Man Refuses to Cater to Mother-in-Law’s Picky Eating ️

Imagine having a mother-in-law move in with you and your wife, only to find out she’s a picky eater who refuses to eat anything you cook. That’s the situation one man found himself in when his wife’s mom moved in after her divorce. Despite being a diabetic with health issues, the mother-in-law turned her nose up at the healthy meals he prepared. When she presented him with a list of meals she wanted him to cook instead, he decided to take a stand. ️

Mother-in-Law Moves In

Health Issues and Picky Eating

Cooking for the Family ‍

No Greens, No Spice, No New Foods ️

Fend for Yourself Rule ️

Complaints and Accusations ️

A List of Demands

Taking a Stand ✊

Wife Takes Mother’s Side

A Week Off from Cooking

Not My Responsibility ‍♂️

A Battle of Wills in the Kitchen ️

Caught between his love for cooking and his mother-in-law’s stubborn refusal to eat his healthy meals, this man decided to take a stand. He told her it wasn’t his responsibility to manage her diabetes or cater to her picky eating habits. Instead, he’s taking a week off from cooking, leaving the kitchen to his wife and mother-in-law. Will they be able to handle the heat? Let’s see what people think of this culinary conflict… ️

NTA. Stand your ground and let MIL cook for herself.

NTA. Ungrateful mother-in-law acting like an entitled brat.

Navigating in-law relationships can be tricky

Engagingly sarcastic reply to MIL’s picky eating habits

Adults need to instill healthy eating habits and get over parents’ bullshit

Cooking for picky mother-in-law? Not your job. NTA

Setting boundaries with picky MIL, assisted living suggested

Let your wife cook for HER OWN mother. NTA

NTA for cooking healthy meals for MIL but communication is key

Stand your ground and set boundaries with your MIL ‍♂️

Empowering response to picky mother-in-law

Wife problem alert! NTA for refusing MIL’s picky eating

Standing up to picky MIL and enabling wife

Don’t cater to her picky tastes, NTA.

Daughter of diabetic supports OP’s decision to not enable MIL’s picky eating

MIL’s picky eating not OP’s responsibility, she should cook herself

MIL acting like a diva, NTA for refusing to cater

Setting boundaries with in-laws, NTA, therapy recommended

NTA. Suggests printing diabetes food list to avoid picky eating

Stand your ground and let your wife cater to her mother

Type of diabetes determines meal planning, family plan needed, communication key

NTA. Inclusive menu planning is key

Consider MIL’s health before enforcing ‘eat it or fend for yourself’ rule.

Navigating picky eaters in the family can be tough ‍♂️ but standing your ground is important

61-year-old woman agrees: mother-in-law is entitled

Cook your own food, picky eater ️

Don’t compromise your children’s nutrition for your mother-in-law’s pickiness.

Not the a**hole for not catering to picky mother-in-law

Standing up to double standards and picky eaters

Setting boundaries with in-laws and taking a stand

NTA. Your MIL can cook for herself

NTA – Let everyone be responsible for their own meals

Don’t give in to picky eaters, NTA!

Divorce may have been due to picky eating. Good on you for setting boundaries. NTA

Understanding dietary differences: Can you share meal examples?

Stand your ground! Don’t let her bully you

Let her be a picky eater, you’re NTA ️

Not the a**hole for refusing to cater to MIL’s pickiness

Including a few dishes for MIL is reasonable. NTA.

Stand your ground and let her cook for herself

Stand your ground! NTA. Your MIL can cook for herself

Divorce over food preferences? NTA wins.

Stand your ground and let your wife handle her mother

Curious about the mother-in-law’s picky eating habits

Wife’s enabling behavior towards MIL may harm your marriage.

Diabetic commenter supports OP’s decision to not cater MIL’s demands

NTA. Suggests mother-in-law cook for the week. ‍

Cooking is hard work, she can fend for herself ‍

Commenter suggests couples counseling for wife’s attachment to mother-in-law

Don’t be a short order cook for your rude MIL

Let them cook their own food NTA

Spicy take on picky eating sparks divorce warning

Taking care of a picky mother-in-law or assisted living?

Commenter jokingly offers to be a better spouse with

Cooking for picky eaters? NTA, you’re not a restaurant

Seek medical advice to determine if MIL’s requests are reasonable ‍⚕️

Curious about the wife’s role in catering to MIL’s palette

Marriage in trouble due to MIL’s picky eating habits?

Wife demands catering to her mother’s picky eating habits

NTA vs MIL: Battle of the A-holes

Spineless wife or manipulative mother-in-law?

MIL’s picky eating led to divorce? NTA wins this round

Commenter suggests wife is the bigger issue in MIL conflict

Don’t negotiate with terrorists or children. NTA stands firm.

NTA suggests a cooking schedule to solve MIL issue

NTA. Good on you for standing up to your MIL and wife . MIL needs to respect your boundaries , wife needs to support you , and counseling may help ‍ .

Cooking rule leads to harmony in meal choices ️

ESH. MIL expects too much, but OP should consider her diabetes.

Don’t be her personal chef! NTA, stand your ground