Originally Posted by
wrp96
The only way my parents would allow us to dictate the meal is if we were the ones cooking, which we did at least one night a week starting about age 9.
"This is what's for dinner. If you're not hungry, I can understand that, but we'll be enjoying this while you wait for us to finish."
Maybe occasionally softened well ahead of time with, "Between X and Y, which would you prefer tonight?"