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It's absolutely ridiculous that something as silly as this is happening among adult family members in the house. Sharing should go both ways. If you eat what others buy then share whatever you buy. Don't mark, separate or keep what you bought in your room to yourself. And don't be a cheapskate and buy nothing but chicken drumsticks and instant noodles.
Wife and I really had it up to here and would move or kick that person out if we could. Yes it's gotten that bad.
I see that this a vent. I am guessing the "arguing" has come from your insisting these items should be shared.
I would suggest that if you are charging the person room and board....that they certainly should be able to keep separate items they have bought for their own consumption.
And, if it's an older child, or even a young adult....who is still living with you...They should also be able to keep items separate. That's simply part of growing up. If you all need to get more funds for shared family meals....Then perhaps ask that all adults contribute like amounts to be used for food purchases. Decide which is the most responsible to run the kitchen. Anything extra that they buy certainly should be consumed or shared at their discretion.
Unless there is much more that you could share....In response to your OP I believe that you are being overly sensitive and that if you want similar items....just buy them and tell others it is only for your consumption.
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Wife and I really had it up to here and would move or kick that person out if we could. Yes it's gotten that bad.
If it's a person who lives in your home, you can certainly ask them to leave and find another place to live. If they pay rent, though, you would probably need to give them an eviction notice of some sort.
My inlaws refuse to share any of their food when we visit their home once a year. They keep everything separate and get upset if we even use one of their teabags. So we visit a grocery store and buy all our own food and drinks for the duration of the visit. They are just selfish people and we've learned to accept it.
My inlaws refuse to share any of their food when we visit their home once a year. They keep everything separate and get upset if we even use one of their teabags. So we visit a grocery store and buy all our own food and drinks for the duration of the visit. They are just selfish people and we've learned to accept it.
Why learn to accept this? Why even visit? Sounds like they don't value you or your visits. If they can't even share some food, that's pretty bad!
When people don't treat you well, that's because they don't like you.
Last edited by SouthernBelleInUtah; 04-26-2018 at 04:53 PM..
We don’t “share” food in my house either. My in laws are large people and literally ate several weeks worth of food I purchased in less than a week. After that, we made it clear every man for himself.
That being said, I always share my leftovers with them. We’re not big on eating them and I’d rather they not go in the trash.
I think that family members unwilling to feed one another is a very sad state of affairs. If anyone in my family placed the contents of his refrigerator off-limits to the rest of us, we would be looking around for Body Snatchers.
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