i hate some of the meals my mom cooks and makes me eat. she is not a very good cook. she is making some kind of roast tonight with vegetables and i don't like it. i don't want to make her mad or hurt her feelings but i don't want to eat that crap.
2007-01-11 10:13:07 · 28 answers · asked by Anonymous in Pregnancy & Parenting ➔ Parenting
Then invite yourself to a friends house for dinner tonight. But your mom might be making the roast and the vegetables because they will keep you healthy. Also your mom works very hard to put a nice dinner on the table for her family even if she isn't the best cook show her some love by eating her meal with out complaint or at least do the dishes after, actions speak louder then words so tell your mom you love her by eating her food. Or worse comes to worse why don't you ask your mom if you can help cook?
2007-01-11 10:21:11 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋
Not hurting her feelings or making her mad should be your priority, and the fact that you're considering that makes you sound like a pretty good kid.
I would take a "no thank you helping", just enough to be polite, applaud her efforts, and get a snack on the sly later. Make a suggestion to her that when she makes a meal, you all get to vote....should she make this meal once a week, once a month, once a year, never again....then it makes the decision about the food, and not her cooking. By saying that you don't like that meal, or that food, it's not a personal attack on her cooking (even if she's a bad cook!).
You also could offer to fix the meal a couple night per week, and then have control over what's being offered. I can't imagine her passing up on THAT offer! I'd be in heaven if my kids offered to cook!
2007-01-11 18:37:17 · answer #2 · answered by sacanda_trina 4 · 1⤊ 1⤋
My Mom was a terrible cook and she knew it. We use to joke and say that we survived "in spite" of her cooking. Yes there were some that we barely could manage to eat. But she tried and she did it for us. Eat what you can. Maybe you could, at a later time, mention to her that .....wasn't that good. Do it without being a smartazz. She might not even know that it isn't good.
BUT then again, is it not good because of taste or because you don't like it. That changes everything. Know that she is doing it for you. You are lucky you have a Mom to cook for you.
2007-01-11 19:29:48 · answer #3 · answered by Nancy W 3 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Try helping her cook. Everybody needs vegetables for the steady diet, but too much makes you dislike them. I make vegies at least 3 - 4 nights a week for my kids and they don't mind because it is only a few nights a week.
If you are involved in cooking the dinner, not only would your mom appreciate it, but maybe you can influence the type of meals that you eat.
2007-01-11 18:36:19 · answer #4 · answered by Joel 3 · 0⤊ 1⤋
I'm a mum and i think i'm a crap cook but at least i try. Would you prefer to go hungry? If you don't like the meals your mum cooks why not cook yourself or buy takeout for the family. Your mum is trying the best she can with what she knows give her a break. Were all not instant chefs the minute we become mums you know. And generally there is no bigger critic than the cook him/herself.
2007-01-11 18:28:33 · answer #5 · answered by Lambchop 3 · 3⤊ 0⤋
Can you cook? Maybe suggest to her some night that you cook. You could also get her cookbooks and stuff for birthdays or something, give her some new ideas, and a structured recipe that she can't mess up. Try a Rachael Ray book.
As for tonight, just tell her that you're not that hungry. If you must eat it, eat a small portion. Maybe you could talk her into taking some cooking classes or something? Tell her that you think it would be something she'd enjoy.
If her cooking is that crappy, she probably does know, so be gentle.
2007-01-11 18:19:29 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 2⤋
Oh poor kid...I know exactly how you feel. My mom isn't the greatest cook. Fortunately, my uncle and dad and gourmet chefs. Try eating a little bit of your food, and separate it and push it around your plate a little. It wil look more like you ate it than it would as a big untouched piece. Eat something after but don't hurt your mom's feelings. Try suggesting something for dinner. Goodnight.
2007-01-11 21:39:51 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
I would just eat it anyway and then ask at the dinner table if sometimes you could help plan the meals and even learn how to cook, sometimes it helps if we can kind of understand where our parents are coming from.
2007-01-11 23:45:40 · answer #8 · answered by trhwsh 5 · 1⤊ 1⤋
My husband does the cooking....he is generally very good but he can sometimes be very adventuous in the kitchen,which doesn't always suit the kids.
I believ they have to learn to try new dishes, if they don't eat their dinner its bedtime in our house even for the 12&14 yr old.
Don't be a spoilt brat learn to like it or lump it.
2007-01-11 18:25:44 · answer #9 · answered by strictmom 3 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Shut up and be thankful your mother cooks you healthy meals.
Try going without for a day or two. You'll be begging for roasts with vegetables in no time.
2007-01-11 18:19:06 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 3⤊ 1⤋