When a mom took her cousin and kids to the beach, she figured sharing a meal with the notoriously picky 6-year-old cousin was a smart move.

But when that decision sparked a wave of complaints from her aunt, the day at the beach turned into a family feud over food.

Read on for the story.

AITA for not buying my cousin something to eat when we went to the beach?

I (F25) took my cousin (F6) and my kids (M4 & F6) to the beach this past weekend.

I offered to take my cousin because she’s around the same age as my kids and they get along great, so I thought it would be fun.

While we were there, we went out to eat. My cousin is extremely picky and anytime I buy her food while we’re out or cook anything, she takes a few bites and throws the rest away.

Wasteful!

I told her I was not buying her any food and that her and I could share something and she could have as much of it as she’d like.

Well she didn’t like that because I got my kids their own meals (which they ate all of).

We ended up sharing anyways and she like I thought, she took a few bites and then said she was full.

Bet you were thinking, “told ya so.”

The rest of the day was fine. Well flash forward to after I drop her back home.

I get a text from my aunt asking why I didn’t buy her her own meal and that my cousin is telling her we shared while my kids didn’t.

I explained the situation to her and she told me I could’ve packed her food up to go if she didn’t eat it.

Oh geez.

But I don’t see the issue seeing as she did exactly what I thought she would do and she also had other food throughout the day that we packed such as snacks and sandwiches.

So AITA?

Now, the question is whether this mom’s tough love approach went too far or if the picky eating cousin got a well-deserved reality check.

Reddit has mixed feelings.

This person thinks Mom did the right thing.

But this person thinks her tone could’ve been different.

And this person says shelling out money on a picky eater is just silly.

When it comes to picky eaters and family meals, sometimes you’re serving up more than just food.

It’s hard to know what’s the best thing to do.

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