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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I know I am years late to respond but I am having this exact issue with our current AP who eats disproportionate [b]amounts of ALL food - junk food, healthy food, and soda[/b].

She also eats specialty items - like finishing my daugthers' leftover birthday cake before my daughter could enjoy it!!

What this all means is that the AP has no boundaries and doesn't care about the other members of the household.   And for all of you who say, wait until you have teenagers.  I have two!  And yes, they eat a lot but they also have manners and will ask others if they can finish something off at dinner or something in the fridge (particularly something someone else prepared), they know what a typical portion size is from the snacks and food, AND they would never dream of eating someone else's birthday cake without asking.

This is my 6th AP, and none of the others had this issue.  We had two that loved their junk food but they knew that what they wanted was too much and supplemented  by buying their own (and I NEVER asked them to do that).

Again, it's just downright rude, greedy, and bad manners.

And I did speak w/my AP in the beginning - can't be solved.  She doesn't see it.  I almost rematched but we are down to 2 months and I'm just counting the days....[/quote]

Sounds like to need to cook/buy more food. [/quote]

Some folks here, disgruntled APs I'm guessing, think every problem is the HP fault, never the APs.  Note to all: sometimes APs are not perfect.  They would not be allowed to eat their brother's leftover cake at home, they shouldn't do it here.  And, my APs have always asked before eating anything questionable.  Because that's the right thing to do.[/quote]

PP here, to whom you are responding. I am a HM and I do not believe that every problem is the HP's fault. But when I hear HPs complain that APs eat too much, I cannot help but think that HPs are not cooking enough. I don't eat much. DH eats more, but also not a lot. But I do remember being young, when I could eat a pizza and chase it down with a coke. And then have some sweets for dessert. If your AP eats more than you or more than your husband, or your 15yo son, it's ok.

Now, finishing your daughter's birthday cake is not ok. But you tolerated it for 10 months. So, what's the point complaining now?[/quote]

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