A wife decided to recreate her late mother-in-law’s cherished Sunday roast dinner for her husband and children. However, her husband’s constant complaints about the dish not being the same as his mother’s led to the wife refusing to make it again. The husband insists on keeping the tradition alive, but the wife is tired of his whining. Read on to find out what happened.
The Late Mother-in-Law’s Tradition ️

Wife’s Attempt to Recreate the Roast

Husband’s Disappointment

Wife’s Response to Criticism ️

Wife Packs Up Leftovers

Husband Asks for Roast Again

Wife’s Final Decision

Leftovers for the Kids and Wife ️

Wife Stands Her Ground
After her husband’s constant complaints about her attempt to recreate his late mother’s cherished Sunday roast, the wife decided to stop making the dish. The husband insists on keeping the tradition alive, but the wife refuses to be subjected to his whining every week. With the roast off the menu, the couple’s disagreement continues. Read on to see how others reacted to this family conflict.
NTA for refusing to make roast. Husband can cook it himself

Cooking for grief is hard, but complaining is not okay

Sassy suggestion for husband to make the Memorial Roast

Stand up for yourself and your cooking!

Wife plans to make roast while husband is away on business

Husband insults wife’s cooking, gets called out for being ungrateful. ♂️

Empowered wife stands up for herself and refuses to cook roast

Recognizing abusive behavior and setting a good example for children

NTA OP’s husband has contempt for ‘women’s work’. Marriage counseling recommended.

Creating new traditions without misery, NTA for not making roast ️
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Don’t like the roast? Make it yourself! NTA

Empower him to cook. Not the a-hole.

Husband criticizes wife’s cooking, calls her names. NTA.

Commenter defends wife and calls out husband’s behavior.

Lazy husband won’t cook, wife tired of being chef

Husband complains after wife makes roast twice. NTA.
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Commenter questions obvious answer, sparks discussion among readers.

Wife stands up for herself after husband insults her cooking

Husband insults wife’s cooking, blames her for his disappointment. NTA.

Husband’s behavior may be trauma resurfacing, NTA for wife.

Don’t complain if you can’t appreciate the effort.

Don’t let him roast your cooking skills! NTA

Husband’s mind games backfire, wife refuses to cook roast

Spouse refuses roast after complaint, NTA stands up for self

Spouse’s rude behavior warrants a NTA judgement

Husband acts like a kid, wife refuses to make roast
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️ Don’t cook for him until he fixes his attitude. #NTA

Stand your ground! ♀️ Let him cook for himself. ️

Husband complains about wife’s roast, NTA suggests alternative tradition.

Handling a childish perfectionist husband over roast

Empowering response to husband’s roast complaint

Stand up for yourself, NTA!

Cooking up a storm! This NTA comment deserves the recipe

Sassy commenter shuts down ungrateful husband with NTA judgement

Wife stands up to bitter husband, refuses to cook roast

Spiteful but satisfying revenge with Mom’s Roast recipe

Supportive comment, suggests possible underlying issue, encourages no further action.

Empowerment at its finest: Wife stands up for herself.

Wife makes roast, husband complains, and insults her cooking skills. NTA.

Overworked and insulted, is it time to reassess the partnership?

Commenter suggests therapy for spouse-crapper.

Sassy response to husband’s complaint sparks laughter among commenters

Husband complains about wife not cooking, gets shut down.

Empowering response to husband’s entitled behavior.

Take charge of your Sunday meal and let siblings help

Husband complains about no roast, but won’t cook it himself ♂️

Sassy response shuts down husband’s roast complaint.

Empathizing with a frustrating situation

NTA. Don’t bite the hand that feeds you

Cook for yourself if you can’t appreciate someone else’s cooking ️ #NTA

Spouse name-calling over dinner? Time to say goodbye

Encourage him to cook or wait till he’s not home

Empowering response to husband’s complaint about cooking roast

Cooking retaliation? Commenter defends wife against husband’s complaint.

Commenter suggests leaving relationship after roast dispute.

Cook for the kids, let him be a grownup ♀️
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Empowered response to a whiny husband.

Food memories are hard to beat , NTA for not making roast again.

Empowerment at its finest: Wife refuses to roast husband’s complaints

Wife stands up to husband’s roast complaints with fiery response

Husband demands traditional roast but won’t cook it himself. NTA.

Commenter defends wife and calls out husband’s disrespectfulness.

Empowered wife refuses to make roast for ungrateful husband

Sassy comment suggests withholding food from ungrateful husband
