Marital vent: stop eating the Babybels

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:How many is he eating?

+1, Food is available to everyone in the house but when I wake up at 6 am to discover DH went on an eating binge and ate ALL the cereal, 10 little bags of chips and a full package of cheese overnight and I'm struggling to find things to pack lunches and make a quick breakfast then I'm pissed. We can afford it and he says he'll buy more but he won't get out of bed at 6 am for a store run so I'm stuck on those mornings.

Wtf.

Same here, 1 pound of pistachios a night, eats kid’ overpriced individually wrapped snacks, leaves a mess, eats their Halloween candy yet leaves the wrappers everywhere and can’t figure out with a 5 yo is upset.

So self-centered and clueless. Plus a pig!

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I assume DH contributes to the HHI. Buy that man his own babybels.

We both work and have three kids.

The day HE does any meal planning, food purchasing, meal prep and cooking is the day he can eat like a horse anything outside of what’s needed by other family members and meals. Can’t think of a more rude, disrespectful and ignorant way to live in a house with others than to only think of oneself all the time and eating whatever.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Impulse eater spouse and oldest kid. We have to keep snacks hidden. Spouse will INHALE a months worth of sports or lunch box snacks in a couple days and his mini me sneaks them to her room and gorges on candy, baking items, snacks.

MIL told me long ago she never had snacks except fruit in the house. It wasn’t because they’re all healthy, it’s because they have no self control and cannot stop. Same with soda, desserts, cake, etc. The kid gots sick at buffet picnic school things gorging only on the dessert table. And we do eat dessert 1-2x a week...

We've had a 'food locker' for years now because our oldest (now a senior) could/would not stop eating sports/lunch box items. It was so unfair to the other kids not to be able to pack chocolate milk/fruit snacks/etc. in their lunch because DS ate them all. It's not like there isn't plenty of food in the house or that he couldn't make as much chocolate milk as he wanted (there is plenty of chocolate milk powder). He just can't/won't stop himself. The 'food locker' was our solution and it's been great.

The PP who says everything in the house is shared because to do other wise is too stressful has never experienced the stress of, repeatedly, not being able to pack a lunch because someone has eaten/drunk all the lunch box stuff.

Curious what happens to these kids or teens who impulse eat once they get to college or independent living. I’m concerned it will all unwind and. I leahty self-care habits will stick. Oh well!

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Buy some cheese sticks. Let the kid pick them out, so they get the kind they want. Put the Babybels at the back of a drawer, hidden by the bag/box of lettuce.

Is he European? They often have (less costly) cheeses in their fridge at all times.
No more little bitty overpriced babybels- they’re wasteful anyhow, just buy big bricks of cheese to cut w a cheese wire when needed.

And always floss if you’re eating that much cheese!! Bad breath galore.

[Anonymous]

This is why so many people get divorced.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I assume DH contributes to the HHI. Buy that man his own babybels.

We both work and have three kids.

The day HE does any meal planning, food purchasing, meal prep and cooking is the day he can eat like a horse anything outside of what’s needed by other family members and meals. Can’t think of a more rude, disrespectful and ignorant way to live in a house with others than to only think of oneself all the time and eating whatever.

Sounds like you have way bigger issues than cheese. But go ahead and let the resentment build, that’ll teach him.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I assume DH contributes to the HHI. Buy that man his own babybels.

We both work and have three kids.

The day HE does any meal planning, food purchasing, meal prep and cooking is the day he can eat like a horse anything outside of what’s needed by other family members and meals. Can’t think of a more rude, disrespectful and ignorant way to live in a house with others than to only think of oneself all the time and eating whatever.

Sounds like you have way bigger issues than cheese. But go ahead and let the resentment build, that’ll teach him.

OP here. This was not me. We only have one child. And spouse does most of the cooking, although I do all the shopping.

I appreciate the perspectives I’ve gotten here. Perhaps the most valuable piece of info is that I shouldn’t be buying my Babybels at the supermarket! It’s $4.49/6. I’ll meditate upon the problem.

[Anonymous]

Just buy more cheese.

[Anonymous]

What is the deal with those cheeses? I have never eaten them, is it just that the wax is fun to play with?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Just buy more cheese.

Why can’t he go to the store and get his own cheese if he wants more? Or ask OP to get it? Why does she have to anticipate her husband’s snacking habits in order to pack a lunch for her son?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Just buy more cheese.

Why can’t he go to the store and get his own cheese if he wants more? Or ask OP to get it? Why does she have to anticipate her husband’s snacking habits in order to pack a lunch for her son?

Lady get your own thread. OP doesn’t have your issues, her husband cooks, contributes, etc.

[Anonymous]

Dumbest vent ever.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:How many is he eating?

+1, Food is available to everyone in the house but when I wake up at 6 am to discover DH went on an eating binge and ate ALL the cereal, 10 little bags of chips and a full package of cheese overnight and I'm struggling to find things to pack lunches and make a quick breakfast then I'm pissed. We can afford it and he says he'll buy more but he won't get out of bed at 6 am for a store run so I'm stuck on those mornings.

Wtf.

Same here, 1 pound of pistachios a night, eats kid’ overpriced individually wrapped snacks, leaves a mess, eats their Halloween candy yet leaves the wrappers everywhere and can’t figure out with a 5 yo is upset.

So self-centered and clueless. Plus a pig!

I think your husbands are smoking something at night and getting the munches...

[Anonymous]

DH now has a separate mini fridge with his snacks.

I also keep a few containers with certain things kids will binge on chocolate chips
,protein shakes and gummy vitamins. Those containers have a fingerprint padlock.

[Anonymous]

I just wanted to thank you for posting this.