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Dinner time issues

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KFN1987 · 10/05/2025 19:03

My step son is 10 years old. I have been living with him for two years now. We have an issue with dinner times. He eats certain foods that contain onions, for example sage and onion stuffing. When I make a dinner than contains onions, he sits there sifting through it and basically refuses to eat most of it. This will be various dinners, spaghetti, cottage pie, chilli, curry, ect. I have tried cutting the onions up really small but the outcome is the same. On some occasions he has just eaten his dinner which contained onions, but most of the time acts up about it. Sometimes when people are looking at him he will start gagging (seems pretend). There are other small children at the table and his eating sets a really bad example to them. No amount of reasoning seems to improve this situation. He received consequences but again this doesn’t make any difference. AIBU to increase consequences?

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KFN1987 · 10/05/2025 19:11

He is the only one who is refusing to eat it. I don’t think I should have to cook separate dinners when he eats onion in other things?

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SussexLass87 · 10/05/2025 19:10

If it's a spaghetti bolognese (for example) just make a small amount in another pan that doesn't have onion in? Sorted.

NoBiscuitsLeftInMyTin · 10/05/2025 19:10

So they DON'T ALL like onion and yet you persist.....?

KFN1987 · 10/05/2025 19:10

🤣 I have tried cutting it up really really small, doesn’t make a difference. He will eat an onion ring though!

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ToKittyornottoKitty · 10/05/2025 19:09

KFN1987 · 10/05/2025 19:08

His dad has the same issue

Sounds like he likes onion in some meals and not others then. Why would he complain otherwise?

Sirzy · 10/05/2025 19:09

KFN1987 · 10/05/2025 19:08

His dad has the same issue

So two of the family don’t like onion but you still insist on using it?

KFN1987 · 10/05/2025 19:08

His dad has the same issue

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sparepantsandtoothbrush · 10/05/2025 19:08

Everyone likes onion

Clearly not everyone does though. I cant imagine continuing to add something to multiple dinners that a family member didn't like

Purplesphere11 · 10/05/2025 19:08

Cut it smaller. He won't notice. It's a non issue. Grate the fecker of necessary

KFN1987 · 10/05/2025 19:07

There are 5 children and two adults. Everyone likes onion and we all eat the same meals together. Like I say he eats onions in other things so seems to be more of a behavioral thing.

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ToKittyornottoKitty · 10/05/2025 19:06

Sage and onion stuffing is not the same as onions in food, different texture etc. Does he eat these things when his parent cooks for him?

Sirzy · 10/05/2025 19:05

so you know he isn’t a fan of onion but still keep insisting he eats it? Why not just leave the onion out?

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