Doran Posted October 22, 2008 Share Posted October 22, 2008 If I was a better individual, it would not bother me so much when my family asks me, one after the other, in succession, what we're having for dinner. If I'm totally honest, I don't even like to answer this question once. Maybe one of you can help me come to terms with my anger issues. Is it because I don't often have a name for what I'm making, so I end up just listing off the various offerings -- "Well, let's see...we're having ground beef (holds up package of beef), mixed with rice (points to rice cooking on the stove top), onions, garlic, peppers, and maybe some white beans (all these are spread out on the countertop)." Or is it because I feel that they are evaluating me, deciding whether or not they're going to *like* what we're having? Or is it that I'm just an ogre!? Rowwrrrrr! I feel like telling them, "If you'd open your eyes and use your brains, you'd be able to FIGURE OUT what we're having for dinner!" Okay that settles it. I'm definitely an ogre. :glare: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Plucky Posted October 22, 2008 Share Posted October 22, 2008 No, it is annoying. I usually post a menu on the fridge so they can see what we're having, but I move the meals around and that confuses them. :) I'll never understand why my kids ask what's for dinner right after they eat breakfast??? Grrr. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Happy Posted October 22, 2008 Share Posted October 22, 2008 Tell 'em it's a surprise. Who doesn't love surprises. :D I understand your feeling exactly and I'm not an ogre. Certainly not. _itch, maybe. Put whatever letter you want in front of that. :D Somedays I really, really want a personal chef and housekeeper. Is it too much to ask? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JudoMom Posted October 22, 2008 Share Posted October 22, 2008 No, you're not. Or I am :001_huh:. That question annoys me to no end. And the follow-up about puts me over the edge. "Oh. What else are we having?" And it seems like my boys perfectly space out asking me, so I'm asked 5 times. They never ask when everyone is within earshot, like it's some sort of secret. I now answer the first one with "We're having [X]. Tell your brothers." Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KidsHappen Posted October 22, 2008 Share Posted October 22, 2008 No, you're not. Or I am :001_huh:. That question annoys me to no end. And the follow-up about puts me over the edge. "Oh. What else are we having?" And it seems like my boys perfectly space out asking me, so I'm asked 5 times. They never ask when everyone is within earshot, like it's some sort of secret. I now answer the first one with "We're having [X]. Tell your brothers." :lol: What amazes me is when they ask while everyone else is in the room, and then the next one asks not a minute later. "Didn't you just hear me tell your sister not a minute ago?" :001_huh: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jane in NC Posted October 22, 2008 Share Posted October 22, 2008 What's for dinner? FOOD. What sort of food? Edible stuff. Do you want to help me cook? Jane (who is never cranky. Nope.) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JFSinIL Posted October 22, 2008 Share Posted October 22, 2008 I smile and state "Food". If pressed, I add "Edible". Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jane in NC Posted October 22, 2008 Share Posted October 22, 2008 I smile and state "Food". If pressed, I add "Edible". Jinx!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
6packofun Posted October 22, 2008 Share Posted October 22, 2008 That makes me crazy, too. I've started telling them every night that it's some kind of goulash surprise or another item from the warped menu in my mind... at some point they're going to get it, aren't they? Aren't they????? I've tried to be a good meal planner and put my dinner plans on the calendar so that I could just tell them to look there, but I change my mind a lot and, well, I just don't wanna. :glare: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Heather in the Kootenays Posted October 22, 2008 Share Posted October 22, 2008 I tell them it's whatever they plan to cook. This causes them to flee from the kitchen. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cedarmom Posted October 22, 2008 Share Posted October 22, 2008 This drives me nutty (nuttier?) too. I usually say food...elephant toenails sounds like a good response.:001_smile: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LoriM Posted October 22, 2008 Share Posted October 22, 2008 I just say, "I don't know yet." Even if I'm cooking. Even if there are things on the table. Even if we are all sitting there, waiting to pray. I rarely name the concoctions we eat. GRIN. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gardening momma Posted October 22, 2008 Share Posted October 22, 2008 If I was a better individual, it would not bother me so much when my family asks me, one after the other, in succession, what we're having for dinner. If I'm totally honest, I don't even like to answer this question once. Maybe one of you can help me come to terms with my anger issues. Or is it because I feel that they are evaluating me, deciding whether or not they're going to *like* what we're having? When I was a teenager, I'd usually ask my mom what was for dinner. There were 4 of us kids, so I'm sure she heard the question a lot. For me, I usually asked because 1. I was curious, and 2. to either have the pleasure of anticipating a wonderful dinner or to mentally prepare for something I didn't really care to eat. We were not allowed to say "yuck", "ew" or any similar expressions (verbal or facial), or else we'd get "double portion", which we had to eat. We always had to eat a little of everything, even if we didn't like it. Now, as an adult, I eat a fairly wide variety of things, more than some people I know. I still have some things I dislike, but I can say that my siblings and I all learned the value of being polite at the dinner table, whether at home or at someone else's house. