"What would you like to eat?" [View all]

[MissMillie]

"Oh, I don't know..."

I run into this discussion every week w/ my Dad.

My Dad rents 1/2 a house from my sis. He's 88 years old and my sis works a weird shift (1 pm to 9 pm). I go over there a few times every week and make dinner. It's a win-win-win for us all. I get to spend time w/ Dad, and Dad and Sis get home-cooked meals. (And when Dad and I shop, he usually covers the cost of something I've run out of in my house.)

Sis is pretty good about making menu requests, but Dad just doesn't care. I don't say that to be facetious. He'll eat pretty much anything I put in front of him (although, he tends to avoid steak as he's missing some teeth). I tend to stick to recipes that keep my time there around 90 minutes.

I guess I just wish I had less responsibility for the menu.

I'm saying this as I'm making out their shopping list as Dad and I are about to shop for the coming week (another thing Dad and I do together) before the storm hits.

Odds are that he'd be okay with anything I make. He'd eat it, probably enjoy it, and be thankful for it. (Probably that depression-era upbringing.)

So what am I so worried about?

Maybe I just feel like I'm stuck in a cooking rut when it comes to them. I'm the only one complaining. I just don't want to be in charge of what they eat all week.

It's my problem, right? Not theirs.

I guess I just love food so much, I hate to think anyone would be disappointed in my food.

Definitely my problem.

Thanks for letting me vent.