AITA For Throwing Out Husband's Dinner After He Chose His Mom's Meal?

Alfe Mercado
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The age-old debate of who is in the right, the husband or the wife, has been around for centuries. This particular story involves a wife who was busy making dinner for her husband when his mother called and asked him to come over to eat. He left and the wife, feeling disrespected and unappreciated, threw out the dinner she had made for him. The question is, was she wrong for doing that? Read on to find out more about this story and what the internet has to say about it.

Fed up with her mother-in-law's interference, the OP struggles to keep her cool when her husband chooses his mom's meal over hers.

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He wanted his mom's dinner instead of his wife's surprise meal. He got it, but with a twist 😉

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He chose his mom's meal over his wife's, leaving her shocked and disappointed 😔

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He chose his mom's meal over his wife's - but she stood her ground 💪

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He called me petty and horrible after I threw out his dinner!

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After living with her husband's mom for too long, she decides to take a stand and things get heated!

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An testing of boundaries as a husband chooses his mom's meals over his wife's

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Throwaway account update: OP is thankful for the advice and encouragement 💝

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Hoping a conversation and couples counseling will help bring this couple closer together

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Setting boundaries with family can be hard, but is necessary.

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One wife is hoping to make her marriage work, but is she willing to accept what her husband chooses?

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The post gained unexpected attention and the inbox was "blowing up" 📬 🤯

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Is it wrong to stand up for yourself? 🤔

It can often be difficult to stand up to a mother-in-law when it seems like she is always trying to make you look bad. In this case, the mother-in-law even goes so far as to call every night to ask what is for dinner and then brag about her own meal. The OP was fed up and decided to take a stand by cooking one of her husband's favorite meals. Unfortunately, she was surprised when her husband chose to go to his mother's house instead, which caused her to throw out his dinner in anger. Even though it may have been an extreme reaction, the OP was simply standing up for herself after years of disrespect. Now the OP and her husband must figure out how to move forward and the internet is here to help. Let's take a look at the comments and reactions.

🤔 NTA for throwing out husband's dinner!

bewicked4fun123 | bewicked4fun123

NTA: Husband needs to commit to you or be on his own 💔

notablemannersatall | notablemannersatall

NTA: Stop cooking 🍴for him.

mdthomas | mdthomas

NTA: 🤷‍♀️Mama's boy disrespecting OP?

Cat-catt | Cat-catt

🤔Third wheel in marriage?

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NTA: 💔 When your husband's mom oversteps.

LostCraftaway | LostCraftaway

🤔 Is competing with his mom 🤦‍♀️ a good sign 🤔

[deleted] | [deleted]

Stop cooking for him 🙅‍♀️

czndra67 | czndra67

NTA: *his* decision made everything 💩

OrbitalPete | OrbitalPete

NTA: 🤦‍♂️Grown man needs to make own meals!

thotgamer | thotgamer

🤔 Not The A**hole 🤔

Last-Aside-1141 | Last-Aside-1141

🤯 Draw better boundaries!

Total-Being-4278 | Total-Being-4278

High five for standing up!

PalmElle | PalmElle

NTA: 🤬 MIL has boundary issues!

Swooonn | Swooonn

NTA: Throw him away 🤬

Grakulen | Grakulen

👩‍⚖️ Need marriage counseling?

Suitable-Cod-1381 | Suitable-Cod-1381

Stop cooking and start 🤔

Ishoweduptoday | Ishoweduptoday

NTA: Husband's a toddler ✋

betterGrabATissueBox | betterGrabATissueBox

Setting boundaries 🤝

HunterDangerous1366 | HunterDangerous1366

😡 Divorce or don't cook?

Bubatom | Bubatom

NTA for being petty 🤷‍♀️

The1_And_Only_ | The1_And_Only_

NTA: 🤬😤 No cooking for him 🍽

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🤔 NTA: Who does that? 🤔

PinkThunder138 | PinkThunder138

Is he worth all this 🤔

Bambie-Rizzo | Bambie-Rizzo

NTA! 🤬

ConferenceDecent4222 | ConferenceDecent4222

Husband leaves wife to be with mom 🤔

brgurl | brgurl

🤔NTA: Kick him to the curb!

