Do you hide food from your family?

[FourPawz]

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You're right. It should be up to the person receiving the gift if they want to share.
Godiva Chocolates (sigh). I gave my daughter a box for Valentine's one year. Bless her heart, she offered to share with her dad and me

 

[Dingleberry]

I had to put a lock on my pantry for my kids, cause they believe that If what they see needs to get eaten by them or they won't get any. So a bag of chips lasts 2 hrs amongst my 3 sons

 

[chicken_china_mom]

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Pens, pencils, a pencil sharpener (there are always other available, but I keep one just in case), tape, and drawing paper. My friend gave my kids an entire box of paper that she couldn't use in her printer because the paper has holes in it so it can be put right into a binder. So she thought my kids would like to use it. Man, they went through that box FAST! Their (annoyingly) favorite thing to do is make snowflakes. That means folding a sheet of paper and then cutting it into geometrical shapes, and then not cleaning the scraps up behind themselves. My younger DD is notorious for doing this. And so now when I get paper, it's put away and given in moderation.

 

[dieselgrl48]

Yes sad to say but....My daughter's BF and dad to grandson has been hanging out a LOT here lately.He doesn't work doesn't have Any mean's of helping daughter out with baby financialy.We put him OUT a year and a half ago after baby and he worked all of 2 week's and quit.He went back to his mom's.But brilliant as my daughter is she still think's he is going to change.He is SUPPOSED to stay 2 days a week on her off day's.Haaa he is here more and more for some stupid reason.He come's over here eat's OUR food drink's DH beer.Watche's OUR Sat. TV dose his darn laundry take's shower.Daughther ride's him buys him food drink's, smokes around .BUT NOT as of SUN night my car was repo'd BTW Which she has been driving into the ground for almost 2 years since I lost my job.We had been trying to keep the payment's up but just couldn't do it anymore.So far this week in 2 day's he has eaten most of DH's lunch stuff .He bought yet ANOThER loaf of bread yesterday and today after making DH 2 sammies for lunch today less than a half a loaf left.So I hid the darn bread.They ate a whole 8.0z bag of shredded cheese in 2 day's DH just bought day before yesterday!And then ATE a half a pkg. of bacon which I had gotten to make a lunch sammie for myself this week.OH and they used all of my laundry det.too!He is a darn deadbeat and DH and I are SICK of it.We keep baby almost 24/7 while daughter work's.She dose pay a little rent she doesn't make a large amount of money.But it FUME"S me to NO end she is still carrying his lame.....

. I wish she would dump him and not go back again like she did this time.He is NOT gonna work and help anyone but himself.Right now Im sittin on DH's left over beer's lol so he cant' steal anymore again tonight.Hopefully he will make like a tree tomm. daughter has to work thru sun. again.TG.I don't even buy soda anymore because they pop a can drink half or less and waste the rest!Sorry rant been a bad few days for US.

 

[DuckLady]

Yes. When I go grocery shopping in the town an hour away, I bring my husband a treat and one for me. It is always something special that we like.

He enjoys his right away and it is gone. I will savor mine over several days, but if hubby sees me enjoying my treat, he will bug me for what I have left. So I hide mine.

I can see hiding things to keep people from being obese or health reasons, but hiding it to keep from other people is lack of teaching good eating habits! Buy healthier snacks!

We always have healthy snacks available. Treats are in a different class of food.
It is not my place to teach my husband good manners. He is 64 YO and if he doesn't know better than to horn in on MY treat, not much I can do about it. So I hide mine. He knows I hide it and has not a word to say. I don't have kids which would be the only other people it is my obligation to teach anything to. No one else.

So, muscle in on my french fried onions in a can, you best watch that your fingers stay the length they are now.

 

[Jennyhaschicks]

Yes I have hidden treats. I usually put special treats up in the cabinet where only me or my hubby can reach them. I do share with him.

The kids get plenty of treats. So if I want to pick up something special for us I do.
I also have to hide the Scotch tape. If I don't do that my six year old son will have the chickens and the geese and all our other family members taped to the house.

 

[DuckLady]

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[Jennyhaschicks]

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The worst part is that I am dead serious.

 

[debilorrah]

We have young adults at home, so we have a an "almost" pantry in our closet. Soup, crackers, snacks, anything we don't want the heathens to eat....

 

[debilorrah]

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The worst part is that I am dead serious.

When my son was 6 he was obssessed with poking things with a screwdriver. I had tons of holes in my couch, because he wanted to see what made it bounce - same with his mattress, the car seat, pillows, canned food, etc.