Dad Constantly Steals 17 Y.O. Daughter’s Food, She Deliberately Starts Adding Lemon To Her Food Because He Is Allergic To Citrus
The internet is full of wholesome and not-so-good advice on parenting, what is better to do and what not to do for parents in any given situation. This is really very convenient and new parents can only be grateful to have these experiences shared with them. But what there is very little of on the internet is advice on what children with naughty parents should do.
Just imagine a teenager who loves their parents very much, is on good terms with them, but for some reason they do not like some particular feature in their behavior. You can talk once, twice, thrice – but nothing changes. In fact, there is nothing really bad or offensive about this behavior, it is just annoying. What to do then?
With such a question, the author of a post in the AITA community turned to redditors, and her post scored 742 upvotes and about 130 different comments. The Original Poster found an interesting solution to her father’s problem, and just wanted to know if it was right from other people’s point of view.
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The Original Poster is annoyed that her 50 Y.O. dad constantly takes her food behind her back
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So, the OP is 17 years old and over the past year, she’s been noticing that her 50 Y.O. father has been constantly taking her food wherever she leaves it. No matter what the girl cooks, no matter what she brings home from work or from school, as soon as she left it unattended for a while, her dad immediately ate it.
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Not that the daughter was strongly against it, but gradually it began to get on her nerves. Just imagine – you brought home something tasty and healthy from work, looking forward to eating it – and then look – the yummy has already been eaten. This, you see, is a shame.
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The girl tried to talk with her dad but with no results at all
And it’s also a shame that the dad didn’t even ask permission at all – he just took and ate, and moreover, he didn’t inform her that he ate something. The girl was strong for a long time and tried to talk with her father, but nothing helped. As a result, she had to move from talk to action.
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The OP started adding lemon juice to literally everything she cooked or brought home as her dad is allergic to citrus
The fact is that the man is allergic to citrus, so the daughter decided to add lemon juice to literally everything that she cooked or brought home. Of course, she warned her father that there was lemon in the food so that he could avoid health problems – but now the food stealing has stopped.
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The OP admits that every time she told her father that the food contained lemon or lemon juice, he got very upset. As a result, the girl began to worry about whether she jad really offended her beloved dad, and decided to ask redditors for advice.
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People in the comments approved of this idea and it also turned out that the OP is not alone with this problem
We must say that the people in the comments supported the OP, arguing that she did everything right – firstly, coming up with a solution original enough to cope with her father’s childishness, and secondly, by making sure to warn him about the lemon in his food so that no health problems will arise.
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Needless to say, some commenters told that the OP that she is not alone in her problem with her father, and many parents have a similar thing. For example, one of the people in the comments said that they specifically began to add pepper when cooking in order to wean their mother off of stealing food.
Moreover, such tricks even form people’s eating habits – for example, one of the commenters also began to cover all their food with parmesan, because their father always liked to taste his kids’ food, but he hated parmesan. As a result, the commenter now cannot even imagine their meals without this cheese.
We wonder if your parents ever took your food without asking, and if so, how did you cope with a similar problem? Also, let us know what you think about this story, or better yet, tell us your own in the comments.
People with allergies who steal other people's food are honestly just irresponsible and are asking for whatever they get. Natural selection.
This. And stealing anyone's food is trashy but it's especially bad if you're stealing your own kid's food. I think putting lemon in it is a smart idea.
I can't even undestand how you can have the nerve to eat food that is not yours, without having being offered some.... Allergic or not, in my fridge or not, if someone else brought/cooked it, it's not mine.
What kind of nerve does it take to be grown enough to be working but mooching off of the parent(s) that pay rent/mortgage, power, internet, TV,...exc.????
Who's house do they live in? And are they a contributing factor in the up keep of the home?? Bring the man home some food as well as your own. Or are you and everyone else thats complaining about "stealing their kids food?" While that parent(s) has provided a roof and food,...exc for their child. Apparently you and everyone else that agrees with you were raised thinking they're entitled(selfish).
He shouldn't be eating her food without permission regardless of food allergy or the seriousness of food allergy. If it fatal, it's his fault, not hers..he ate her food without permission. Honestly, I would send him a bill of the total cost of what he's eaten and get a mini fridge for the bedroom.
