How to stop other travellers eat your food supplies?

[Anonymous]

OP if it’s any consolation, I bet these families secretly hate you and call you a shrew. They probably invited you along bc they love your hubby and kids.

You are a real work of art!

[Anonymous]

I would just bring enough for the other kids. If money was tight and I didn’t want to (or afford to) feed the others, I would just stop them. “Hey Johnny I only brought enough bacon for us. Your mom brought breakfast food for you.”

[Anonymous]

Is there a big disparity in what the families are bringing for breakfast? Like are you filling the shared house with the smell of pancakes and bacon while the other families packed cereal? Where are the other parents when their kids are asking for your food?

[Anonymous]

I find this really odd-
Just do all group meals- divvy up all meals so every family gets a breakfast, lunch and dinner.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Is there a big disparity in what the families are bringing for breakfast? Like are you filling the shared house with the smell of pancakes and bacon while the other families packed cereal? Where are the other parents when their kids are asking for your food?

They’re cooking oatmeal while we are making eggs and bacon. Or they have one cereal but we have a different kind.

[Anonymous]

Yay, DCUM. Let’s stretch it out two more pages by telling me I should just make a little extra.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Yay, DCUM. Let’s stretch it out two more pages by telling me I should just make a little extra.

We've never been so united!

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Yay, DCUM. Let’s stretch it out two more pages by telling me I should just make a little extra.

Did you ever explain why you aren’t telling the kids to ask their parents for food? I know you think the kids are pigs and their parents suck because they’ve been taught no manners, but why are you scared to direct the kids back to their parents?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Is there a big disparity in what the families are bringing for breakfast? Like are you filling the shared house with the smell of pancakes and bacon while the other families packed cereal? Where are the other parents when their kids are asking for your food?

They’re cooking oatmeal while we are making eggs and bacon. Or they have one cereal but we have a different kind.

So, they’re giving their kids a healthy breakfast while you’re preparing a heart attack on a plate?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Yay, DCUM. Let’s stretch it out two more pages by telling me I should just make a little extra.

Make a little extra!

[Anonymous]

OP, I'd be happy to donate a few extra boxes of pancake mix so you can feed the other kids. You can make the pancakes the night before and reheat them in the microwave or oven. Or, bring a waffle maker and reheat the waffles in the oven/toaster.

[Anonymous]

NP. Are you kidding? I thought you were talking about bread and cornflakes.

You can't cook freaking bacon and pancakes in front of people and then sit down and eat them in front of people without giving them some. Period.

Bring some bread and cornflakes. And don't share a kitchen with strangers next time unless you want to share meals with them.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Either don't go or bring extra food and look at the expense as an investment in your friendship.

This. Why can’t you bring more?

Why should she have to? The families agreed on the procedure - bring own food for breakfast and lunch, share for dinner. OP doesn’t need to feed other families who agreed to bring their own food. Either change the system to free-for-all or as a PO suggested, talk to the adults and make sure they alert their kids to the rules - then say you don’t have enough if/when asked. How is it this difficult? Also, why are you traveling with other families during a pandemic?

[Anonymous]

Contact the other families in advance and tell them, hey, seemed like people wanted a hot breakfast last year. Our bacon and eggs were so popular we ran out! Shall we each take a turn cooking for the group?

Then if they insist on sticking with separate meals because they want a kale smoothie while you feed your family “heart attack on a plate” it will be easier to say no when the kids ask.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote: Contact the other families in advance and tell them, hey, seemed like people wanted a hot breakfast last year. Our bacon and eggs were so popular we ran out! Shall we each take a turn cooking for the group?

Then if they insist on sticking with separate meals because they want a kale smoothie while you feed your family “heart attack on a plate” it will be easier to say no when the kids ask.

There are a million ways to solve this so called "dillema" that involve little drama. OP just seems like a miserable shrew who can't "go along and get along" on a vacation.