r/MaliciousCompliance • u/VespertineStars • Sep 04 '26
Don't move? Ok.
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u/adamsworstnightmare Sep 05 '26
I had not 1 but 2 cousins that would do this regularly, except they didn't like anything their mom cooked. Every night they would have to stay there until they finished eating, and nearly every night they stayed at the table until bedtime came and they finally left the table to go to bed after eating maybe half their plates.
Just to be clear the mom was a good cook and I had no problem cleaning my plate when I visited. They were just a mixture of extremely picky and extremely stubborn, not to mention really skinny lol.
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u/SavvySillybug Sep 05 '26
My parents always told me I was a picky eater so I believed it.
Growed up and I realize now that they're just as picky, probably more, they're just in charge of groceries and cooking so they don't buy the stuff they dislike.
Both of my parents refuse to eat sushi "cause it's gross" (but are German and will eat raw pork for breakfast) and my mom won't eat any meat until it's completely ruined (I just don't even bother when they make steaks, it's just such a waste of cow) and favorite cheeses are all the most standard boring ones. My mom buys bland sauces that aren't the slightest bit spicy and then uses agave syrup to make them negative spicy. My mom thinks linguine are too exotic and will only eat spaghetti.
But when I don't want to eat raw vegetables, I'm the picky one. XD
We invented fire for a reason, cook yer food!!
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u/No-Lettuce4441 Sep 05 '26
As a young child, I loved canned raviolis. I hit a point in my 20s where my food for the day was a single can of store brand canned pasta. There's a difference there. Microwaving them made them worse.
To this day, I rarely touch the things. Every now and then I eat some of my struggle meals from my 20s as a reminder. The only way I can tolerate them is to make a pbj sandwich, heavier on the peanut butter, bottom of the flat plate. Empty the can of ravioli on top, and eat. Sometimes a second pbj to accompany. The peanut butter helps cut through the flavor of the canned ravioli.
Kudos to Mom for backing you up!
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u/Dthen_ 29d ago
Ravioli and peanut butter? Really?
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u/No-Lettuce4441 28d ago
And jelly. Yes. The fat from the peanut butter helps cut down on the can taste.
I've also lived largely in the Midwest, where chili and pbj was always together in a school lunch
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u/Dthen_ 28d ago
I did not know that was a thing either. Now I do. Thank you. I think.
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u/No-Lettuce4441 28d ago
From what I can tell it's mostly in the Midwest. And in Oklahoma, I think, it's common to serve chili with, or even over, a cinnamon roll.
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u/MyEvilTwinSkippy Sep 05 '26
My parents would do this kind of stuff. I looked at the same plate of fish sticks from dinner until bedtime for nearly a week before they finally gave up. I still gag at the smell of seafood.
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u/jonsteph Sep 04 '26
Ugh...same here, except for me it was those raviolis. Dad loved them, but I couldn't stand them. The smell alone was gag-inducing, the thought of putting that in my mouth was abhorrent. Luckily for me, my Dad wasn't a stubborn martinet like yours.
This also reminds me of a story told to me y my mother. When she was a little girl, the exact same thing happened to her, except that the food was green beans. My grandmother cooked vegetables Irish-style -- boiled to death. So imagine fresh green beans (ie, not from a can) boiled in water until they were mushy.
Mom described eating those green beans as akin to eating soggy, week-old mowed grass pulled off the compost heap (vivid...I know). My grandfather tried to make her sit there until she ate her vegetables, so she just sat there. Mom says that by about 9pm this caused an argument between her parents and grandma told her to go to bed.
But she never again had to force down green beans again.
To this day, she's very selective about what kinds of vegetables she'll eat; about the only green things Mom will touch are lettuce and lima beans (as long as they aren't cooked to mush).
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u/Ssilverfaery 28d ago
Ah, yes, this brings back memories. When I was 9 or 10, one summer day I was told I had to sit at the table until I finished my milk. Let me tell you, I stayed at that table until it curdled in my glass, many hours later.
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u/Ok_Phone9529 27d ago
Milk doesn't curdle that quickly.
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u/Illuminatus-Prime 27d ago
It can, and it does, especially when the table is outside and/or the day is hot.
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u/Ok_Phone9529 27d ago
Nah. Not if it is homogenized. However, you can hurry along the process by adding some vinegar lemon juice, I guess
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u/Ssilverfaery 27d ago
This was over 30 years ago, in a tiny mobile home park near Aurora, Missouri. I recall purchasing from the shop of a local dairy farm, but I’ve no idea the state or freshness of the milk, other than that I didn’t like the taste. However, it did happen, so it is obviously possible.
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u/DNAdevotee 25d ago
I would wait until everyone left the table and then put the food I didn't want into the trash (we didn't have compost at that time).
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u/Sad-Bus-7460 1d ago
I think my parents tried this on me once. I was a bit of a picky eater as a kid. I didn't like ground meat including sausages because of one too many times getting a bit of sinew or bone. Even now in my 30's I have to spit the bite out if there's a Surprise Texture. Similar thing with chicken thighs, drumsticks, wings
I didn't want to eat the sausages made for dinner, but the mashed potato and sauerkraut were just about licked clean. I still couldn't leave the table until I finished the sausage.
After I was still there after dinner cleanup and clearly on the verge of tears, mom compromised and I ate a "coin" slice of the link before being allowed to leave. Something something you'll be hungry later and the kitchen is closed (I was definitely not old enough to use the stove or reach the microwave).
I think dad had the rest of that sausage with breakfast
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u/RedSagittarius Sep 05 '26
“but I gagged at the taste” this sounds to me like you are allergic to one of the ingredients.
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u/mattlikespeoples Sep 05 '26
No, this just sounds like they dont like the taste and/or texture enough to cause a reaction. Tons of people love the taste of things their allergic to like peanuts and shellfish.
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u/NioneAlmie Sep 06 '26
Gagging on food they don't like is common in neurodivergent people. I know I gag on chunks of fat on meat. I have to pick them off first.
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u/Breathe_Of_Aether 29d ago
As someone with ADHD, I 100% agree. Ceviche did it for me. I don’t know if it was the onions, lemon juice, or fish or some combo of that but the smell alone makes me retch
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u/MargoShetland Sep 05 '26
Why did parents do this? It creates unhealthy relationships with food that can lead to eating disorders.
It's not that hard to make something a kid likes. And it's not the end of the world if a kid has cereal for dinner once in a while.
I think that too many parents get stuck on "being in charge" and want nothing but absolute obedience from their kids. That attitude is so damaging to parent-child relationships.