My boyfriend and his daughter eat like animals & it drives me bonkers
Okay so here’s the scoop – I love my boyfriend dearly. But he lacks a lot in the manners department. Whenever we eat, I feel so badly that I want to drop kick him in the face for smacking his lips, making noises, and shoveling food down his throat like he hasn’t eaten in a year. What makes matters worse is his 9 year old daughter has picked up her father’s horrible manners and does the same exact thing. So whenever I make a meal for us to sit down together, it’s like sitting at the table watching two piggies eat their own feces ..it’s revolting. I lose my appetite often and I just don’t even know what to do at this point. Last night it was so bad, I picked up my plate and moved from the table to in front of the tv because I just couldn’t take it anymore. I have explained to him I don’t’ know how many times that his eating habits are repulsive, and he tries sometimes – but 80% of the time it is like this. I don’t’ feel comfortable correcting his daughter either – that’s not my place. But how can I sit and have a meal with them ever if this is how it’s going to be? I want us to all enjoy the meals I make together, as a family – but I just can’t stomach all the grunting and smacking and eating with mouths open. It’s just too much. Am I a total !@#@ for feeling this way – any suggestions on how to correct it without making them cry? I’m trying to be considerate of their feelings. But I the longer it continues the more infuriated I become. HELP!!!!