DEAR ABBY: My husband goes into a tirade if anyone has a taste of food or a bread roll before a meal is properly served. He goes off on everyone -- even a child who has had to wait because the meal is late or they just love light rolls.
We have great respect for your answers. He threatened to write you, so I called his bluff. What do you think about this? -- LOSING MY APPETITE IN VIRGINIA
DEAR LOSING: I think your husband appears to be excessively controlling. For him to expect hungry people to sit at a table with food and not partake of it is unrealistic, unless it's a formal dinner party. Children should be taught proper table manners, but to force a hungry child to sit at a table with bread on it for fear of a tirade is, in my opinion, abusive.
People sometimes overreact the way your husband does because they have low blood sugar. Could this be his problem?