Thecmini fridge is a great idea, but she'll have to lock the door as well, as I'm sure the glutton would still go after it.
Quick solution...MOVE OUT!!! BAM! PROBLEM SOLVED!! A bunch of entitled people agreeing with this entitled OP. It seems that these same people forget who raised them and sacrificed PLENTY because the parent(s) loved them enough to provide for them until they could provide for themselves. Selfishness at it's best...
There is no reason to have a child that is not entirely selfish. As a parent you signed up for all that sacrifice. Your child did not ask to be born and owes you nothing for forcing them to exist. That was YOUR desire that brought them here. If anything, you owe them everything. And in this case that doesn't even matter. The girl works and pays for her own food. He has no right to it whatsoever. You expect her to starve for her greedy selfish dad?
She's 17...it doesn't say where she lives but it might not be an option due to her still being a minor
Typical response from a black b***h she clearly stated she buys her own food and shes a minor still so no she can't just move out she said she works sooooo you must be trifling asf like why did you have kids if you have any? For what your own personal slaves and your own personal cooks and cleaners like no ad last I checked I don't owe my momma s**t jus because you hoes decided to lay on your backs and ope your legs at a young a*s age at that dont mean we asked to be here hell you Mfs can give your child to someone else but nahhh y'all wana be spiteful for no damn reason then years later feel your kids f****n owe you something we don't owe yall s**t not a muthafuckin thang so check your mf self I bet you relationship with your kids if you have any ain't s**t and never will be like MFS like you get left in nursing homes for reasons like this like see why y'all get abandoned years later by your f*****g kids so go ahead and sit on how you feel but watch how alone your a*s will be att
Why'd you bring race into this? What is wrong with you?! Your whole comment reeks of someone who needs intense therapy.
Ugh, I had a son-in-law who scarfed up on everything in our refrigerator and pantry every time he visited (before and after the wedding). Never asked. There were some items that I “hoarded” because they were hard to find. He ate through all of it. That sob!
I agree that is a s**t thing to do. I have a younger brother that won't work and comes over just to take what he can get including more then food. It is terrible to dislike someone or even hate them because of it. So at the end of the day it is just food. You can still fight them for reimbursement tho. They want to steal from you steal from them until they stop taking.
This reply was for Mac Fletch. I agree with you about the younger brother needing to get a job. If he is still living in your parents home, it's definitely something your parent(s) have to set the rules. If they aren't afraid of him, then they don't have a problem with what he's doing. But if they are afraid of him, then that's when you need to step up and step in. I had an aunt who's son and his wife...along with their 4 kids, mooched off of my aunt for years. I asked her why she put up with it and her reply was that "they may have to take care of her when she no longer can take care of herself." My reply to that was that 'How were they going to take care of her, when they can't even take care of themselves now?' My aunt was a kind woman and I told her that all she needs to do is give me the word and I'd clean out her house for her. She and my grandmother were the only mother figures that I had in my life. I would have taken care of her without a doubt or hesitation.
This was your son-in-law. And this was your home. If you married your daughter/son(never know these days) you should say something to your daughter and she should put him in his place. If that doesn't work, the next visit, make an itemized list(bill) and hand it to him before they leave. Or have one ready with prices for the things he eats that are off limits. I can promise you, he will stop eating the food he's not supposed to or he just won't come.
Is he too lazy to work, or just feels entitled? You shouldn't allow him to eat. He can get a job like everyone else, and buy his own food. God, I HATE ppl like that...
I apologize, my reply to your post went below under Josegljr.
Is the glutton an obese pig?
People with allergies who steal other people's food are honestly just irresponsible and are asking for whatever they get. Natural selection.
This. And stealing anyone's food is trashy but it's especially bad if you're stealing your own kid's food. I think putting lemon in it is a smart idea.
I can't even undestand how you can have the nerve to eat food that is not yours, without having being offered some.... Allergic or not, in my fridge or not, if someone else brought/cooked it, it's not mine.
What kind of nerve does it take to be grown enough to be working but mooching off of the parent(s) that pay rent/mortgage, power, internet, TV,...exc.????
