I have been dating my grilfriend who’s a mother to 2 boys (8) & (10) for a year now. She’s been busy with work lately so she’d have me look after the kids. She used to send them to my place with their own food but this time she was super busy and couldn’t prepare anything. I said it was fine and that I’d cook for them. She said ok but started sending me meal recipes wanting me to make them. First off, I’m not an expert cook and also, some if the ingredients are a little expensive to get. I understand the boys love (no allergie or anything) but I felt like it was unfair thst I have to cook what she wanted me to cook. after all I was just trying to help and do something nice. I decided to cook them some pasta with sauce. She came over to pick them up in the evening and went home with the food. She didn’t look too happy about it. I called the next day to ask the kids if they liked the pasta and she said she didn’t let them eat it. I asked why she said while she appreciated the nice gesture but she couldn’t let the kids eat it because it’s not what they usually eat. I told her it was just pasta and that she should let the kids enjoy the food they want and she said something funny about her ex might use this against her as a form of neglect since pasta isn’t healthy food. I said that was ridiculous and we got into a huge fight about it, mainly because I felt insulted and my efforts went unappreciated. She said I was overreacting and should forget it happened. She asked that I do not intervene in raising the kids til we’re official but I said that was messed up of her.

we’re not talking anymore. I feel like I overreacting since it was my fault for not cooking one of the recipes she sent me.