Half cooked

Dinner can be a big deal on Saturdays. It starts at 8:00am with the inevitable “What will I do for dinner?” ( #love-bombing #seeking-praise ) .

You just would not know what time dinner cooking would actually start. It could be midday, it could be 3:00pm, it’s often 7:00pm ( #control ) .

But generally, it’ll start, then there won’t be sufficient levels of worship provided so it’ll be abandoned for a few hours ( #supply #manipulation #seeking-praise ) .

You can get your own, I’m only cooking for Emma and me. You know what, forget it. ( #devaluation #punishment #entitlement ) .

And with that, the hob is turned off mid-cook, the oven is turned off ( #punishment #control ) . And you just could not predict what time it may resume. But one thing’s for certain, it will resume and sufficient levels of praise and worship will be sought and demanded throughout the process ( #supply #entitlement ) .

Eating anything else while this prolonged nonsense carries on can result in rage and further temporary abandonment of the task at hand ( #narcissistic-rage #punishment ) .