchen clean up duty for the entirety of school being out. |
Anonymous
| You’re only allowed to complain about something once. So I’d just say “that’s one.” when she said it the first time. Say it again? Go to your room. Any time she says it again she gets sent to her room. |
Anonymous
Does she know how to cook for herself? I still struggle with this because I was taught to make meals for families but didnt know how to make food for just myself. Really struggled when I was living on my own because I had been taught- as the eldest daughter- to prepare food for a family of 3-6. My brothers on the other hand literally only cooked for themselves and then ate dinner with the family. They both cook well for themselves and can adapt to cook larger portions but I never know how to make just X for myself and making a full meal feels overwhelming (ADD too). So maybe its no food that is readily accessible. She may be bored and looking for food to relieve it. She may be wanting something healthy but doesnt know how to make it. ASK what she means. |
Anonymous
| Make her eat the snow! (funny tone) |
Anonymous
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I remember having that argument when I was a teen, lol. What I meant is there is no food that I can pick up and eat (everything had to be prepared).
Anyway, when my teens say there is nothing to eat, I tell them to add what they want to the grocery list and I’ll get it next time I go shopping. If there’s nothing you want to eat in the house today, it means you didn’t add it last week, so do better next time, kids. |
Anonymous
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She's probably saying she wants you to make something. I get this all the time from my 14 yr old. He suffers from fridge blindness and only knows how to cook a couple things, but I'm working on that. In the meantime I make sure there are some snacks I always have on hand that are reasonably healthy:
- homemade hummus ingredients - carrots, cucumbers, and apples - pita and tortilla chips + salsa - cheese and crackers - box mac n cheese and frozen peas - protein bars, yogurt smoothies I've also noticed that while he acts really picky about food he won't complain about any meal where I have fresh bread - it's so worth it for me to be able to cook what I want that I usually buy baguettes or have frozen rolls I can pop in the oven. Then magically he'll eat meals that don't include chicken nuggets without complaints haha. |
Anonymous
Fridge blindness? 🙄🙄🙄🙄 |
Anonymous
| Give her a pen and paper. You walk her through what you DO had and have her write it down. Post it on the fridge. |
Anonymous
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Nope, not having this problem.
Either you don't have enough food or you are letting your kid be a brat. Either way, it's a parenting fail....so fix it. |
Anonymous
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Are you expecting her to cook her own meals, OP? I need a bit of context to advise. My teens have never said that. We're a family where parents cook and kids eat what's put in front of them, within reason. We eat lunch and dinner together. We do give them choices before deciding on the menu. If they want snacks, they get them themselves, of course. My son never cooked for himself until going to college (and now he's in an apartment with full kitchen, and cooks his own meals), and my daughter, who is in high school, usually cooks her own breakfast. When we go grocery shopping, they do occasionally ask us for specific ingredients. |
Anonymous
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Op, after the snow when driving isn't a problem
Your DD goes to the grocery store. It becomes routine. She gives you receipts. You pay her back. As long as it's reasonable. She fixes more of her meals. She transitions to most. Certainly she does this the closer she gets to college age |
Anonymous
| totally ignore it and let them find their own food/meals. They quickly will find something to eat. |