Aibu to find this utterly infuriating??

[goddessoftheharvest]

Guest at Sunday lunch today. Over the course of the meal

"Oh I couldn't eat all of that... Just a little bit for me thanks. Oh no, that's far too much. Just half of that. Half of that. I wouldn't eat all those potatoes. Could I have that little corner of the meat, that very well done part? That will do for me. Sorry, could i swap my meat for that bit? It looks a bit better done. No, I'll not have any of that, I couldn't manage it. I'll just try a bit off X's plate. Apple pie for afters? I couldn't, I really couldn't. I'll try a tiny bowl I suppose. Just a spoonful"

At this point I thought fuck it, and gave her an actual tablespoon sized portion. She then proceeded to eat it and half of DDs!

I love this relative dearly, but by God she has a weird attitude to food. She isn't fussy and has no allergies, but it's as if enjoying food for what it is is unladylike or something, hence the massive parade over portion sizes etc

Basically you end up spending ages making a nicely cooked and presented meal, only for most of it to be taken up with this warbling on!

Aibu to think this is rude and annoying?

But surely wish if you said to people that as a result of previous health problems you have to limit your food intake so the answer's 'No' - anyone with half an ounce of decency would leave you in peace.

And the people who take some perverse pleasure in going on and on, aren't really worth bothering about.

In an ideal world - which this isn't - we would all be a bit more straightforward.

This is my mum, I could've written this about her! Drives me insane, especially when she asks for 1/2 a cup of tea. wtf?! she's responds with its such a waste....
Sometimes it's all can do to be civil 😂
Eating out in a restaurant is also painful as she wants to share portions of everything, i don't normally mind that but sometimes I'd like to eat the thing I've ordered. Argh I'm feeling angry about it now and she's not even here!

My mum does that, Twinmama, wanting to share portions of things. I don't like sharing - I happily plonk stuff on my husbands/kids' plates that I know they will like and want to try - but I don't want somebody's beady eyes on my plate.

My mother also has a thing about not being seen to be greedy yet I know she likes dessert. I don't, there are rarely desserts that I like on the menu so I say to her, "Pick one, Mum, pick what you like". She knows I don't like chocolate yet orders a chocolate dessert and tries to foist it on me. Gets huffy when I won't eat it when I told her in advance I don't like it and won't eat it.

I've even been known to order a random dessert for myself, as well as hers, just to 'keep her company' and then not eat it because I didn't want one in the first place. She then nibbles at the second one and tells me off for waste. I'm paying, ffs.

I rarely eat chips, never cook them at home because of the oil smell - but love to have them when I'm out and never want to share. My family knows this and orders accordingly - my mother though, can't resist wanting my chips.

Oh god yes... the ones who insist on sharing what I've ordered... reminds me of this...

I can't stand the ones who bang on about how what a big apetite you have.

I have a friend who constantly tells me how amazed she is at the amount I eat!

For the record I eat normally she eats like a sparrow... 'An Apple or pear is a pefectly adequate lunch'. Really? I must be a pig then 😉