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[quote=Anonymous]Make sure you have food he likes to eat. You don't have to plan every meal around him, but you do need to provide a backup food. If the problem is microwave pizza, that doesn't have to be the backup option for every meal. As someone else suggested, there are frozen burritos. Or boxed mac and cheese. Or sandwich fixings. When I was a kid, the standing rule was if you didn't care for the meal you could make yourself a peanut butter sandwich. Complaining about and criticizing the food is a different issue. I think you'd be within your rights to take that on, if it's something he does. And there are two sides to this - a polite person can decline a food without saying "eeew, it's gross!" and a polite host can offer a food without being pushy, as well as making sure a guest knows there are other options. You're the adult. Model the behavior you'd like to see from him. If you're mean to him, you'll get it right back.[/quote]
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