A mum says she's reached the end of her tether after her moaning mother-in-law took the roast dinner she'd prepared for her and chucked it straight in the bin, having not even tried so much as a bite.
According to this indignant woman, her mother-in-law, who joins them most evenings for dinner, has long been overly critical about her cooking, but will never have any complaints when it's her husband's turn to make dinner.
This rude gesture proved to be the final straw, and she's now made it crystal clear that she no longer wants to cook for her mother-in-law going forward.
Taking to Mumsnet, the ticked-off woman explained: "My mother-in-law comes round most days for dinner. She'll happily eat whatever my husband cooks but when I cook for her I get constant complaints. 'You haven't used enough salt'. 'I don't like eating that anymore. It doesn't taste the same these days', etc.
"The other day I cooked a big roast dinner and used plenty of salt and pepper as I knew she'd complain... for her not to even eat it. Just looked at it and told me there wasn't enough salt and threw it in the bin in front of me!
"I've told my husband I'm no longer cooking for her as I find it rude and a waste of food. Am I being unreasonable to just not dish her any food up and eat my meal in front of her?"
She went on to explain that she felt too "shocked" to say anything at the time, having never had anyone throw her food away before. Her husband didn't intervene but did compliment her on the dish, telling her it was one of "the best" she'd ever made.
Fellow Mumsnet users just couldn't get over her mother-in-law's "rudeness", and could completely see why the woman was reluctant to prepare any more meals for her.
One sympathetic person commented: "If someone threw my cooking in the bin for no good reason I wouldn't be cooking for them ever again! Your husband can cook for her or she can eat before she comes round."
Another advised: "Be brave. Stand up for yourself and just ask her what her problem is."
A third suggested: "Perhaps you could cook something but let her believe your husband made it and once she's scoffed the lot, praised her wonderful son, you can let her know she's wolfed down your cooking."
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