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kzdaisy Posted October 22, 2008 Share Posted October 22, 2008 My Mom used to tell us when we asked that we were having elephant ears.That is usually my response, also I guess she hated that question too! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Elaine Posted October 22, 2008 Share Posted October 22, 2008 My standard answer is "garbage." We are having garbage for dinner.:glare: These responses are killing me! :001_smile: I know that my children are just like everyone elses, annoying!:lol: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WTMCassandra Posted October 22, 2008 Share Posted October 22, 2008 If it's in progress: "What do YOU think?" If the evidence is not right in front of me: "Roast lizard." I like the idea of saying, "Whatever you plan to cook." Except that I have one child who might just take me up on that, and the result would be something inedible and a huge mess in the kitchen . . . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris in VA Posted October 22, 2008 Share Posted October 22, 2008 I thought mine were the only ones... It doesn't bother me at all. Yes, Doran, you are a terrible person. A terrible, terrible person. :D Oh get real! I'm sure you put up with lots of crap in other areas that would send me over the edge for sure. It's just one of those annoyances that the empty-nesters say we'll miss. yeah. right. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Apiphobic Posted October 22, 2008 Share Posted October 22, 2008 If I was a better individual, it would not bother me so much when my family asks me, one after the other, in succession, what we're having for dinner. If I'm totally honest, I don't even like to answer this question once. Maybe one of you can help me come to terms with my anger issues. Is it because I don't often have a name for what I'm making, so I end up just listing off the various offerings -- "Well, let's see...we're having ground beef (holds up package of beef), mixed with rice (points to rice cooking on the stove top), onions, garlic, peppers, and maybe some white beans (all these are spread out on the countertop)." Or is it because I feel that they are evaluating me, deciding whether or not they're going to *like* what we're having? Or is it that I'm just an ogre!? Rowwrrrrr! I feel like telling them, "If you'd open your eyes and use your brains, you'd be able to FIGURE OUT what we're having for dinner!" Okay that settles it. I'm definitely an ogre. :glare: Jeez, remind me never to go to your house for dinner. Wouldn't want the kitchen lady to come at me with a knife like Glenn Close in Fatal Attraction. Doran, I'm joking, of course. I hope this makes you smile a little. I have my own instant riler-uppers, so of course you're not an ogre. Maybe you could just show them that little clip and explain to them in no uncertain terms that this is how Mommy feels when asked for the umpteenth time what lovely delectable culinary delight will be on the menu tonight. Hey, Doran, what's for dinner? :D:D:D Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
abbeyej Posted October 22, 2008 Share Posted October 22, 2008 Lol! I'm right there with you! :) My littler one even went through a phase (a little over a year ago -- but it lasted for several months) where she would ask (usually *immediately* after lunch) what we were having for dinner, and then when I told her, she would burst into tears and cry all afternoon, begging for a "peanut butter" and jelly sandwich instead. (2 things: 1) I don't know where she *ever* got the idea that she might get to have pb&j instead of the dinner I was preparing, since that has never been an option in our house. 2) Those scare quotes above were used correctly, Colleen! We *say* pb at our house, but we're referring to sunflower butter, due to ds' allergies!) Dh and I also had a roommate (well, flatmate) in college who would come and stand in the entrance to our little galley kitchen each evening and watch me and backseat drive. "Are you really going to put X in there? Is that really the way to do that? What are you making? Do those things really go together?" In his case, lol, I think it was pretty much genuine curiosity. His mother was a competent but very limited cook, and his exposure to foods had been extremely narrow before coming to college and doing a little traveling. He was always very appreciative and complimentary of what I made (except on those few occasions when it really *was* disastrous, lol)... But the questions! My ds just loves order, schedules, lists, knowing what comes next... Dd wants to know because of her dread of all things non-grain. Ds wants his life laid out on graph paper. The roommate was curious... Thank goodness dh just doesn't ask any more! ;) BTW, tonight is roast chicken, homemade stuffing (from leftover cornbread when we had chili on Sunday), asparagus, cranberry relish... This disturbs ds, 'cause while he loves all those foods, shouldn't we be saving anything stuffing-related for Thanksgiving?!?!? lol... weirdo... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
