I could understand that.

Good for your parents. Every kid should learn life skills such as laundry and cooking etc. unless you are royalty and have a staff of servants.

"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?"

My sister dictated what was served at my parents table. My parents were fussy eaters to begin with and my mother only made about 10 things. So it was no big deal for them if my sister only wanted 5 of them. There were usually leftovers from a prior night if tonight�s meal wasn�t on her short list.

Today, my sister is 63 and still eats only those same 5 things. Apparently in large quantities.

I am guessing that those 5 things weren't exactly high on the nutrition scale either.

I gather that you didn't have too many Jewish friends while growling up. I have had friends who always asked when ordering; they avoided eating pork even though they were not strictly kosher.

I had a Jewish friend who loved ribs and bacon (they served them at home), but the thought of pork roast or pork chops made him gag.

No, I haven't. I usually buy already cooked cold shrimp and either eat that with a little cocktail sauce or sometimes marinade and throw on the grill for a few minutes to hear through. I have rarely bought uncooked shrimp, but maybe I should branch out

I had a secretary years ago who kept kosher, however, she made an exception when it came to Chinese food, "it's chopped so small so it doesn't count."

Then there are people like my wife and my daughter, no issue mixing dairy and meat or eating shellfish, but no pork. My wife won't even buy chicken sausage if it has pork casings and she grew up in a Jewish household where they ate ham. I'm an omnivore, I eat just about everything.

I did! But I didn't really go to restaurants with friends until I was a teenager and I don't think they cared about dietary restrictions Plus, when you go out to eat with friends as a teenager you are pretty much eating burgers, fries and pizza (and no one resisted any toppings or mixing dairy with meat). I must have hung around with non-observant Jews. My best friend now is Jewish and the only thing she won't eat is lamb because they are cute.

Buy already peeled and deveined shrimp so you don't get turned off by cleaning them. Get 16/20 or bigger and use that simple recipe and you will be glad that you did. Branch out---what's the worst that can happen? You can still use jarred cocktail sauce and you can add some marinade to the roasted shrimp if you want.

No hot dogs? Those are often made with pork. Some pizza toppings, e.g., pepperoni and sausage also contain pork. I know a fair number of Jews who mix meat and dairy but won't eat pork.

What are the 5 things? I�m so intrigued :-)

I buy Costco frozen peeled wild shrimp that need to be cooked; they�re really easy to cook and taste good :-)

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Wow, sounds like your parents and my parents were very similar.

I am curious....are there any other foods that your kid won't let you buy?