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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Tell him BEFORE you go out: “Gary, you are free to order a drink, an appetizer, an entree and a dessert. We are happy to pay, but if you choose to order a second entree, be sure to tell the waiter to put it on a separate check. We don’t want our kids growing up thinking it’s OK to take advantage when others are treating them. We don’t want them to think it is normal for someone to order two entrees on top of tons of food and drink on someone else’s dime. It’s not OK, it’s rude.”[/quote]

This would be an insane conversation to have. I can’t imagine if my DIL said this to me.

If you can’t live with it, far better to eat at home or go somewhere cheaper. If he wants to go somewhere expensive just say “money is a bit tight at the moment so we would rather stay in tonight”. Then he might offer to pay.[/quote]

Don't want a conversation like that? Don't act rude and entitled. There is no defense for ordering two entrees when someone else is paying. None. Inexcusable behavior. [/quote]

This conversation should only be between child and parent. In-laws need to butt out. Clearly husband isn't as bothered or he would have said something now. OP is powerless in this situation which is why she moans uselessly here in reality she would never have the balls to say this in person. Her husband would probably be appalled and shut her down anyway. But keep fantasizing![/quote]

Oh honey, did you not read where OP canceled one of FIL's orders? :lol: I'd say that was pretty ballsy, and apparently DH did not "shut that down." You tried, though! You tried so hard.[/quote]

My husband gets so exasperated and embarrassed when his dad does this. He has definitely said things in the past too. I thought I posted earlier how my husband literally cut a pie slice in half when father in law took a ridiculous piece of pie.

The time when one of our kids begged us to order a dessert (I called it a monster sundae), some ridiculous thing that cost nearly $20, we shut that down explaining to our kids that it was really unhealthy and really expensive. What do you say when Fil smirks and orders it FOR HIMSELF???? I genuinely thought to myself okay he’s undermining my parenting but I assumed he would take one bite and slide it down to my kids. [b]He ate the entire thing, not offering a bite to anyone else, and then hid in the bathroom until we paid the bill. [/b]

There is no way he didn’t realize how annoyed we were, especially my husband. DH even said, you’re going to order this, even after hearing that whole discussion? And FIL smirked and said it looked really good.

Something isn’t right with him I think. [/quote]

With the comments about hiding in the bathroom after gorging himself, wondering if FIL has an eating disorder/ is throwing up [/quote]

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