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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Not allowed to go in the kitchen between meals.  My 10 year old went in and was rummaging around looking for a snack and the host threw a fit.  [/quote]

Wow. You allowed your child to rummage through your host's kitchen w/o express permission from the host to do so?  That's pretty bad  :shock: .[/quote]

+1. That is a HUGE no-no. Even if it is your own parents or siblings (or DH equivalent), but especially if it is anyone more removed than that. [/quote]

NP. [b]The child should ask for more if he’s hungry, but please don’t host if you don’t intend to feed your guests enough.[/b]  My ILs don’t fix nearly enough food, and we’re all left starving after each meal.
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No one said the child was wrong for being hungry, or the parent was wrong for meeting that need. BUT ASK FIRST, duh. Common courtesy. Literally Being a Good Guest 101. [/quote]

What part of the above post did you not comprehend?  The PP said the child should ask, and you’ve added nothing to the conversation except snark.  Read and try to understand before you post.[/quote]

You clarified a point no one muddied. NO ONE said hosts shouldn't provide food. [/quote]

LOL. Given that the child was scrounging for food and hungry, it was a valid point. And it was also valid for a poster to share an experience of stingy in laws who weren’t offering enough food.  Sharing such things is the point of the thread.[/quote]

Yeah, so anyway, all guests should ASK before rummaging around in anyone's kitchen. Point blank period. If you don't think your hosts provide enough food:

1) ASK for some
2) If it's repeated, STAY IN A HOTEL (fool me once, shame on you; fool me twice...)
3) Or if you don't want resulting hotel drama, bring some of your own food[/quote]

Again, please refer to the original message. NOBODY said the kid shouldn't ask...in fact, everyone has agreed that nobody should be rummaging through kitchens without permission.  And I suppose everyone's story here could be shut down by "STAY IN A HOTEL, DUH" but the point of this thread is to share anecdotes to blow off steam.  It sounds like you're really taking it personally because you're one of those stingy food hosts.  There are entire threads about you on DCUM!!!  Since we're handing out advice now: If you don't want someone in your home, and if you can't be a gracious host to them, then don't offer.  If you're just going to be passive aggressive and controlling by offering them nothing to eat, and then get angry and offended because they went out for pizza, or if you declare your kitchen off-limits because you think nobody should eat lunch in your home, you are not the kind of person that should have guests. "Point blank period."[/quote]

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