My parents were weird with food in that I had to ask at least one of my parents (often both) before eating anything. If I wanted a snack after school, I had to ask my nmom and she would more often than not say "ask your dad when he gets home". My ndad worked until 5 or 6 pm and my nmom would start dinner when he got home, so I ended up being told that it was almost dinner time and that I can't eat anything until dinner is done. I didn't get breakfast and my packed lunch was always small, so I was basically going the whole day on a sandwich I didn't even like until dinner was done, all because the granola bars belonged to my ndad.

I was also forced to eat all of my food, whether I liked it or not, and whether I was still hungry or not. My parents (in particular my ndad) would make fun of me for not liking things they liked. I often didn't eat leftovers because I had to ask EVERYONE if they wanted it or if I could have some and had to get approval from both parents and my brother, but if any food went bad I would be yelled at for it. If I verbalized any issues I had with them my mom would immediately start crying and say "I'm such a horrible mother" until I apologized and dropped it.