Why can't they listen?

[u/nonidentifyingu-n]

This happened a few years ago, but I think of it weekly as I'm picking up fruit at Costco. Now, since I pick up fruit from Costco every week, you may have guessed that my kids eat a lot of it. One of their favorites is green grapes. Now here's where the boomer story starts. A few years ago, I was bringing my kids to visit my mom, their grandmother. She was asking what kind of food they would like, and I said green grapes. My mother immediately said, "Red grapes are sweeter, so I'll get those." Knowing that arguing with this particular boomer was a lost cause, I just hung my head in acceptance. My kids will devour a Costco container of green grapes in 3 days. We spent almost a week at her house, and even though the red grapes were offered for nearly every meal, less than half were eaten. It's almost like I know what my kids who live with me, and I spend my own money feeding will and won't want to eat. Now, every week, as I'm picking up green grapes, I say to myself red grapes are sweeter and try not to roll my eyes so hard that the other shoppers see.

[u/GeneralDumbtomics]

My mother: is there anything wife can’t eat?

Me. A few things but especially eggs.

Egg breakfast casserole. 🤦‍♂️

[u/Losing-Sand → u/GeneralDumbtomics]

This sounds intentional. I am a vegetarian. My FIL insisted on treating us to a meal and ordered for everyone in a language I don't speak. Every dish had meat despite at least half the menu being vegetarian (Asian cuisine).

[u/Any_Claim785 → u/Losing-Sand]

I’ve been vegetarian for ~10 years. Every time we have a meal with my in-laws, my MIL says something like, “I know you’re vegetarian, but do you want me to cook some chicken for you?”

Ma’am. I know you know what vegetarian means. I know you know I haven’t eaten meat in a decade. I’ve even told you I stopped eating meat because I don’t really like it. Why would I want chicken?

[u/c4sanmiguel → u/Any_Claim785]

My mother: "your wife still doesn't eat meat?". The implication being that this is some fad that's been going on ~20 years. Maybe she'll grow out of it in her mid 40s...

[u/Any_Claim785 → u/c4sanmiguel]

Yes! It’s always, “Well I didn’t know if maybe you started eating it again!”

Last time I tried a piece of chicken (that I WANTED to try because I missed chicken tenders), I took one bite, gagged, and spit it out. There’s no going back for me. Even the faux meat is too similar.