My mother makes me so angry - long.........

5littleladies wrote: Last night we had chicken with sauce and noodles for dinner (cheaters Chicken Tetrazinni ). Megan came to the table and automatically said "Ick. I don't like that", which she says to virtually every single meal. Now, we don't expect our kids to clean their plates, but they do have to eat at least some of it or just go without-particularly Meg, who is being such a problem in this area. So off she went to her bedroom because she wouldn't eat. After a bit she came out and said "I'll eat it with ketchup." Ok-Ew! But as long as she eats it, I don't care. So off she went to the dining room to slather it with ketchup and eat it. Well my mother came over about 2 minutes after that and went straight to see Megan in the dining room (I was in the living room and couldn't hear anything that was going on in there). After about 5 minutes my mom came out holding Meg's plate-mostly clean, and said in an exasperated, snotty tone "Can she be done eating this stuff now?". Um...yes? She only had to eat a little of it. My mother then proceeds to sit in the living room with me and lectures me on making Megan (who is such a sweet sensitive girl-in my mothers words) eat food that she doesn't like which according to my mother, is gross anyways-her exact words for what I made for dinner-"Ick!, Ick!. I wouldn't want to eat that either". WTH!?! It was freaking chicken, noodles and sauce. She told me that "She never made us sit and the table and clean our plates (yes, she did) and I'm going to push Megan into having an eating disorder. Holy crap!?! I don't make them eat it all-they just have to eat some of it for crying out loud-a fact that she apparently refused to understand since she kept harping me for "Making them clean their plates".

I'm so annoyed at her, and I talked to Jas and he was FURIOUS!! He said my mom was lucky he wasn't home or he would have let her have it.

coasterqueen replied: OMG! I can't believe she was acting like that. I would have torn into my mom for acting that way to me, though.

They tend to forget what they made us do as kids, that's for sure. Gosh, I hope I'm not that way when I'm older.

BTW, LOVE LOVE your avatar pic. You were so cute (still are, lol). Now I can see where the kids get the good looks from .

amynicole21 replied: Ugh! Isn't it amazing what selective memories parents have? My mom does the same thing... "I never did anything like that when YOU were little!" Yea right.

BTW, Sophia did the same thing last night. We had cheesy potatoes and ham and she took one look and said she didn't like it. We made her take a bite and she gagged... drama queen

5littleladies replied:
That's what Meg does. It's getting old.

And thanks for the compliment Karen. Not that I had much control over what I looked like as a baby. You were quite the cutie yourself!

~Roo'sMama~ replied: OMG sometimes I just don't get your mother. It probably is a good thing Jas wasn't there... I probably would have let her have it too if it were my mom. But then if it were my mom I wouldn't be getting 50 phone calls for the rest of the day if I did!

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mckayleesmom replied: When we were little we had to sit and eat it or we didn't get desert.

MyBrownEyedBoy replied: We didn't have to clean our plates, but we were allowed to ask for no thank you helpings if we didn't like it. That was just a bite or two of whatever. And if we gagged on purpose, that was another bite. But my mom at least remembers no thank you helpings.

kimberley replied: how soon they forget. i prolly would have told her to mind her business and if she kept on, remind her of her "mistakes" as a parent once upon a time. you're a good mom and didn't do anything wrong. Meg is 5yo and it is not like you are feeding her crap. chicken and noodles are good! with as many kids as we have, they need to learn fast that mom is not a short order cook and to eat what is in front of them. sorry that happened to you

A&A'smommy replied: OMG you should have told her to get out of your house those are YOUR kids!!

Maddie&EthansMom replied: I can't believe your mother sometimes! She can be so insensitive and rude.

My mother knows not to talk to me like that! Maddie doesn't eat either, but it isn't anything I do wrong. I've tried cooking everything for that child. Now if she doesn't eat what I cook then she can sit there until we are finished eating. I'm done trying to cook 3 different meals.

mysweetpeasWil&Wes replied: I'm sorry...I have a mother who fortunately knows not to ever say "when you were a kid I did...". She indirectly comments on what I do, but it's never a direct comparison to the way she did things. I would probably be honest with your mom and tell her how you feel. I know confrontation is difficult, but the more you let it go, the harder it will be to tell her down the road. She needs to know who the parent is NOW and that her opinions are uncalled for! Good luck!

~KARA~ replied: WOW i cant believe your mom! My girls try that with food too but after 1 bite the usually sai that they like it(untill next time I fix that) I was a very picky eater as a child so I know my mom wouldnt have said anything like that but my MIL cant keep her mouth shut to save her life!!