Do you think it's right for my mom to cook/buy food that she knows I wont eat?

Question

I've told her I don't like her home made spaghetti and soup but she makes it and then tells me to eat it if I'm hungry. More than half the food in the house must be made in the stove/oven and she hasn't taught me how to use it. She hardly cooks. She bought ice cream the other day and it was strawberry. She knows that I don't like anything strawberry flavored. She bought it so she could eat it. I'm a pretty picky eater. If she had introduced me to more foods when I was hunger maybe I wouldn't be. She tell's me to eat cereal for lunch or dinner when it should be for breakfast. She buys cheesecake, I dont like it. She recently said If I was hungry I should eat yogurt. Yogurt is light and it won't make me full. I know I don't have to eat till I'm full but I want to so I won't eat anything else afterwords.

Answer 1

What isn't right, is that you're complaining about food your MOM BUYS (not you) and your MOM COOKS (again, not you).

Stop being a big baby and eat what she has to offer. If you can't do that, then get a job and buy your own groceries, and cook your own meals.

What's not right, is kids like you today have to be so ungrateful. Do you know there are kids out on the streets, who would give anything for a home, with a mom that cooks food.. real food, HOT food, not something out of the trash that they often times have to eat? Do you know there's kids in Africa, that are literally STARVING to death, while you sit comfortable in your moms house, griping about how you don't like the food she cooks.

Suck it up, and go eat what mom's been nice enough to fix you. There's kids that have it so much worse than you!

*****You're 13, YES you can use a microwave, or even a stove. You're old enough to be taking on some responsibility instead of acting like a baby who can't do for themselves. You don't need mom to wipe your behind for you, do you? Of course not! You're a big girl now sweetie, act like it. I know 5 year olds that know how to operate a microwave! If you can't figure it out, then get mom to show ya! Ask her to teach you how to respect your elders while you're at it. Maybe throw in some manners.

Also, a food allergy is an allergy. They not eat the peanut butter because they don't like it, but because it will kill them if they do eat it. It won't kill you to eat something you don't like just because you don't like it.

Answer 2

I have noticed how every mention of what she has bought you to eat, you have some sort of reason to NOT eat it.  the ice cream, cereal, cheesecake, yogurt, etc.  

IF you do not like what she is buying you to eat, I suggest you get a job, and buy the food you would like to eat to contribute to your house.  

Answer 3

Yes.  Eat if you're hungry.  When you are old enough to get a job, you can be a picky eater.  

Answer 4

As long as you have food in the house, then you have no right to complain.  Your mother does the shopping and the cooking, she's the adult.  My parents forced me to eat what I didn't like.  There was no debate, I didn't even have the choice to go hungry.  I was taught to eat what I was served.  That's an etiquette thing as well, if you went to someone's house, you are supposed to be polite and eat it (unless you are a vegetarian or have a religious reason not to eat pork or whatever).  There are many things that I don't like that I had to choke down: tomatoes, fish, etc.  That's just the way it is.  A parent should make sure you are getting proper nutrients....spaghetti, ice cream and cheesecake aren't exactly food staples though.  I would ask her if perhaps she can buy some bread or lunch meat so at least you can make a sandwich.  Try to reach a compromise.  She may be more apt to listen to you if you stop complaining about everything she buys.  Ask to go to the store, or bring up food you might like.  There are tons of frozen options for families that take little to no time and skill to learn to heat up.  (Maybe you should sign up for home economics if it is offered in school).  

Answer 5

I know as a mother i Try to make things that my children will eat and sometimes try to introduce them to new foods but i never let them go hungry and make sure that there is something for then if they don't like what i have made but i have to be careful they are not just being stubborn but that is not the case most of the time! parents should always have food in the home for their children and their children should come first and should not go hungry and should have healthy meals everyday!!!! if you feel its getting bad you may want to talk sombody they  may start forcing her to keep food in the home for you call you children services and ask them about what they think you can call anounomsly goodlluck!!!