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Dave Smith[_1_]

On 2017-06-01 12:59 PM, wrote:
> On Thursday, June 1, 2017 at 9:13:59 AM UTC-5, Dave Smith wrote:
>>
>> I can appreciate that most people don't like everything and most can
>> describe what it is that they object to. Then there are those picky
>> eaters who just don't like something. I have a nephew who doesn't like
>> much. It is a pain in the butt to have him come for supper because there
>> are so few things he likes and he is so vocal about the things he does
>> not want, sort of like you might expect from a four year old, except he
>> is 44. He likes pizza, which is a major exception from one of his big
>> taboos, which is food that is red. Then there was a former co-worker who
>> didn't like much and could only describe his dislikes as being yucky.
>> People like that are not entitled to offer an opinion.
>>
>>
> I wouldn't invite him to supper and if you insist on having him
> at the table tell him to bring his own food. I simply would not
> cater to him and his silly whims

The last time he was her with his parents we told them to bring
something to eat. That was a slight improvement, but it was about 4
years ago and he has not been invited back. His parents seemed to be
under the impression that any invitation would naturally include the 40
year old who lives in their basement.