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[quote=Anonymous]You need to stop catering to them. The next time they come for dinner serve Tortino's pizza rolls and diet coke. If they complain, tell them you get what you get and don't get upset. Do it again the next time. If they make demands for something better you simply say "Well that is not happening." If they say, you wouldn't be alive without us where is my filet and Diet Pepsi." You say "Well you should have bought a restaurant instead of having children, sucks to be you now doesn't it?"

You need to see that they are behaving like toddlers and treat them accordingly. My preschooler would really prefer ice cream and cookies for dinner. If I gave it to her every night she would be very upset to start getting a nutritional meal. She might even throw a little fit. Too bad - you wouldn't give a 3 year old ice cream and cookies for dinner because she threw a fit now would you?

They will either change and accept the new normal or they will stop coming. Either way you win. [/quote]

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