battlemaiden Posted October 22, 2008 Share Posted October 22, 2008 If I was a better individual, it would not bother me so much when my family asks me, one after the other, in succession, what we're having for dinner. If I'm totally honest, I don't even like to answer this question once. Maybe one of you can help me come to terms with my anger issues. Is it because I don't often have a name for what I'm making, so I end up just listing off the various offerings -- "Well, let's see...we're having ground beef (holds up package of beef), mixed with rice (points to rice cooking on the stove top), onions, garlic, peppers, and maybe some white beans (all these are spread out on the countertop)." Or is it because I feel that they are evaluating me, deciding whether or not they're going to *like* what we're having? Or is it that I'm just an ogre!? Rowwrrrrr! I feel like telling them, "If you'd open your eyes and use your brains, you'd be able to FIGURE OUT what we're having for dinner!" Okay that settles it. I'm definitely an ogre. :glare: Oh dear. I'm an ogre too. I can. not. stand. it. Usually I don't know what we're having until 4pm-ish, so if I'm asked prior to this it makes me edgy. I could never post a dinner schedule at the beginning of the week. I couldn't handle even one negative comment about what is being served three days away. I also know that my kids are trying to decide if they will like it. And with this many mouths SOMEONE is not going to like it, and I really don't like cooking anyway, so this sends me into a tailspin of grumpiness. So....you are not alone....and possible a much nicer person about it than I am. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
elegantlion Posted October 22, 2008 Share Posted October 22, 2008 You can't be an ogre, ogres don't cook. :D Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KidsHappen Posted October 22, 2008 Share Posted October 22, 2008 I sometimes respond with, "I don't know. What are you making?" :tongue_smilie: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Apiphobic Posted October 22, 2008 Share Posted October 22, 2008 That makes me crazy, too. I've started telling them every night that it's some kind of goulash surprise or another item from the warped menu in my mind... at some point they're going to get it, aren't they? Aren't they????? I've tried to be a good meal planner and put my dinner plans on the calendar so that I could just tell them to look there, but I change my mind a lot and, well, I just don't wanna. :glare: I know the feeling. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MicheleinMN Posted October 22, 2008 Share Posted October 22, 2008 I usually answer that we are fasting for dinner. :D Then they are just happy that I am actually making food. Michele Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CalicoKat Posted October 22, 2008 Share Posted October 22, 2008 "Fried Worms." "Ooey gooey gopher guts." "Monkey brains." "Baked Frogs." "Belly button fuzz, toe jam, and a side of ear wax." A few of my standard answers. I too hate to answer that food question. Answering this way usually alleviates my tension and they laugh too. If they push itthey hear, "I know you won't like it, I don't want to know that you don't, If you say that you don't like it I'm gonna give you an extra serving of it." :D Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jane in NC Posted October 22, 2008 Share Posted October 22, 2008 Hey Doran-- What's for dinner? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OnTheBrink Posted October 22, 2008 Share Posted October 22, 2008 I usually answer that we are fasting for dinner. :D Then they are just happy that I am actually making food. Michele I say the same thing. And usually, dd asks when I'm getting the ingredients out. For instance, I'll set out spaghetti noodles, sauce and a package of ground chuck to defrost. "Mom, what's for dinner?" :glare: "Nothing. It's a night of prayer and fasting." And she wonders why I'm having her do the Beginning Thinking Skills book. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OHGrandma Posted October 22, 2008 Share Posted October 22, 2008 My answer, if the food is in the midst of preparation: A. Food. Q. What kiiinnddd of food? A. Good Food. Q. What kiiiinddd of good food? A. The kind that makes you healthy. you get the idea. What annoys me, for some reason, is GS9 saying 'this is great chicken', and it's PORK! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Robin Hood Posted October 22, 2008 Share Posted October 22, 2008 OMG. I'm not the only one??!! My day is made. I can now live with myself. Thank you. I thought I was an awful person because I say things like, "Mealworms and cow guts." or "Doll hair mixed with furniture polish." I then go into internal remorse because I wasn't very sensitive. (And I wonder why they roll their eyes and get sarcastic with me.) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Daisy Posted October 22, 2008 Share Posted October 22, 2008 LOL. My answer to everyone except for my DH is "Yuck" since that is usually what they call it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JudoMom Posted October 22, 2008 Share Posted October 22, 2008 My answer, if the food is in the midst of preparation: A. Food. Q. What kiiinnddd of food? A. Good Food. Q. What kiiiinddd of good food? A. The kind that makes you healthy. you get the idea. What annoys me, for some reason, is GS9 saying 'this is great chicken', and it's PORK! :lol: You just reminded my of my boys 2nd favorite follow up question: "Do I like it?" I always answer with "Yes. You love it." When do you think they'll notice I never tell them they don't like it? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Remudamom Posted October 22, 2008 Share Posted October 22, 2008 Infuriates me too, but we all know what I am. