AIBU to think that children don’t necessarily cost less to feed on holiday?

[CookieDoughJoe]

I’m asking after a discussion with a friend who has been asked to subsidise relative’s children on holiday. She’s declined to go away on a group holiday because she isn’t happy to cover their food. There’ll be 10 children aged between 5 and 14 and her family want to split the food costs between the adults only.

I had a similar situation a few years ago and declined for the same reason plus deciding that group holidays with multiple children are no longer for me.

Last time I was on a family holiday most of the kids ate far more than I did. I don’t eat breakfast and often only eat 1 meal a day. I also don’t drink alcohol and I’m happy with water 99% of the time. Obviously children don’t either but they often look for constant snacks and understandably want regular meals and more expensive drinks like smoothies and slushy drinks plus some of the older children in my family can eat bigger portions than I do.

AIBU to think that it isn’t necessarily cheaper to feed children on holiday and that splitting by adults only isn’t necessarily fair?

I agree with a nephew or two. But 10???

Just back from dinner out with my 4 children.
Lovely meal in a great Indian restaurant.
Husband and I shared a main, naan and rice.
They cleared 5 mains, 4 naans, 4 rice.

They are all trim and fit, but were hungry, definitely not over weight, but love Indian food.

No way would it be fair to share with those with less, younger, or no children.

Are your sure they are really wanted you to go @CookieDoughJoe ? Because strikes me as this was a way to make the holiday unappealing to you so that you would say you weren’t going.