Meet the Other Phone. Flexible and made to last.

Meet the Other Phone.
Flexible and made to last.

Buy now

Please or to access all these features

AIBU?

Share your dilemmas and get honest opinions from other Mumsnetters.

To not want to have lunch with FIL

52 replies

putdownyourphone · 22/10/2017 14:35

FIL in town today, wanted us to meet him for lunch with DC. We invited him to our house instead, but no, specifically wants us to meet him out for lunch.

Now, despite having toddler twins which makes eating out hell, I really hate eating in front of FIL. He constantly nitpicks at what people are eating/how much they're eating, to the point where it makes me feel really self conscious. I'm veggie, so on top of the usual crap he gives everyone else, he just can't get his head around it and asks (every fricking time) 'why are you a veggie then?' 'What can you even eat?' 'Do you find it hard being a veggie?' 'How can you eat eggs if you're a vegetarian?' - this is always in front of the entire family, so usually around 8 other people. The focus becomes what's on my plate while I'm trying to enjoy my food.

He has given my DP a complex about food which became very apparent as soon as I started seeing him, always analyzing what was on his plate and talking about whether it was healthy or not, and he is so so rude to his DP (who is tall and slim) as she likes food. He's always commenting on how much she eats or has eaten that day. I wouldn't be able to stand it if I was her - just let the woman eat!!

Anyway, I got in bit of a huff about it with DP as I really didn't want to go and have lunch in front of him, the last time we saw him he came round to our flat while I was making my kids a lovely (veggie) shepards pie, and he didn't shut up about it, to the point where he said I was a mean parent for giving my kids vegetarian food! Because clearly they're wasting away to nothing Hmm Anyway, now I'm sat on my own at home while DP has taken DC to see him. AIBU to not eat out with him (even though I'm now sat at home alone with no food in)?

OP posts:
MorrisZapp · 23/10/2017 11:39

Well the damage is done as far as your DPs childhood goes but I very much doubt that an annoying grandad is going to have any effect on your kids eating habits or self esteem.

My grandparents came out with all sorts of regressive shite on the odd occasions when we all ate together, we just laughed about it.

If he's an otherwise lovely grandad this is an absolute non issue.

As for the poster worried that you've sent your toddlers to spend lunchtime with their grandad with no protection, lol. Seriously.

MorrisZapp · 23/10/2017 11:40

It was me who said the cake was carb heavy and I was joking! I was highlighting the MN carb aversion.

New posts on this thread. Refresh page