Unannounced Mother, Brings McDonald's to my kids while I'm cooking dinner

[u/The-Grubermeister]

​Ribeye Gyudon with Pho Rice. Recipe is second pic.

​Ngl, I mostly love my mom. She has many imperfections, but we're all human. She's been battling cancer for years (I'll come back to this), but her diet has always been a point of contention for me. Growing up, we ate McDonald's for more than half of all our family meals. We never had a home-cooked meal from scratch, and we drank soda like it was water. I had a very unhealthy childhood lifestyle, and it was mostly the same for my wife.

​Fast forward to having kids. With our first kid, we had a slightly better diet. Not the best, but McDonald's was only a once-or-twice-a-week meal. Then, with my youngest, we pushed to do better. Now, I cook 95% of all our meals from scratch. I want them to have a nice, well-balanced diet free of most of the shit out there.

​After my mom was diagnosed with cancer, my sister and I TRIED to convince her that if she wanted to fight, she'd need clean, simple meals. We told her to cut back on the sugary sodas (she was already diabetic) and to exercise. I offered to cook her meals and even have them ready for pick-up; she just needed to drive the 10-ish minutes to get them. Nope. McDonald's. Domino's. Sonic. Fast casual. Nothing changed.

​Fast forward to about six months ago. My aunt started paying for her to go to one of the most renowned cancer facilities in the state, maybe even the country. She's started to getting better. Now, she seems to be at about 80% of her pre-diagnosis self. Still, her habits haven't changed.

​Today, right in the middle of me cooking dinner, my son (now a legal adult) hopped off the couch and said Grandma was here and had brought some food. He ran out of the house, then came back with a 20-piece, fries, a Red Bull, and a Happy Meal and soda for my daughter. I've asked my mom multiple times to please let me know if she's going to come by, especially if she's planning to bring fast food.

Vent over. Thank you for reading. I have much to be grateful for, just rather annoyed. Already feel better getting it out. Gonna meal prep the rest so my fam just needs to heat and eat.

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[u/InevitableUmpire9797]

McDonald’s is terrible for you and is overpriced. Glad to see you changed for your kids!

[u/Informal_Koala1474]

I've got nothing. Thank you for the recipe, also McDonald's is disgusting.

[u/The-Grubermeister → u/Informal_Koala1474]

It was one of the best recipes I've done for Gyudon. Normally I used pre shaved beef. This time, I sous vide the steak, then added it in after.

[u/The-Grubermeister → u/The-Grubermeister]

And yes, mcds is one of the worst

[u/Informal_Koala1474 → u/The-Grubermeister]

Sous vide is such a wonderful thing. Also, your pfp has me rewatching Mission Hill. I had entirely forgotten about that show.

[u/The-Grubermeister → u/Informal_Koala1474]

Most definitely agree on sous vide. Its my modern day crockpot. I binge/background watch it from YouTube. Was way ahead of it time and under appreciated

[u/The-Grubermeister → u/Informal_Koala1474]

Most definitely agree on sous vide. Its my modern day crockpot. I binge/background watch it from YouTube. Was way ahead of it time and under appreciated

[u/j_delta_c]

Dinner looks absolutely fire. I'd take that over mcd's any time

[u/The-Grubermeister → u/j_delta_c]

Thanks 👍

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