Imagine being in a position to help a friend in need, only to discover they’ve been secretly ungrateful for your efforts. That’s what happened to a 25-year-old woman who was cooking dinner for her financially struggling friend, Mary, and her family. Despite her best efforts, she overheard a hurtful comment from Mary that left her questioning whether she should continue helping.
The Struggling Friend

A Helping Hand

The Food Delivery

Cooking Skills

The Unfortunate Call

Overheard Comment

The Decision

The Confrontation

Sticking to Her Guns

The Emotional Impact

To Cook or Not to Cook? ♀️
This woman’s act of kindness was met with an ungrateful comment, leaving her questioning if she should continue helping her friend’s family. While Mary claims she didn’t mean it and is grateful for the help, our protagonist is understandably hurt. What do you think about this situation? Let’s see what the internet has to say about it…
NTA coworker is a choosing beggar ️. Commenters agree, don’t cook for ungrateful friends.

Woman refuses to cook for ungrateful friend. NTA. ️

Friend ungrateful for food, commenter says NTA

Cooking is a love language and insults hurt, NTA! ️

Supporting self-sufficiency and NTA in cooking dispute

Friend refuses to cook for ungrateful friend, suggests soup kitchen

NTA. You did a truly wonderful, generous thing

Friend ungrateful for cooked food, NTA for refusing more.

NTA. Don’t let guilt-tripping friends take advantage of you

When helping goes wrong ♀️

Friend refused to cook for ungrateful friend. NTA.
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Standing up for yourself when taken for granted

NTA. Coworker ungrateful for your cooking. Check out cooking shows on YT for inspiration.

Commenter suggests friend was ungrateful and abusing OP’s good nature.

NAH, but opinions should be kept private. Guilt tripping is wrong

Offering resources instead of meals is a better solution

NTA for refusing to cook for ungrateful friend ️

Helping a struggling family backfired. NTA, they’re ungrateful

Neighbor’s sweet sauces were unbearable. NTA for refusing ungrateful friend.

Suggests giving a gift card to the grocery store instead of cooking.

Standing up for oneself against ungrateful behavior

Friend takes kindness for granted, commenter says let her starve. NTA

Friend’s ungratefulness crosses the line into entitlement
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Judgmental SIL insults volunteer driver. NTA for refusing to cook.

Friend bites the hand that feeds, NTA for refusing.

Sassy NTA comment shuts down ungrateful friend’s husband.

Friend gets a taste of their own medicine. NTA.

Friend trashed her help, NTA for refusing to cook

Should she forgive and continue helping her friend?

Helpful advice on food banks and resources for struggling families.

Unpopular YTA verdict sparks debate on helping the less fortunate

Not the a**hole and belongs in r/choosingbeggars.

Friend bites the hand that feeds, NTA stands her ground

Friend takes for granted free meals, OP refuses. NTA.

Friend ungrateful for cooking, NTA for refusing to cook.

Friend refuses to cook for ungrateful friend, NTA saves day

Friend ungrateful for cooking, NTA suggests food bank

Entitled requests on r/choosingbeggars

ESH – Overhearing negative comment, cooking together could improve skills

Friend is ungrateful, NTA refuses to cook
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Friend takes kindness for granted, cook says enough is enough.
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Friend refuses to help cook, gets no food ️

Helpful suggestion for those in need. NTA for not cooking.

Gratefulness is key. NTA offers alternatives for friend’s hunger.

Overheard venting leads to hangry friend – extend some grace

Supporting a friend shouldn’t be taken for granted

Friend ungrateful after cooking, NTA for refusing future meals

Friend bites the hand that fed her

Standing up for yourself and setting boundaries.

Don’t let anyone guilt you into being a sole provider

Friend ungrateful for cooking, NTA stands up for herself

Don’t be guilted, you did a wonderful thing. NTA

Friend ungrateful for cooking, NTA stands up for herself

Friend ungrateful for kind gesture, NTA for refusing to cook

Friendship gone sour over cooking, NTA takes the heat

Friend insults home-cooked meal, woman refuses to cook again. NTA

Not the a**hole, but why? No explanation given

Supportive comment acknowledges NTA and offers understanding perspective.

Friend complains about free food, NTA suggests cheap alternatives.

Friendship saved: Woman not cooking for ungrateful friend

Friend ungrateful after sweet and selfless gesture

Friend ungrateful? Don’t cook for them! NTA

Grateful spouse shows kindness, friend unappreciative. NTA wins.

No appreciation? No food for you! NTA
