22 February 2023 , 16:10
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When your in-laws prepare you food that's not up to your taste, it is normally best to smile and thank them regardless. But what would you do if your partner's family repeatedly served you tiny portions?
One mum has found herself facing this conundrum as she thinks her partner's family are 'proper stingy'. She says she loves her in-laws and would not think to complain if money was an issue. But she's not impressed that they repeatedly serve what she calls 'tiny portions of bland, badly cooked' food.
Even her children have noticed the problem, as they often feel 'ravenous' after eating a meal prepared by her in-laws.
Her children ask for more food (stock photo) (Getty Images/iStockphoto)As such, she's started to dread the family's twice-yearly visit to her in-laws' home.
"We're always really polite about it obviously but by the time we're on the way home the kids are ready to eat each other and we usually stop for expensive services food," wrote the parent when sharing her concerns online in a post to Mumsnet.
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"Last time we were there the kids were ravenous and kept asking for snacks and I could tell it really irritated them, kept saying 'they must be bottomless, do they eat this much at home'."
She added that she always goes out of the way to be welcoming when her partner's family visit their home, preparing "salmon fillets, steak and extra nice recipes that I've saved for best."
"We don't have loads of money but I really try to make sure we're good hosts," the mum explained. Conversely, the in-laws, who are "really well-off" financially appear to have a different approach to hosting, and she does not know what to do.
"I don't feel I can really be honest with them, it'll just cause tension. So I'm thinking about it taking a secret bag of food like a proper coward ," the mum's post concluded.
Fortunately, commenters were quick to offer advice. "Either take food or have your husband speak to her or to his dad about it," read one reply.
A second said: "Agree just take food." And another thought: "If they are fundamentally nice then I'd just tell them."