Aunt Stops Her Niece From Taking Third Full Serving At Family Dinner. Reddit Reacts

Family dinners can be a lot of fun but at times may turn bizarre. This happened to a man who has now posted on Reddit’s AITA forum, prompting a debate about dining etiquette. The now-viral post by a man describes a family dinner where his sister, the host, denied his 16-year-old daughter a third serving of food.

“Yesterday, my sister hosted a family dinner at her house… She’s an amazing cook and made a ton of food for the evening,” the father recounted on Reddit. He mentioned that his daughter, after finishing her second plate, asked if she could have a third. “I said yes. But my sister (her aunt) looked at her with a shocked expression and said, ‘Another plate?'” he recalled.

The father further explained that his daughter, who juggles two part-time jobs, often doesn’t get to eat until 7 or 8 pm. Despite this, his sister felt it was inappropriate for her to take a third helping, calling it rude.

“I turned to my sister and said she’s been working all day without anything to eat, you made tons of food, it won’t hurt for her to get another plate. My sister started yelling, saying something about how it wasn’t my place to ask if my daughter could get more of the food that she made. Now I do somewhat agree with that. Looking back, I’m thinking maybe I should have asked?” the father pondered.

Ultimately, his daughter refrained from taking the third plate. However, as they were leaving, the sister approached them and criticised the father, saying he should have “taught his daughter manners” and that it was “not right to take more than one plate at someone else’s house.”

“I told my sister she was being ridiculous, and somehow our voices got loud enough that my mom started to hear us in the small corner. She came over and started telling me she agreed with my sister and it was rude for my daughter to eat that many plates,” the father shared.

The post concluded with the Reddit user questioning whether he was in the wrong in this situation.

The post has generated a lot of reactions online, with users offering different perspectives. “Had everyone else had a chance to get some food? Also, was the third plate going to finish off the rest of the food?” one commenter asked.

“I frequently host large dinners at our home. If someone grabbed a 3rd plate, I’d fall into an ego coma I’d be so flattered they liked my food that much,” another person commented. “A gracious host doesn’t dictate how much guests can eat, particularly if it’s not something like a plated dinner party,” someone else added.

On the other hand, a person wrote, “You’re failing as a parent to provide your child with food and impress upon her how important it is not to go all day without eating. Nor how unhealthy it is to go all day without, then binge three full plates.”

Another Reddit user questioned, “Not your house, or your food. Did everyone else have the opportunity to have seconds if they wanted before your daughter went for thirds?”

“Everyone else was pretty much done with their meal after the second portion, we all finished at the same time. And no, there was plenty of food left. Thank you for asking,” replied the user.

Reference link: https://www.reddit.com/r/AmItheAsshole/comments/1eo03ex/aita_for_assuming_my_daughter_could_have_a_3rd/?utm_source=embedv2&utm_medium=post_embed&utm_content=post_title&embed_host_url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/trending/aunt-refuses-to-let-niece-take-third-plate-of-food-reddit-post-sparks-heated-debate-101723804183240.html