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Salmon
HERE IS THE STORY: My mother tells me she doesnt care how much or what I eat. But tonight she made me dinner
due to the fact I came home late. She brought me a fish dish. A small piece. I left a little over and when she was
cleaning up she said "I am not going to buy you this anymore" I got mad and had a fight with her and said to her "I
didnt leave that much over" and she said "You did, it was a small piece and I wasnt sure if I brought enough." I said to
her "Do you expect me to eat all of that piece" And she replied "Yes because it was such a small piece and salmon is
expensive" MY QUESTION: DID I OVERREACT WITH HER ORIGINAL COMMENT THAT SHE WASNT
GOING TO BUY THE SALMON AGAIN BECAUSE I LEFT SOME OVER. AND WHAT DO YOU THINK OF
THE ENTIRE CONVERSATION?
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Maybe I can help you see this from a different perspective. You might not agree with it, but it's an undeniable fact that comes with cooking for people.
Apparently, your mother normally doesn't really care what you eat, but today, she made you dinner. This is a huge gesture of caring and providing. By leaving some left over, she probably thought that you didn't like it. Salmon IS expensive, and it's not exactly easy to make it taste good. A more diplomatic way of solving the problem would be to just say, "Thank you" and mention that you just couldn't stomach down that last piece because you were so full.
From what you said, I'll assume that your mother doesn't do this very often. She might be sensitive to the possibility that you don't like her cooking. By leaving that piece, it could be interpreted it as, "I don't want it." However, getting into a big fight about is going to make her feel like a douche because she was just trying to help you.
If you liked the food, tell her so. Even if you left that little piece, it shows that you appreciate the work that she's put in for you.
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