Tell her there were 9 apples in the fruit bowl jar because you counted them last night but now there are only 8. And you know she ate that one. Then walk away.

Thats awesome! I love when people say crazy shit. The nuttier the better. In my family, we'd be laughing about that one for years. Embrace it.

We do the same thing! Anytime someone says 'there's not enough bacon for you' sends my brothers and i into hysterics every time it's uttered. Unfortunately, it's usually family members that say batshit crazy things but it has helped me deal better with my ILs.

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Oh, I have one! I was accused of tampering with her fridge's temperature control, thereby ruining her zucchini.
I had not touched the controls, not even by accident, but the zucchini had in fact gone bad.

Turned out it had been in the fridge for 2 weeks, but no, it was all my fault the day I arrived.

(Not my MIL, my mother, but same madness).

I'm afraid I'm guilty of the same thing. Whenever I can't find anything, I think the maids stole it. Usually 5 minutes later I find the item.

This can be a sign of the onset of dementia.

Shame on you OP for stealing your son's lunch. What's next? His toys?

Kids of that age will only eat a certain amount at one sitting. The kid winds up leaving half a hamburger. You know darned well that that kid is not going to be hungry again for another few hours and when he is hungry he will have zero interest in that half eaten hamburger. So the choice is either - toss it in the trash or Mom (who hasn't even eaten, yet) gets to scarf it down.

And, yes, the kid is going to want a snack in a few hours. It is NOT because his Mom "stole" his lunch.

Well my husband is always picking at DD's food since he plows through his and she takes her time. I count it as him stealing her lunch, maybe your MIL has a point.

Annoying Op but let it go. Move on. It was a stupid think to confront you about and really...just drop it.

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Oh, I have one! I was accused of tampering with her fridge's temperature control, thereby ruining her zucchini.
I had not touched the controls, not even by accident, but the zucchini had in fact gone bad.

Turned out it had been in the fridge for 2 weeks, but no, it was all my fault the day I arrived.

(Not my MIL, my mother, but same madness).

I'm afraid I'm guilty of the same thing. Whenever I can't find anything, I think the maids stole it. Usually 5 minutes later I find the item.

Anonymous wrote:I'm always amazed when adults are willing to eat fooda kid touched. They pick their noses, put their hands in their pants, lick their food, spit on it etc. I find food touched by children to be extremely unappetizing.

NP here. My kids are 3 and there are these wondrous new-fangled inventions called "knives". I know that some days they eat a lot and some days they eat only a little. So when their food arrives, I cut it into portions. I give them portions until they stop eating. I'll eat the untouched portions or take them home.