To go on strike with regards to cooking

[devilsavacado]

Every night without fail some one has a moan about what I serve up for dinner.

If it is'nt the DC's it's DH.

The children like pesto and pasta with pancetta and DH hates pancetta.
So made it with back bacon the other night and DH says
"Is this smokey bacon,it has tainted everything else and tastes like a barbeque"

Only had enough penne for the children so served ours with lingunie
DH "Would rather have had penne than noodles"

Made a mousakka and DH says

"did you salt the aubergines"

I say no

DH "that will be why they are all soggy then"

Last night I did sausages ,chips,beans and egg.

DH "smells likes roys cafe in here,have you put the extractor fan on"

Then DS moansd because his egg is runny

DH -"I would rather had had a runny egg than a hard yolk"

So it goes on and on

Would like to sit down to one meal without all the moaning.

Tell me I am not the only one that finds this maddening.

personally Id piss in his shoes LOL

Thank you Devilsavacado - you have posted the 1st AIBU that made me PMSL.

I have exactly the same problem, so glad I am not the only one.

My DH is a total pain when it comes to food, and I end making about 3 variations of every meal. For example he loves shepards pie, but will ONLY eat it with baked beans. I like the kids to have veg, so always end up doing both. He also loves sausages, but will ONLY eat them with mash and tinned toms. Which is fine every now and then, but if I even suggest a Jacket Potatoe....he won't even think about it.............aaarrrggggg!!!

I do all this and he still complains, so can't bloody win.

Look, just TALK to him! Say that you've had enough with his constant complaints about food and that your job is not to look after him as well as the kids. And that if it continues he'll have to get his own food. And that coming back late to meals after sloping off to the pub is rude.

Honestly, why should he change his behaviour when you're doing everything for him? Why does he expect this? Did his mum cook and clean for him as well?

If you don't nail this now, you'll end up resentful and with an ulcer. And what kind of example is he setting to your kids Do you want them to think that their mum/partner is there to be walked over?

STOP PANDERING TO THEM!

FGS they are perfectly capable of cooking their own baked beans

These husbands only behave like spoilt brats because they are getting away with it.

Does it make you women feel good to be running around after a bad tempered grown up toddler? Because you do realise that is why they continue to do it? If you come running when he can't work te microwave, why should he bother to learn for himself? Or maybe you have genuinely married an imbecile.

Well, he is rude but you are as much to blame!

You went in and did it for him because you couldn't stand it nay more? Well, that just says it all, no wonder he acts like he does! He gets away with anything!

Let him cook dinner and explain that it will be his job from now on - you will mow the lawn or something instead

If my DH would make a negative comment EVER on my cooking I would say: Do it yourself then. And I am not joking.

It´s basic politeness to say thank you, and (pretend to) enjoy whatever is put in front of you. My Dss wouldn´t get away with it either.

One day, about a year ago, DH did not eat the veg I cooked (brussels sprouts) and I still haven´t forgiven him...

My Dh made a big song and dance years ago about how important it was for us all to eat our evening meal together. So despite starving children and much inconvenience I did so. He promptly came in and announced he had eaten a huge lunch and wasn't hungry. Twas the last meal I ever made him.