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Mothers table manners/etiquette
My immediate family really have no table manners.. They don't hold there utensils properly and because of that I had the same habit... When I went to dinner at my bf house he later asked me about it... I was so embarrassed and grateful that he brought my manners to my attention ... I have since become pretty proper but my mother is still he usual self and now I get disgusted when I eat next to her because I realize EVERYTHING she is doing... Chewing on chicken bones really loudly, eating with her hands, speaking with her mouth completely full and food on her lips just makes me loose my appetite. You may think I were making this up and I wish I were but I'm not, I've tried talking to her but she gets offended. I don't know what to do ... Maybe I'll just restrain myself from having dinner with her.
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There are some foods that it is acceptable to eat by hand under or in certain surroundings. Chicken legs are great for eating with your hands, something I would do at home or on a picnic but never at a restaurant. Just the other night my wife and I had T-bone steaks and I remarked I never order this in a restaurant for the best part of this steak is gnawing on the bone.
What I'm trying to say is that if your family has better table manner away from home then at home or when company is over than it is best you not say anything. Home is a place you can relax and let your guard down. When you go out to dinner or have company over then you put out your best manners.
If this is not the case then the way to show your family that their table manners are not acceptable is to use the table manners you boyfriend showed you when you are with your family. They are bound to notice the difference in you. Then when they ask you can say something. TO go to your mother and in anyway say to her that yo find her and the rest of the familys table manners suddenly disgusting to you is a fight waiting to happen.
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If it were me I would sit her down and say mom I love you and everything youve done for me im not trying to offend you at all so please dont take it the wrong way. The way you eat isnt that pleasent and it would mean a lot to me if you wouldnt mind maybe being a little quieter and less messy. Its a little hard for me to eat
- i hope this goes well i hope you will still be able to eat dinner with your mother
- good luck askmarie23
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