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mom2legomaniacs Posted October 22, 2008 Share Posted October 22, 2008 rocks and sticks bugs and leaves Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CAMom Posted October 22, 2008 Share Posted October 22, 2008 Another Ogre mom here.:D I often hear myself saying, "We're having ______. I know you don't like it and I don't care. I do all of the shopping and all of the cooking so we're eating what I like tonight!":lol: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stacim Posted October 22, 2008 Share Posted October 22, 2008 This thread is sooooo making me smile. :):):):) I thought I was the only one. Now I don't feel so bad. ~Staci Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1bassoon Posted October 22, 2008 Share Posted October 22, 2008 Standard answer here: 1) Fried alligator legs with snake dip (dh's favorite) 2) Poison. I always feed you poison. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WTMindy Posted October 22, 2008 Share Posted October 22, 2008 "Something good." That's what I say. And....no it doesn't stop them from asking again and again. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zelda Posted October 22, 2008 Share Posted October 22, 2008 Standard answer, "Whatever you're making." Bad mood answer, "The next person who asks what we're having for dinner." Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LindaOz Posted October 22, 2008 Share Posted October 22, 2008 I now answer the first one with "We're having [X]. Tell your brothers." I like this response. :) Really, how many times can you answer this question in one night. I'll use this one next time and see if it at least cuts down the questioning just a little...... Also, snail sandwiches are pretty good. :lol: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marie in Oh Posted October 22, 2008 Share Posted October 22, 2008 My answer: Food, why do you ask? Have I EVER NOT fed you? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spy Car Posted October 22, 2008 Share Posted October 22, 2008 My wife calls what you are making "Children's Delight"...and gets away with it :D Bill Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
amyable Posted October 22, 2008 Share Posted October 22, 2008 I used to say "food," but ever since I started reading this blog dh and I use his answer: "Poop and boogies. (Now shut up and eat it.)" :lol::lol: (see his sidebar for the explanation.) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
runamuk Posted October 22, 2008 Share Posted October 22, 2008 What annoys me, for some reason, is GS9 saying 'this is great chicken', and it's PORK! I had to laugh at this; my son calls everything chicken! My standard answer is "chicken" (even if we're not having chicken). When pressed as to what kind of chicken, my answer is "cooked chicken". Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NevadaRabbit Posted October 22, 2008 Share Posted October 22, 2008 "What are we having?" a. squid tentacles with monkey tail sauce b. roasted haunch of terrier (we have a Fox Terrier) c. baby back ribs (as I move to slice the questioning child's torso) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Colleen Posted October 22, 2008 Share Posted October 22, 2008 she would burst into tears and cry all afternoon, begging for a "peanut butter" and jelly sandwich instead...Those scare quotes above were used correctly, Colleen! We *say* pb at our house, but we're referring to sunflower butter, due to ds' allergies!) :D I was running along the waterfront the other day and had to laugh aloud when I saw a sign that warned people to watch for "ice" on the boardwalk. That's "ice". Not just ice, but "ice". LOL Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Melissa in Australia Posted October 22, 2008 Share Posted October 22, 2008 I always tell them we are having fried mosquito and baked flee. the same answer my mum always gave me:001_smile: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cinder Posted October 23, 2008 Share Posted October 23, 2008 Guess I'm not the only one who gets annoyed hearing this question. One ds is genuinely curious when he asks--he's the one that'll eat anything. The other asks in order to decide how big a lunch he should have--he's the picky one. :D I was running along the waterfront the other day and had to laugh aloud when I saw a sign that warned people to watch for "ice" on the boardwalk. That's "ice". Not just ice, but "ice". LOL This funny reminded me of the sign in the restroom of a local restaurant: Employees must "wash hands" before returning to work Ds wondered if this meant they weren't really required to wash? Eww! Actually he thinks it's funny because he's come to realize that people seem to think quotation marks are to be used for "emphasis." :tongue_smilie: Cinder Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest janainaz Posted October 23, 2008 Share Posted October 23, 2008 "Stuff you hate and you're eating it". Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Erica in PA Posted October 23, 2008 Share Posted October 23, 2008 No, you're not. Or I am :001_huh:. That question annoys me to no end. And the follow-up about puts me over the edge. "Oh. What else are we having?" And it seems like my boys perfectly space out asking me, so I'm asked 5 times. They never ask when everyone is within earshot, like it's some sort of secret. I now answer the first one with "We're having [X]. Tell your brothers." Oh my, I didn't realize that other people have this same conversation!! LOL! I dread it every night.. especially coming from my 8 yos, who likes almost nothing I ever make for supper. Unless we are getting takeout (which is extremely rare!), he is not happy with the answer. I don't know why he bothers asking! :confused: Erica Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aggie Posted October 23, 2008 Share Posted October 23, 2008 (edited) My answer: Food, why do you ask? Have I EVER NOT fed you? I've said these words, too! Now, however, that question is banned from our home. Banned. Dc can move on to find another habit to irritate me! :lol: Edited October 23, 2008 by Aggie Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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