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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Just say thanks and throw it out when nobody is looking.[/quote]

Yes. It's like a deep urge, that one you have to see that your people are fed. It doesn't really go away. Once my oldest son grew up and moved out, and later married, I still found myself welling up with this urge to make them take my food, anything, even some random old jar of olives, because . . . MUST FEED MY BABIES!

And I'm not even terribly domestic. You'll find out one day, when you notice yourself bringing along some lame food item to visit your grown kids, and hopefully you'll laugh and remember how it looked from a younger point of view. So be kind about it to the parents.[/quote]

I thought it was just my mom. The other day before I left her house,  she went through about 10 items, "do you want this leftover pasta salad? Do you want this muffin? Here, you can take this jar of spaghetti sauce..." And she seems so perplexed and sometimes offended when I say no. So, as long as you're not offended when your kids say no, it's ok.

When I was 20 and my fridge contained only ketchup, salsa, and a block of cheese, sure I'd take home whatever food my mom wanted to give me! But now days, that cool whip container of leftover casserole will most likely be just another forgotten item in my fridge which I'll have to throw away in a week. :) it's the thought that counts, though.[/quote]

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