Vegan Watches Nieces For The Weekend, Her Brother Explodes Over What She Fed Them

Dad doesn't meal prep and then gets shirty that his kids aren't eating the meals he didn't make is my take on this.

She's the aunt. Aunts are the people in your life that you get to let loose with and have fun. All the rules go out the windows. You get to just be you and enjoy life. Don't steal that joy from the three of them!

This is funny. It's the first story I've ever read in which it was the vegan who had the lay-back common sense attitude towards what kids were eating, and the omnivores were freaking out about the McDonalds.

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So, dad was supposed to take care of it, and didn't. Then he blamed the sister. Wife isn't buying it. Good for her!

To the commenter who said she could easily have cooked a chicken breast for them. I don't know for sure, but I think vegans are like Jewish people in that something that has touched meat is no longer acceptable to use and must be discarded. So cooking that chicken breast would have permanently contaminated the pan, the utensils and possibly even the oven. For Jewish people if non-kosher stuff touches their dishes, they can't eat from those dishes ever again. Vegans might be just as strict, and if so, cooking that chicken breast is truly NOT an option for her.

I don't understand why she couldn't cook something vegan and appealing to children. Simple vegan pasta/rice dishes would have done the trick. Or why couldn't she supplement the junk with some veggie and fruits. I understand that she was doing a favour to her brother hence it's not fair to expect an enormous amount of effort food wise if it would be difficult for her, but she surely could have thought of a better (and healthier) solution.

All the YTA people are insane. We are not talking about 2 kids who are regularly vegan already who just spent a week eating c**p because someone didn't give a d**n. We're talking about two kids with normal diets who do on occasion, eat this type of food and spent three days at their aunt's house because their parents wanted time alone and Aunt did the parents a favor. Their children were safe, happy and well cared for but if that's not good enough, well, no problem - because she should not babysit for them again.

I'm sure there are a lot of kids in Peru and Bolivia that would love to eat quinoa - if only most of it wasn't being shipped out to 1st World countries to feed vegans.

Parents should have been organised rather than forget to do it. However I Absolutely don't understand Why she continously chose crappy junk food?? Scrambled egg on toast is simple. Soup and bread. Cost a tiny fraction of Mcjunk food. Some veggie meals are delicious, some vegan too. I was never allowed junk food and I wouldn't expect it. Dad should have been realistic (they're Not going to eat put before them) and Aunt the same. Dad Should have made those dinners and delivered them, aunt really Could have made considerably better attempts. Being vegan in particular should mean you're right up with knowledge on nutrition. We All know junk food and that Does include mac and cheese is bad for you. She could have introduced them to gorgeous tasty healthy meals with ONE c**p food dinner. There's a reason children are getting Type 2 diabetes which used to be an adults disease

I eat a largely vegan diet. Maybe 2% vegetarian. So when our grandkids visit for short stints they get oven ready chicken or equivalent. For longer stays I make them eat vegan meals but more along the lines of things you can’t tell are vegan, if you’re a kid anyway. I know I’m not fooling any meatasauruses. Maybe lentil based stew with lots of veg covered in mashed potatoes becomes a cottage pie or shepherds pie, sort of. Or veggie covered pizza with vegan cheese. Honestly the cheddar alternatives are a LOT better than in days of old. 🙂

When I read the words vegan and junk I figured the kids were talking about the vegan food they ate not actual junk food.

Idk I think the YTA have a point. OP agreed to watch the kids, not forced or coerced or anything, but was perfectly fine with it. She didn't even get them microwave meals with vegetables, she got them junkfood for 3 days straight. As for cooking kid friendly... she shouldn't have to if the father says they'll eat anything, but if I was OP I may have cooked something a bit more child friendly at least one of the days. The dad should have obviously not have forgotten the meals he was supposed to bring, but it doesn't really sit right with me to agree to watch the kids they just get them junk all weekend. Sure it won't k*ll them, but there were better options.

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Eugh YTA lot do not have kids ! Inhuman lot ! NTA OP , n having read the update lol most don’t I did , your brother is a pilock lol forgetting the meals 🤦‍♀️typical man lol , but as a mum myself who is not a veggie or vegan I ain’t a rabbit lol , I also do not like processed c**p and only cook from scratch , , n junk food of which mac n cheese IS NOT ! is no on menus if im cooking my kids are 24-21 n if they want processed food , they by it lol , i make mac n cheese a lot from scratch. Tho , n as we live in the sticks last 13 yrs lol we’ll always tbh Macy’s has never been close to us , but if id had to let or as someone to watch my kids when younger , id never go nuke over it , you did em a favor , thankfully sil was lovely about it and pissed at her husband 😂