it should have been more of a conversation before saying "you can't have any"
2026-06-25 21:28:11
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Jesalynn :
if you can't finish it, offer it to someone else
2026-06-25 21:20:21
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Suz B :
I wouldn’t bake anything anymore for them at all
2026-06-26 03:47:16
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migothka :
nta, no more cake for everyone imho
2026-06-25 20:04:34
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ThatDamnDM :
I'm a picky eater and sometimes guilty of thinking I'll want more and then the texture or taste just isn't it - but if I get the chance to cut my own, I'll try a small bit and then get more if I like it! there's really no excuse for his nonsense.
2026-06-25 20:27:19
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LavenderAuthor/Lavender_Author :
when my nephew(who's FIVE) does this, I tell him he can't have another unless he actually eats it. he gets upset but he understands that wasting the treats I make means he can't have more and won't take more
2026-06-25 22:06:25
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illmakeaface :
Policing what someone eats is strange to me. I get that it can be upsetting if someone throws it out but I find it strange
2026-06-25 23:24:32
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panopticon.society :
The point of giving is in the giving, not in the policing of what is done with the gift.
2026-06-25 20:49:01
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✨🏳️⚧️_AsheTrevni_🏳️⚧️✨ :
OP is NTA - if he can't at least put some in a container for later, or get smaller portions, then he gets none. And I know this, coming from a family who had little appetite and loads of containers in the fridge.
2026-06-25 23:33:22
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Bobbi :
They said their grandmother takes the leftovers sometime? Why doesn’t the cousin’s leftovers just got to her? Can’t go to the dad if he takes it to work but surely grandma wouldn’t mind eating her grandson’s leftover cake.
2026-06-26 04:47:17
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📚The Comfy Booknook📚 :
NTA- don’t bring any baking over period
2026-06-25 21:43:41
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Gluteus Maximus the cat :
The responsible thing for the cousin to do is cut a TINY piece and see if he likes and and then cut more if he does. That’s what any reasonable adult would do. The fact he’s still cutting big portions for himself and then throwing it away is really disrespectful. Baking is a labor of love. It’s time intensive. It’s okay to not eat it. It’s not okay to constantly throw away someone’s hard work. Even if cousin said “I’m too full. I’m going to take the rest of this home for later” it’d be WAY more polite than tossing it, even if he tossed the other half at home.
2026-06-25 21:53:19
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katispieker :
start giving him one bite at a time. slice him a piece so small it's one or two bites. Tell him if he would like more he can have some it's going to be the same portion though every single time. He's not being left out but he's also not allowed to waste your hard work.
2026-06-25 23:23:26
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Raquel :
I can't stand food going to waste
2026-06-25 21:04:06
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Joshua Whitfield :
I would have said the same thing because of my household I hate when food is wasted 100% and I get on to everybody if it was my siblings or even my mom I tell them if they're not going to eat it tell me and I will do something with it don't just throw away a lot that could be eaten
2026-06-26 02:41:35
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Cristina Amalia G :
The cousin is being disrespectful
2026-06-26 01:40:38
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Monica :
This wouldn't bother me that much unless they are literally taking 1 bite and throwing the rest out. If they are eating a decent part of it then it's fine to throw out the rest. If it's something that happens all the time then that's when you do the cutting yourself and cut them tiny pieces and put them in a cupcake liner. That way not as much is being wasted. I do think it's petty to not allow them to have any going forward. Obviously them cutting their own piece is still too much.
2026-06-26 06:11:12
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Kay ʕっ•ᴥ•ʔっ♥ :
In order to limit the amount of food waste, why not take a smaller portion to begin with and go back for seconds if you want more? I thought most people did this in situations where there are many people sharing a meal at a get-together
2026-06-25 20:56:44
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KiwiJam :
?? I'm confused. why should be not be allowed to throw away what he doesn't eat from his plate?
2026-06-26 00:03:51
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Jess Tejada :
I hate food waste but YTA. It’s not like the cousin is throwing out half a cake. It’s half of one slice of cake. The cousin isn’t wasting anything exorbitant
2026-06-26 03:13:18
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RIver Song :
He obviously isn't wasting too much food if there's always leftovers. It's one slice of cake. Is this really important enough to cause a family divide?
2026-06-26 00:09:30
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Risha ❤️🦄 :
Communication ppl. OP should’ve held a convo with the cousin instead of being indirect
2026-06-26 04:13:50
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Rhythmnation :
for the people that don't get it
imagine you bring a nice bottle of wine or 2L of soda to a party, everybody pours their own cup with the drink, then one guy fills his entire cup almost to the top with said drink takes only 2 sips of it then pours the rest of it down the drain
2026-06-26 01:12:06
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ViviKumaDesu🇩🇰 :
NTA he is weird cutting bigger portions than he will eat, especially at the big age of 22, like that’s something my niece did at age of 7 until 11
2026-06-25 20:55:18
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sirrah :
I have ARFID, so I either nope out after one bite or barely finish the food i can handle. THEREFORE I usually take a taster bite from my partners plate, or get myself the tiniest portion possible (half the time my man still eats the rest 😂). I was gently called out ONCE as a child for taking more than I could finish and thats all it took, I don’t understand grownups acting like this
2026-06-25 21:40:36
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