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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Some of this could be solved by making more food for meals so there's plenty for everybody to get their fill at mealtime + leftovers that can be first come/first serve.

[b]In our house, family-style takeout (pizza, Chinese) is fair game.  We order plenty of food for whoever is home at mealtime and then any leftovers are first come/first serve.  It's not like, there are 4 of us and 16 slices of pizza so each person gets 4 slices to eat now or later.  Nope, eat however much you want now, and the rest is fair game.[/b]

If there are leftovers of individually-ordered items (like we all go out to dinner and DD brings home half her pasta dish) it belongs to the person who ordered it.[/quote]

Totally different in my house. If my husband eats 3 slices of pizza and I eat 2, then I have 2 slices coming to me and he has 1. He would never eat my leftover pizza. He knows it will not end well for him.[/quote]

[b]This mentality is so strange. People eat different amounts. You expect the same exact portion for each person. [/b]

I will say, though, that since my DH and I were not raised by wolves, we always ask each other if they wanted more of something before we finish it. when a household gets big it's not always feasible to check with everyone, and it should be considered fair game unless you yourself set aside a porch with your name on it. [/quote]

People eat different amounts at one time, but given enough time, I can eat the same amount of pizza as my husband. Why should he get more of that cheesy, tomatoey goodness just because he has a bigger stomach? I can have my two leftover slices for lunch, he can have his one leftover slice and a side salad for lunch. [/quote]

DP with a question: Say it's the day after your pizza dinner and those 3 leftover slices are in the fridge.  It's lunchtime and you are out of the house grabbing lunch with a friend.  He's home and hungry.  Can he eat the leftovers or does he still have to save 2 of them for you?[/quote]

He would ask me and I would answer depending on what I was feeling like. [/quote]

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