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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I generally like my in laws, so here's my tiny petty complaint. My nephew is a picky eater who doesn't eat a lot and grazes instead of eating meals. When I host, I have plenty of breakfast food options--muffins, bagels, English muffins, etc. My nephew will ask for a bagel. My SIL will say "do you want half?" (Why does she even ask?) he immediately demands a whole bagel. She gives it to him. He takes 2 bites of it (not exaggerating). Then they leave it on the table for hours because "he might come back to it later" HE NEVER DOES. Repeat for the next meal. I wish she would just give him a quarter of it or half so someone else can eat the other half and it doesn't go to waste. They stay with us for a few days and so much food is wasted because this kid demands something whole, they give in, and he never finishes it. [/quote]

So talk to her. Tell her to “please only give him half, and then whatever he wants if he finishes that, to avoid food waste. Also, I will be cleaning the kitchen about 20 minutes after we’re done eating—I want any uneaten food to be put in a container in the fridge, not left out.” Just talk to her.[/quote]

I definitely have put away/thrown away his food and they just grab another bagel--more to waste. I asked once and she said "he'll eat more if he has more in front of him"...which obviously isn't true. I'll try again, but I'm not really feeling this battle.[/quote]

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