Mum sending me to bed without dinner (thought this was a kids punishment)

[mai-rin]

Do you guys think its fair for a parent to make a type of food for dinner, knowing that their kids have never liked it,then get mad when they dont want it ? I could understand if I said I liked something one minute then said I didnt the next,but I have never liked mash potato .My mum knows this yet she went ahead and made it for dinner anyway.Usually my dad and I take turns to cook (I cook most of the time as my dad is tired from work ) and we always ask what the others want.When my mum occasionally cooks she does what she wants and makes my dad ,my brother and I eat it regardless.It really winds me up ...

I've been sent to bed without dinner - i'm not a child needing to learn a lesson or just being fussy.I haven't eaten at all today as i've been told to stay in bed and mum hasn't made anything for me to eat,now I don't get dinner either .I'll eat anything ,but not mash.I politely informed mum that I didn't like mash because of the texture (i'm autistic) and she said 'well that's what i've made ,so you will eat it or you can go to bed without food ,the choice is yours ' ... she knew before hand that I didn't like it and knew I wouldn't eat it ,yet she made it anyway.What else did she expect.I have done nothing wrong by disliking a food ,like my dad hates gherkins or my brother hates beans.

Now dont get me wrong, I hate wasting food .I always eat what ever I make,but I cant cook right now because I have a contagious infection .My mum winds me up or entraps me and then wonders why I get pissed off .She does it to cause an argument and then blames me on it.Her friends know she does this too ,but as soon as they tell her she stops talking to them and says they aren't true friends.She'll blow up any situation up and twist it to make it look like i'm being awkward.The issue with the food is just stupid ,it's more than that ,but meh thats not why I made this thread .

Thanks in advance.

[Living For Love]

I don't always like the type of food my mum cooks, but I don't say anything, I just eat soup and fruit and skip the main dish. Sometimes she gets a bit worried because I'm quite skinny and stuff, but she doesn't get mad. Now, as you've already told your mum you don't like mash potato, I guess you can either eat something else, just a light snack, instead of the mash potato. That's what I usually do. And perhaps your mother cooked mashed potato because she didn't have time to cook anything else more complicated, or any other reason. Just don't think about it too much.

[mai-rin]

Shes not allowing me to get any other food instead .I'll eat something even if I dont particularly like it.I have autism so I have issues with certain ,smells ,tastes and noises .My brother also refused to eat the mash and mums let him get something else yet I was sent to my room.He actually started screaming about it too.

My dad just had ago at her about it ,and they are now arguing again -_-

When I say mash ,I dont mean the instant kind either.

[Body odah Man]

Do you guys think its fair for a parent to make a type of food for dinner, knowing that their kids have never liked it,then get mad when they dont want it ? I could understand if I said I liked something one minute then said I didnt the next,but I have never liked mash potato .My mum knows this yet she went ahead and made it for dinner anyway.Usually my dad and I take turns to cook (I cook most of the time as my dad is tired from work ) and we always ask what the others want.When my mum occasionally cooks she does what she wants and makes my dad ,my brother and I eat it regardless.It really winds me up ...

I've been sent to bed without dinner - i'm not a child needing to learn a lesson or just being fussy.I haven't eaten at all today as i've been told to stay in bed and mum hasn't made anything for me to eat,now I don't get dinner either .I'll eat anything ,but not mash.I politely informed mum that I didn't like mash because of the texture (i'm autistic) and she said 'well that's what i've made ,so you will eat it or you can go to bed without food ,the choice is yours ' ... she knew before hand that I didn't like it and knew I wouldn't eat it ,yet she made it anyway.What else did she expect.I have done nothing wrong by disliking a food ,like my dad hates gherkins or my brother hates beans.

Now dont get me wrong, I hate wasting food .I always eat what ever I make,but I cant cook right now because I have a contagious infection .My mum winds me up or entraps me and then wonders why I get pissed off .She does it to cause an argument and then blames me on it.Her friends know she does this too ,but as soon as they tell her she stops talking to them and says they aren't true friends.She'll blow up any situation up and twist it to make it look like i'm being awkward.The issue with the food is just stupid ,it's more than that ,but meh thats not why I made this thread .

Thanks in advance.

Wow-that is a pretty harsh punishment, and I agree, you're too old for your mom to treat u like that. Sadly I don't know how you can get your mom to be less of a bitch to you :( as I myself have the same problem with her enforcing bath times and stuff. I'm sorry :(

[Babiole]

Sending someone to bed without dinner is pretty extreme. I don't think it's appropriate for people of any age because kids and teens need food to grow, plus people in general need food to survive. It sounds extremely out-of-date too - heck, in Anne of Green Gables (written over 100 years ago), Marilla refused to deny Anne food because she thought it was a ridiculous punishment.

My parents would never feed me anything that they knew I disliked. For example, they wouldn't make me eat clams because they know I hate clams.

[CosmicNoodle]

My parents have done tbhis once or twice, i never really care because im not big on food. I can happily skip a day without eating.

However I have always thought it was an odd or just plain stupid punishment, and not to offend, but your mum sounds like a crazey bit*h...
Im not really sure what you could do about the situation other than just sit it out.

[maddogmj77]

Well, my dad has only done this once or twice. I usually just go without eating for a day, but I do that a lot anyways, so I'm not much help. Just sneak some food, or get your dad to cook something for you, or try to get your dad to bring you something. Those are the only ideas I have, I hope I helped.

[CharlieHorse]

steal her keys, take the car to town, with her money and get a nice big sammich.

[backjruton]

Anyone is too old for that kind of punishment... my dad mainly only cooks a certain 4 things because me and my brother have complained about a lot of others. I don't understand the problem with texture or anything like that... our parents keep doing what they can instead of giving up and calling us fussy; mum used to do that but as soon as we found out about my autism EVERYTHING changed. Now, she's making decisions for me again but that's only small things because we all admit my weight has become a problem.

There's not much I can add because I haven't had this done to me before, but it is really stupid that she didn't take the fact you don't like it into account, maybe she wants you to give it another chance or something slightly stupid like that. Either that or she thinks you're ungrateful, either way in this situation I would have probably kicked one of my parents if they tried to do this to me, they know because of my anger problems that I'm a force not to be reckoned with :lol::whoops: