Heartbroken (the sequel): Leftover lunch

The day after Heartbroken (Part 2), I bought chicken rice for the kids. 2 packets for Heng (he requested for it) and one each for Jien and Yan (my bad here, I should've made them share one packet). You guessed it, they couldn't finish all the food.

I was not as heartbroken as the day before. I just felt that I have to be consistent in dealing with unfinished food so I wrote their names on the boxes and saved them for dinner.

When dinnertime arrived, I told them to finish the chicken rice before we go out for food. As incentive, I told them we'd go to McDonald's. Some may say I was too lenient to reward them with McD for doing what they should have done. However, I didn't want to stress myself out dealing with their protests if I hadn't sweetened the deal.

Jien needed to be hurried, so I imposed a time limit. With some warning and threatening, he managed to finish it in the nick of time. Off to McD we go. As expected, Yan was too full after her chicken rice to eat anything else. Heng ordered less than usual. Only Jien was on his usual amount because his leftover chicken was just a few spoonfuls (even that took so much warnings and threats!).

We had to takeaway for Hubby because he had a war to fight. That, my dear reader, is another 'heartbreaking' story for another day :(

Heartbroken: Dinner untouched by kids

A few days ago, I bought some meat dishes from an economical rice stall. A few pieces of roast duck and a crab meat balls in baked beans that Hubby I think he would like. Soy sauce chicken for the kids. Stewed chicken feet with mushroom that my father-in-law would like. It costed RM20, less than I expected. I was feeling quite pleased with this cheap meal. All I have to do is stir fry a vege dish and cook some rice. Easy ... Or so I thought.

Preparation was easy. The cleaning up was heartbreaking :( Hubby liked the duck and baked beans; FIL liked the chicken feet and duck. No problem there. 

Problem was with the kids. Yan ate some but didn't show a good appetite at all. Jien downed a packet of Milo in lieu of solid food for dinner. Heng refused to touch the food too, opting instead to fry rice. He fried it himself because I refused to indulge him. He burnt the chopped shallot and garlic resulting in fried rice with plenty of black dots!

As I pack up the uneaten food into the fridge, I scolded them. Less on Yan ( at least she ate some). Mostly on Jien and Heng. I fumed about the effort I put in the choose the food they like, the time to drive to the food stall, the money I saved. All of it gone unappreciated.

"Serves you right for burning your food!" I scolded at Heng. "Got food but don't want to eat! You wanted money for your school trip, I gave you! And you waste my effort and food." Heng was half crying as he picked the burnt pieces from his rice.

"That's the last time I buy Milo! Drinking it as dinner!" I scolded Jien. "You wanted Mamee, I bought Mamee! You wanted to eat the junk food you brought back from school party, I let you! You wanted me to make muffins for school party, I made for you! And you don't even touch the food I prepared!" Jien disappeared upstairs didn't seem to take heed :(

I was going on like that as I put the food in box before popping them in the fridge. "Don't expect me to pay for new food until you finish these!" I scolded from the kitchen. I was almost crying as I feel so unappreciated! What spoilt brats my kids have turned put to be!

Luckily, Heng left a note on my bed to apologize and promised "not to be picky from tomorrow onward". " At least, he feels bad and apologize. Jien went upstairs and didn't listen at all," Hubby observed. 

"I sent him upstairs," I corrected Hubby but I also knew that he was right about the second part. Jien seemed unmoved by my scolding :( What shall I do with him? Sigh!