Who's house do they live in? And are they a contributing factor in the up keep of the home?? Bring the man home some food as well as your own. Or are you and everyone else thats complaining about "stealing their kids food?" While that parent(s) has provided a roof and food,...exc for their child. Apparently you and everyone else that agrees with you were raised thinking they're entitled(selfish).
He shouldn't be eating her food without permission regardless of food allergy or the seriousness of food allergy. If it fatal, it's his fault, not hers..he ate her food without permission. Honestly, I would send him a bill of the total cost of what he's eaten and get a mini fridge for the bedroom.
Thecmini fridge is a great idea, but she'll have to lock the door as well, as I'm sure the glutton would still go after it.
Quick solution...MOVE OUT!!! BAM! PROBLEM SOLVED!! A bunch of entitled people agreeing with this entitled OP. It seems that these same people forget who raised them and sacrificed PLENTY because the parent(s) loved them enough to provide for them until they could provide for themselves. Selfishness at it's best...
There is no reason to have a child that is not entirely selfish. As a parent you signed up for all that sacrifice. Your child did not ask to be born and owes you nothing for forcing them to exist. That was YOUR desire that brought them here. If anything, you owe them everything. And in this case that doesn't even matter. The girl works and pays for her own food. He has no right to it whatsoever. You expect her to starve for her greedy selfish dad?
She's 17...it doesn't say where she lives but it might not be an option due to her still being a minor
Typical response from a black b***h she clearly stated she buys her own food and shes a minor still so no she can't just move out she said she works sooooo you must be trifling asf like why did you have kids if you have any? For what your own personal slaves and your own personal cooks and cleaners like no ad last I checked I don't owe my momma s**t jus because you hoes decided to lay on your backs and ope your legs at a young a*s age at that dont mean we asked to be here hell you Mfs can give your child to someone else but nahhh y'all wana be spiteful for no damn reason then years later feel your kids f****n owe you something we don't owe yall s**t not a muthafuckin thang so check your mf self I bet you relationship with your kids if you have any ain't s**t and never will be like MFS like you get left in nursing homes for reasons like this like see why y'all get abandoned years later by your f*****g kids so go ahead and sit on how you feel but watch how alone your a*s will be att
Why'd you bring race into this? What is wrong with you?! Your whole comment reeks of someone who needs intense therapy.
Ugh, I had a son-in-law who scarfed up on everything in our refrigerator and pantry every time he visited (before and after the wedding). Never asked. There were some items that I “hoarded” because they were hard to find. He ate through all of it. That sob!
I agree that is a s**t thing to do. I have a younger brother that won't work and comes over just to take what he can get including more then food. It is terrible to dislike someone or even hate them because of it. So at the end of the day it is just food. You can still fight them for reimbursement tho. They want to steal from you steal from them until they stop taking.
This reply was for Mac Fletch. I agree with you about the younger brother needing to get a job. If he is still living in your parents home, it's definitely something your parent(s) have to set the rules. If they aren't afraid of him, then they don't have a problem with what he's doing. But if they are afraid of him, then that's when you need to step up and step in. I had an aunt who's son and his wife...along with their 4 kids, mooched off of my aunt for years. I asked her why she put up with it and her reply was that "they may have to take care of her when she no longer can take care of herself." My reply to that was that 'How were they going to take care of her, when they can't even take care of themselves now?' My aunt was a kind woman and I told her that all she needs to do is give me the word and I'd clean out her house for her. She and my grandmother were the only mother figures that I had in my life. I would have taken care of her without a doubt or hesitation.
This was your son-in-law. And this was your home. If you married your daughter/son(never know these days) you should say something to your daughter and she should put him in his place. If that doesn't work, the next visit, make an itemized list(bill) and hand it to him before they leave. Or have one ready with prices for the things he eats that are off limits. I can promise you, he will stop eating the food he's not supposed to or he just won't come.
Is he too lazy to work, or just feels entitled? You shouldn't allow him to eat. He can get a job like everyone else, and buy his own food. God, I HATE ppl like that...
I apologize, my reply to your post went below under Josegljr.
Is the glutton an obese pig?