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AIBU to make a roast when my daughter asked me not to?

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TURTLE74 · 30/08/2026 23:19

Adult daughter 22 is not a fan of roast dinners. She asked me if I could not do a roast dinner today and make something else which I agreed to. However I had a chicken in freezer that needed using up today but I did make a pasta bake which is something she likes as an alternative. I like to make a family dinner on a Sunday for us all. Daughter was disappointed about the roast but I explained to her I had to use chicken up but I did make something she liked as alternative. She said to me you told me you wouldn’t make a roast and she looked upset. She didn’t go hungry though as she had Cottage Pie after saying there’s nothing to eat. AIBU to of made the roast even though there was pasta dish as alternative or was she being unreasonable here as I feel bad about it.

OP posts:
TyneTeas · 30/08/2026 23:26

TURTLE74 · 30/08/2026 23:23

Because of the date

But you can keep chicken in the freezer for months, it isn't going to degrade for an extra week or two

ByPeachPeer · 30/08/2026 23:26

Why did a frozen chicken need eating today? Where did the cottage pie come from? Why didn't she eat the pasta bake?

BibbityBoppityTwo · 30/08/2026 23:25

Why should she care if you made a roast for everyone else, if you went to the trouble of making a whole additional option for her? She’s being ridiculous.

TURTLE74 · 30/08/2026 23:23

TyneTeas · 30/08/2026 23:21

If the chicken was in the freezer, why did it need to be used today?

Because of the date

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Nofeckingway · 30/08/2026 23:21

Tell her to cook her own Sunday dinner then . You are not a personal chef .

TyneTeas · 30/08/2026 23:21

If the chicken was in the freezer, why did it need to be used today?

Ohdearnotthisagain · 30/08/2026 23:20

Maybe she could cook next time. Bloody hell you made her a pasta bake.

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