Father Punishes Daughter For Eating Brother’s Food, Teaches Her A Valuable Lesson

Reddit user u/slicedthin he tries his best to keep the family’s grocery expenses as low as possible and his wife supports him. The couple only cooks dinner for everyone every day and breakfast on the weekends. For the rest, their kids and OP’s father have to support themselves. OP’s son loves cooking so he cooks his own lunch while the daughter hates it, so she most often buys her lunch.

One time when the brother cooked himself some potato ships, the daughter ate them all while he was in his room. The two started fighting over the matter as the brother said he cooked the chips so they belonged to him. The daughter argued back by saying the chips were made of potatoes that were bought for the whole family. OP supported his son in this situation to teach his daughter a lesson but she accused her father of being a terrible person for punishing his own daughter for eating.

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1. Let’s find out!

2. OP tries his best to keep the grocery expenses down.

3. OP and his wife don’t cook lunches so their daughter, who doesn’t like to cook, often buys herself food while the son, who absolutely looks cooking, makes something for himself.

4. One day, the brother made some potato chips for himself and while he was in his room, the daughter decided to eat them all.

5. Son got really angry saying he made the chips so they were his to eat. The daughter said the chips were made from potatoes bought for everyone so she had equal rights to eat those chips.

I think the daughter is being a bit ridiculous, but I don’t understand this whole rule about everyone working for their lunch. These kids aren’t even 18 yet, I personally believe their parents need to do better and at least feed the whole family three times a day till their kids have reached an independent age.

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6. OP agreed with his son’s logic.

7. The daughter called OP terrible for punishing her for eating.

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I personally think was NTA because he actually tried teaching his daughter a solid lesson against entitlement. You cannot grab anyone’s stuff and own it thinking they wouldn’t say anything. The brother was right to object! He cooked those chips so they belonged to him unless, of course, he had said clearly anyone could eat them. Because he didn’t, no one had the right to those chips except the one who cooked them. I hope OP’s daughter understands the lesson she was taught. Also, the stance she is taking about her father being terrible for punishing her, I hope she drops it and realizes the true aspects of why he didn’t take her side.