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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]MIL refuses to buy foods that the kids like and then makes us feel terrible because our kids are bad eaters. I’m not talking about sugared cereal (gasp!) or spaghetti-os level “kid food.”  She made beef stew last night and tonight we are having fish because she got a good deal at the store (and because SHE likes that). The house is a museum and no games of any kind left over from Ds and three sibs. I’m not even sure they were allowed to sleep in the house as children (I know the dog wasn’t).[/quote]

I don't know about this one...I grew up having to eat the same "adult" food as adults and have my kids do the same.  We don't do separate meals and that has expanded my kids palate.  [/quote]

We don’t do separate “kid meals” either and kids are really not particularly picky, but it’s like she goes out of her way to make the visit as unpleasant as possible and the food is one aspect of this. We are on “vacation” and I just don’t want to deal with kids who are grumpy because they didn’t eat (there is also a strict no snacks in the house rule). I’m just asking she meets the kids a smidge of the way with something like grilled meat and salad or really any kind of pasta. [/quote]

Visiting family is not a vacation. I would buy snacks and order a pizza. [/quote]
+1 if she’s spending the day making tons of food to feed everyone, she gets to decide what she’s serving. She’s not a short order cook! Bring your own canned pasta and microwaveable bowls! I have never hosted the large family Thanksgiving, but I have been to plenty and I cannot fathom ever demanding that the cook (it’s usually one primary person, even if others help here and there) prepare extra dishes on the side that they have no interest in serving. How appallingly rude. And yes, I have kids[/quote]

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