u/BNE-

My dad has some compulsion where he needs to go to my pantry when he visits my house. He’s very well to do and definitely not lacking for food or resources. He just really loves his snacks.

We have all sorts of “goodies” in our pantry at any given day. Cheez-its, Oreos, candy bars, candy canes, chips - you name it. If you’re wondering, do we have a problem? No, not really. But maybe. We have a toddler who only eats pasta and snacks - i.e. cheez-its. The other goods are from random events where I’ve hoarded “snacks” like trick-or-treating because who needs all those empty calories?

My SO noted a few weeks ago that my dad always visits our pantry of goodies every time he stops over, sometimes multiple times per visit. At first I was thinking, “Okay, well, whatever. That is a little odd, but he’s stopping by to visit our LO, so that’s fine.” However recently, I really started to notice this behavior.

Today, my dad dropped his dogs off at my house so he could drive to Temecula to drink wine. I love my dad, so it’s no problem. However, as soon as he lets the dogs into my house, they lift their legs to pee on my couch. My dad stopped them and let them out into the backyard. But then, he asked if he could grab some crackers out of my cabinet that are my LO’s. I told him no, emphatically, but then asked my LO if they’d be willing to give him a handful of their cheez-its which they were holding in their bowl to which they gave me a horrified look and then walked away.

I felt somewhat bad for refusing my dad cheez-its, but I think the gas station hasn’t yet run out of this snack.

AITAH?