Dad Of Three Allows Hungry Sons To Take Wife's Fast-Food Order, Complains When She Eats Some Of His Food

They have been debating who behaved more selfishly since that fast-food feud.

Chelsi

• Published in Interesting
• February 29, 2024

A married couple fought over a fast-food burger and have been debating who behaved more selfishly since. OP, her husband, and their three sons did separate errands one Saturday.

OP handled the housework while her husband took their sons with him to accomplish other tasks. On their way home, the four stopped by a fast-food restaurant to grab lunch.

They also bought the 10-piece chicken nugget and medium fries OP asked for. Their sons did not get full from the food they ordered and asked their dad if they could take some from OP's serving.

OP's husband knew that she typically didn't finish her entire meal. He told their sons to grab a "couple of nuggets and a few fries" from her order.

Their sons grabbed two chicken nuggets each and only left a quarter of OP's medium fries. OP was too hungry to be satisfied by what was left of her food.

So, she asked her husband if she could take one of the three extra cheeseburgers he bought for himself. The three extra cheeseburgers were supposed to be her husband's breakfast.

He said cheeseburgers reheated in a waffle iron were his favorite breakfast food. He declined to give any of his burgers to OP when she asked and said he needed them for the following morning.

OP took one of the burgers against her husband's wishes. She was annoyed that her food was given away.

She also felt it was illogical that her husband would deny her food just to secure the amount of breakfast he wanted.

OP's husband got mad. He said it wasn't the same with what happened to her nuggets because he wasn't aware of how much their kids ate.

He said she knew that he would be upset if she took a burger but did it anyway. He said OP shouldn't have taken his food after he already declined. OP said it was an unfair comparison because she wasn't given the chance to say no when he gave away her food.

A majority of the comments shared OP's opinion. They said her husband had a lot of options instead of giving away OP's food.

Couldn't he see how hypocritical it was of him to get upset when OP ate one of his burgers while she wasn't allowed to be annoyed that he gave away a third of her meal?

Another Redditor was treated similarly by her husband two decades ago and still couldn't forget how disrespected she felt.

Her husband's lack of concern for OP was astonishing.

He had extra food and yet chose to sacrifice OP's request.

He really could have told their kids to wait since they just had their meals.

The best part is that OP's husband is a chef. He knew their kids had their fill but wanted to eat more fast-food as it was a rare treat.

OP should talk to her kids and explain why they shouldn't follow their dad's example.

Not only is he selfish, he is sexist, too. He believes that women need less food than men do.

It wouldn't be too much for OP to expect her husband to be kind to her.

He didn't even consider that OP spent the entire morning doing housework by herself. Cleaning a house is laborious, but OP's husband expected her to be fine with barely any food.

OP shouldn't let her husband's inconsiderate behavior go. Otherwise, he would always sacrifice her needs and comfort to secure his.

Chelsi