To expect the whole family to sit at the dinner table until everyone has finished?

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I cook most of the meals in our house, some from scratch that require a lot of effort. DH loves his food and is a fast eater. He hoovers up his food within a couple of minutes and leaves the table. I'm then left alone with the kids. AIBU to think this is rude? I've told DH this and he got defensive and said no-one tells him what to do. Sigh. I told him he was being very rude and not teaching our children good table manners. It's like I've got a stroppy teenager on my hands!

Very rude indeed!

Super rude!

Rude. And childish. Very unattractive traits.

Definitely rude.

How old are your children?

One and 5

Extremely rude!!
He just expects you to supervise the kids dinners as well and not even help ?
Also surely dinner time is family time? He's being a twat!

He should stay and help with the children then, especially if you've done all the cooking.

Does he clear up afterwards?

I would be livid if anyone showed such disrespect. Is he a knob in other aspects of family life?

Good grief I'd find that rude. We let the kids leave the table together when they're all done so DH and I can chat. If DH started shoveling it in and doing a runner I wouldn't be cooking for him. What does he leave the table to do?

Stop cooking for him.

I'm famished. And I have impeccable table manners. Can I please come for dinner?

Crap manners! Not a good role model

Rude and unacceptable, is he always this self centred?

He leaves the table to play computer games or play on his phone. He's now admitted he was rude but is refusing to apologise!

His family never ate at the dinner table and he's using that as an excuse

He's just an extra child in the house.

Does he ever cook?

It's terrible manners and I've told him so. I'm then left to feed the baby and chase our other son who follows his Dad out of the room

I hate it when people bolt their food down. It's even worse when they walk away from the table, when others are still eating. He has very bad manners indeed OP.

His family never ate at the dinner table and he's using that as an excuse

So what? The children still need supervision and that shouldn't have to always be your job,

Get him to feed the baby either before he eats ot after.

He does cook and does the same when he cooks

Very poor table manners. My DH and his family never had a table growing up either but we both sit until we and DD have finished our meals. He's quite a fast eater too but will wait and discuss his day with us or help DD (1yr) with her meal.

Does he wash up/clean up after you've cooked?

It's rude that he doesn't give your food the appreciation it deserves.

And it is terrible that he leaves you to look after the kids. That is nothing to do with how he was brought up , how fast he eats or anything; that is just laziness and selfishness. Do not let him get away with it.

His other excuse tonight was that I've been in work all day and that I should just give him a "break"