I completely despise the phrase and was wondering if this causes problems in your house??

DH and I were talking about it tonight and he asked me to post this to see other opinions

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I used to answer... "Food!" HAHA!

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I groan everytime I hear that phrase! My biggest pet peeve is when I walk in the door from work and within minutes 15 yr old DS is asking that question! He is a major picky eater and isn't going to eat it anyway so what does it matter?! DH does not cook at all but he never asks ~ he is appreciative of anything I make.

"I don't know, what are you/we cooking?" works well here.

I get mad at the non answer when I ask' what would you like for dinner " and DH says anything is fine with me. Arggghhh !!... I know he has taste buds somewhere in his body and I know he has to crave something at sometime, So why not tell me ?? In the 13 years we have been married he has never not 1 time gave me any suggestions on what HE would like for dinner.

LOL,. I know what I like as I cook every night, LOL,. kids have no bones about telling me what they want either LOL.Why is it so hard for him to say, Hey tonight I would like a grilled steak / hell if he asked for Maine Lobster Iwould rent a jet to get it ! all because he finally said it !!

It causes problems here b/c either I've already said it several times or I've JUST freaking walked in the door from work or somewhere and dh (doesn't stand for dear) is asking it. At that point, I'll say sandwiches simply to annoy everyone else.

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That happens in my house usually someone is not happy with what I picked for dinner but yet noone ever gives me some suggestions on what they would want, and after I have cooked, and (especially my older boys) if they are not interested in what I have made I remind them there is always cereal help yourselves.

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I always say " Its a surprise !" when bf asks.He hates that ,lol.

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I don't get asked much. If I do, it's my 7 year old and it's always as I am in the middle of preparing dinner. It's usually obvious what I am making so I say "guess.." and that works. I don't ask what anyone wants. I know the answer I'll get "I don't know" or "I don't care" . I know better than to set myself up for anger like that. So, if they don't want what I cook, they don't have to eat it. At least 2 times a week my kids are helping me cook so no need to really ask what we are having and DH is getting home right before we eat. DH cooks breakfast and never asks what anyone wants either so I guess I should say it's not a battle at our house

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My SO likes to ask at 7 am when I headign out for work. If I say what it is he will make sure everything is ready when I get home from work. When I am looking at the grocery ads I always ask are you hungry for anything in particular? If he doesn't answer its my call.

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My oldest dd is the same way. She'll ask, I'll tell her and then the nose gets turned up. "I don't want that", or "I don't like that". Tough crap kiddo......eat it or starve. I'd be more than happy to turn over kitchen duties to someone else.

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I'm so glad to read that I'm not the only one annoyed by this question. I told my kids they had to stop asking. It's like fingernails on a chalkboard to my ears.

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I used to ask for suggestions too, and got no response. They wouldn't complain, but it was tiring being in such a rut. I am now a consultant for a Gourmet Food company, so now I have lots of yummy things on hand and lots of new spices and recipes. I'll let DH and the kids pick. It's a bit more expensive than scratch made foods, but everything is wonderful and it's way cheaper than eating out, and not boring. Sorry, didn't want to sound like a commercial.

That question irritates me sometimes, too. Especially if it's something I know the kid who's asking may not particuarly like...I tell them it's fine if they don't like/want it...you can eat it or not eat. My DH pretty much could care less what I'm making, as long as he has something to eat. LOL

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phew! I am glad I am not the only one with this problem....now if only I knew how to fix it! It seems that i can pick 12 things for dinner,but they do not suffice.

eating out is another one of those things that we can go round and round about....I am wondering if it's all the choices we have within a few square miles.

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I make a weekly menu and write it out on a little dry erase board that is on the fridge, my boys are old enough that they can read what's for dinner.......no more asking "what's for dinner", if they want to know they can look at the menu. Also helps me because I make the menu right before I go shopping and know what I need to get at the store, and know what meat to get out of the fridge in the morning before heading to work.

The thing that drives me crazy is...as my daughter is clearing her lunch plate, she is asking what is for dinner...as if she is starving already. I need to get a dry erase board...that might help

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DH already asked what's for dinner....lol
Spaghetti wasn't what he wanted to hear, but he asked! He should be glad I have a plan today!
DH and DS seem to think we have Spaghetti "every other day" but it's really like once a month!

DS ALWAYS wants beef teriyaki or taco rice....every...single...day!

Usually we are arguing at 4-5 O'clock about who wants what. We eat out WAY too much, too many options here! The tax here kills me though ( 10½% on restaurant meals!)

We are too picky, and it's about different foods, so we end up eating the same dozen or so meals all the time.

Alright already!! I'll stop asking.

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Yeah I get asked and I usually reply "Food". The boys do not like that. I have a hard time making dinner here due to me and DS 7 do not eat any kind of meat anymore and DH and DS 9 do. So I have one thing , DS 7 has something different and DH and DS 9 have something totally different. Makes for a long drawn out meal planning and making process.

My 13 year old sends me a text every day...'WAT 4 DIN DIN?" I am sick of it too and I am tired of making the same things all the time. I need diversity, but have no time for it. Anyone want to be my live in cook?

My DH always asks, "What do you want to do for dinner?", as if there is really an option to me cooking <ugh>. What I would really like to do for dinner is have a personal chef cook for me in my house, every night! Neither of us like to eat, so it's much more a chore than fun to prepare dinner. DH is super picky and I am soooooooo sick of eating chicken, but I refuse to make different things for different people.

Sarah..........

I have never got an answer from my hubby either. I have finally given up on asking(after 15 years). I just cook for me and one daughter. Son is picky and if he doesn't like what I make he fends for himself and hubby will eat anything but veggies.

not really, the meal is made and on the table, they eat it or do without

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my dh used to get mad at the kids when they would ask that then complain if they didn't want it! so when they would ask he would say things like barf and cat box special soon they quit asking!

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No and why would anybody despise the phrase? Asking what's for dinner seems like a perfectly reasonable question to me. I just answer it!

Wow! I never knew that question was driving everyone else as crazy as it does me every day. (LOL) When I was working, DS wouldn't even wait for me to get home to ask it. If I got off work at 5pm, my cell phone would ring at 5:15pm with DS calling to ask me "What's for dinner?". I told him I was going to make "What's for dinner?" my ringtone for him.

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Yes yes yes and yes again for these reasons number one both dd;s are vegatarians and I am sort of I eat fish and then my dh is simple meat and potatoes and then sadly my son Thomas who has many stomach problems ibs acid reflux and is lactose intolotrent so yes dinner is hard however I sometimes manage to make all happy however sometimes its not so easy. peace Catherine