to ignore a fussy eater @ let him go hungry

[typicalbloke]

so on friday, with DW away for weekend, I got home from work to find that the kids had, naturally invited their mates round.

I conetemplated rustling up a quick meal for six teenagers and me completely from scratch, and after a brief inspection of the ingredients fridge I reached for the phone and ordered chinese

• prawn crackers
• prawn toast
• half a crispy duck and pancakes
• chicken chow mein
• crispy beef
• sweet and sour chicken
• spare ribs
• beef and mushroom
• prawn something (I forget)
• vegetable chow mein
• egg fried rice
• special fried rice
• boiled rice
• fortune cookies

one boy - 14 - announced he didn't like any of it and ate..... a spoonful of boiled rice on a pancake. I kid you not.

I pretended not to notice but when my DW got home on Sunday she said 'yes he's very fussy I always cook for him specially'

WIBU to just let him go hungry?

YABU...because I'm about to cook a healthy vegetarian dinner (we're not veggies, but try to eat veggie two or three times a week for economy and health) and now you've published that menu and I'm tempted .

Seriously, I wouldn't pander to him. Unless he has a genuine allergy, he will need to fit in with other people. If he doesn't eat much, fine. His decision. It doesn't sound as if he was making a fuss, though. Leave him to it, he can eat later at home.

My son does not have ' genuine allergy' but he has genuine intolerances.
That isn't the same as being fussy.he can have bad wind or diarrhea if he eats something he shouldn't, it is small comfort that it isn't an allergy.

I want chinese food now!