Husband refuses to let his 6-month pregnant wife eat a burger because she served their kids first, against his wishes: 'Now there's no burgers for you because you wouldn't listen.'

Emmy Pratt • Writer and Editor

Mar 16, 2025 8:00 PM EDT

Some families take the order in which members are served at dinner very seriously. I never really gave much thought to the idea that children should eat first, the cook should eat second, and everyone else should eat last. In my family, we were so well-adjusted and normal that everyone got their food simultaneously and waited for everyone else to get their food before they ate. Imagine that? Granted, that's pretty easy when only four people are eating, but I still don't think it should be that big of a deal.

There are some families where the father takes umbrage if he is not served first. He thinks he is the man of the house, so he should get the Rice-A-Roni before his puny children and his wife. In most families, even if there is not a strict hierarchy, it's not uncommon for the mom to be the last to eat.

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This family has their priorities all mixed up. The dad insisted that the mom serve herself before the kids. She went against his wishes, and he said that she wouldn't be allowed to eat because of that, despite having more than enough food for everybody.
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