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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]In our house, people who complain about dinner get assigned to make the next one.[/quote]

My kids are much younger but I recently instituted this rule. We have a lot of freedom around food but I am strict about manners. Each person has at least one alternative thing they can eat any time (like PB sandwiches or cheese and crackers- my youngest is 5 so they are very simple). If they don’t want what I’ve made (which is annoying because I try really hard to have at least one component that each person likes in a meal, such as pasta that’s been left plain or whatever) they can make their own alternative food. But if there’s major whining or rude words about the dinner I’ve made (like saying it’s disgusting or something) they have to help make dinner the next night. This is actually a pretty big consequence because the only time we allow screens is 45 minutes while I cook so if you are helping you miss your screen time for the day. It works pretty well honestly. I’m still frustrated they won’t eat more variety but that’s a different issue.

It’s inexcusable your husband is complaining about your meal. My husband only cooks like once every two weeks and often it’s burned or over cooked or objectively not right. When that happens I still thank him for cooking and help the kids take off burned bits and do what I can to demonstrate the meal is edible. In return he has never said a bad word about anything I have cooked ever. I feel like that is a very very bare minimum expectation for an adult who lives in your house?[/quote]

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