We’ve all had our moments of feeling needy when we’re sick, but one woman’s fiancé takes it to a whole new level! When he’s well, he’s the best partner ever, but when he’s ill, he turns into a helpless baby. With two toddlers in lockdown, the fiancée is already stretched thin and doesn’t have the time or emotional capacity to baby her grown fiancé. So, when he asked her to cut up his dinner, she served it in a child’s bowl with kids’ cutlery! Was this a petty move or a justified response? Let’s dive into this juicy story!
Super Fiancé… Until He’s Sick ♂️

Sickness Brings Out the Baby

Lockdown Life with Toddlers

Google Your Own Cold, Dude!

Caring for a Grown Baby

Cut Up My Dinner, Please! ️

Dinner Served in a Child’s Bowl

Fiancé’s Reaction

Treat Him Like a Baby

Cut Your Own Food! ️

Negative Coronavirus Result ❌

The Post-Sickness Talk ️

Petty or Justified? You Decide!
So, our protagonist is left wondering if her actions were petty or justified. She’s more than happy to care for her fiancé when he’s sick, but she draws the line at babying him. With two toddlers to care for and a house to manage, she doesn’t have the time or energy to pamper her grown fiancé like a child. After serving his dinner in a child’s bowl with kids’ cutlery, she’s left questioning her actions. Let’s see what the internet thinks of this situation… ♀️
Women share their experiences with men acting like children when sick ♀️

Partner wants to be babied, NTA for serving in child’s bowl

Woman serves dinner in child’s bowl to man with ‘man cold’

NTA: Commenters share their experiences of being sick and whiny.

Fiancée serves dinner in child’s bowl. NTA. Petty but justified.

Google your own cold? Dying laughing. NTA wins.
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Serving dinner in a child’s bowl: justified or petty? NTA wins.

Fiancée serves dinner in child’s bowl to a man taking advantage. NTA

NTA: Husband acting like a baby, treated like a baby.

Empathetic replies to NTA comment about ex’s ignorance on periods ♀️

Partner demands ‘extra special effort’ while sick, NTA for serving dinner
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Fiancée serves dinner in child’s bowl, NTA keeps it real

Comment and replies speculate on groom’s mother’s influence.

NTA shuts down MIL’s infantilizing behavior.

NTA serves petty revenge, but commenters love it

Partner serves sick fiancé in child’s bowl, NTA commenter finds humor

Lmao. NTA. Short and sweet, but still hilarious

Serving dinner in a child’s bowl? NTA wins the petty award

Commenter shares hilarious story and advises therapy for husband’s behavior.

Fiancé being childish when ill, NTA for setting boundaries.

Is there a difference between being petty and being an a-hole?

Commenter praised for being brilliant.

Partner should not have to do everything, NTA comment.

NTA earns petty but mild revenge with child’s bowl

Redditors find humor in serving dinner in baby cutlery.

Commenter believes fiancé is being pathetic and not actually sick. #NTA
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Partner acts like a child, gets served in a child’s bowl ♀️

Embrace your inner child and enjoy the petty revenge

NTA comment suggests a humorous solution to dinner dispute

NTA stands up to lazy fiancé, red flag acknowledged

Fiancée serves dinner in child’s bowl: NTA’s justified response

Commenter calls out husband’s behavior, suggests he call his mom

Setting boundaries and prioritizing self-care.

NTA serves Petty with a side of humor

Commenter blames cold on lack of COVID precautions

Petty, but hilarious.

Mask wearing prevents cold, NTA for serving in child’s bowl

Woman calls out men’s behavior during colds. ♀️

When your partner eats out of your kid’s dish

Serving dinner in a child’s bowl: petty or justified?

Serving dinner in a child’s bowl: NTA or petty?

Savage NTA comment shuts down petty dinner argument.

Partner appreciation comment sparks wholesome discussion ❤️

NTA comment suggests extreme solution to childish behavior.

Using a baby bowl is NTA, but is he faking sick?

Serving dinner in a child’s bowl: petty or justified? NTA wins.
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Partner’s cold doesn’t justify childish behavior at dinner
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Encouraging medical check-up for lying fiancé. NTA. ⚕️

Man defends fiancée’s petty revenge on sickly partner.

Serving dinner in a child’s bowl to a sick partner. Genius!

Sassy NTA comment suggests serving dinner in a sippy cup
