Informally separated from WAW, but DBing my best

[AlwaysTrying]

My wife doesn't have to respect the food. She only criticized what I made last Saturday. But she did come to dinner, and I liked that. She liked that I made something, just not the result so much.

Respect from the kids is enough reason to do it. Yeah, I'm not going to be upset if W pretends not to care, but I know that she does care, and it matters to everyone else. No big deal, but I'm choosing this as a 180 rather than just making some ravioli because I know it is something she'll notice.