Tiffm09 | Tiffm09

NTA: No Cooking For Him 🚫

JustCallMeDuchess | JustCallMeDuchess

🤷‍♀️ NTA: MIL is selfish + husband is rude 🤷‍♀️

plonkbonk | plonkbonk

NTA: Respect Is Key 🚩🚩🚩

lulu1234567777 | lulu1234567777

NTA: Marriage Counseling Needed 🗣️

Knittingfairy09113 | Knittingfairy09113

NTA: 🤷‍♀️ He chose his Mom's meal 🤔

StorytellingGiant | StorytellingGiant

NTA: Husband is selfish 😠

Worth_Raspberry_11 | Worth_Raspberry_11

NTA - don't cook for him!

fading__blue | fading__blue

Mom's meal or wife's dinner?

HappyMerry11 | HappyMerry11

Not the a-hole 🤷‍♀️

DisturbingPragmatic | DisturbingPragmatic

The 🤬 truth about disrespect 🤬

-CluelessWoman- | -CluelessWoman-

🤔 Turning the tables!

carsandtrucksohmy | carsandtrucksohmy

Cutting the umbilical cord 🔪

peachandpeony | peachandpeony

NTA: Husband should 🍽 with you 💁‍♀️

General_Relative2838 | General_Relative2838

NTA but your husband 🤦‍♂️

cynical-mage | cynical-mage

NTA: 🤯 MIL's interference is 💥 messed up 💥

calyxium | calyxium

🤔NTA: Husband's Baby Fit!

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NTA: 🤔🤦‍♀️ Husband has a 🤔 problem 🤦‍♀️

spaceyjaycey | spaceyjaycey

NTA: why *are* you with a toddler?

princessofperky | princessofperky

Wife puts her 🚫 on 🤷‍♂️ husband's🤔 arrangement.

mike_hawks | mike_hawks

🤔🤔 Welcome to married life?

mnelaway | mnelaway

NTA: A family counseling 💬

Proper_Grand9585 | Proper_Grand9585

🤔 NTA: Did you marry a 5 year old mamma's boy?

LockSea8204 | LockSea8204

Boundaries not respected 🤷‍♀️

ChanceSpring4457 | ChanceSpring4457

NTA 🤷 for throwing out dinner

Nikki3to | Nikki3to

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🤔 Husband's Red Flag 🤔

Off_road_traveler | Off_road_traveler

NTA: 🤬👎🏻 Husband doesn't respect you!

Ginger3950 | Ginger3950

NTA - don't cook for him anymore 🤷‍♀️

Bluecat72 | Bluecat72

MIL taking advantage? 🤔

CaptCaffeine | CaptCaffeine

NTA: Don't cook for him 🙅‍♀️

fulcrum_ct-7567 | fulcrum_ct-7567

NTA ~ family or food?

DarkObserver0457 | DarkObserver0457

NTA: MIL Manipulation

desert_red_head | desert_red_head

🤔 NTA: Respect matters!

King_Mindless | King_Mindless

NTA: 🤷‍♀️🤦‍♀️

autumnflowers13 | autumnflowers13

The struggle is real 😔

Comfortable_Neck693 | Comfortable_Neck693

NTA: Respectful or 👎?

TraditionalLie5267 | TraditionalLie5267

YTA: 🤦‍♂️ Child marriage is illegal!

Impressive_Brain6436 | Impressive_Brain6436

🤔 Why marry someone who doesn't even LIKE you?

wednesdayriot | wednesdayriot

Time to put your foot down 🤔

Crazyhellga | Crazyhellga

Is his mother's name Marie? 🤔

Angie_Pitt325 | Angie_Pitt325

Peter Pan and his 🤦‍♂️🤦‍♀️MIL!

GingerLove_007 | GingerLove_007

NTA - 🤬🤬🤬

lyan-cat | lyan-cat

NTA - stop cooking 🙅‍♀️

jupiterplum | jupiterplum

🤷‍♀️ NTA 👏

super-mich | super-mich

👉🏽NTA: Is he dating you or his mom?

turbo_pimp | turbo_pimp

😱 Time to move on!

Fickle-Secretary681 | Fickle-Secretary681

NTA: lesson in boundaries 🤔

Aggravating_Ad9046 | Aggravating_Ad9046

NTA! 😠 Let him 🍴 with Mummy 💁‍♀️

Apprehensive_Sun3861 | Apprehensive_Sun3861

NTA: 🛑 Stop cooking for him 🛑

Bae_Mes | Bae_Mes

😂 A marriage with a twist!

throaway_indecisive | throaway_indecisive

NTA: Stop cooking for him!

damnkira | damnkira

NTA - why stay with such a petty person?

pat2203186 | pat2203186