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^ yeah thats the way to soften your FIL up. You say sorry for the way you kept it secret and didnt mean to offend or "cheat" but you can at the same time highlight the fact in the presence of the 12 year old boy as you describe above. Not that you would claim you dislike the boy, just point out that he is a strong reason for you to hide your stuff. Maybe you can get away with it like that and even beeing able to continue to keep your food in your own room. If not get a safebox with a combination locker

Locking safebox is now on my wishlist.
My fiance plans to buy a mini-fridge with a locking door! We will be well-set should we ever decide to live in another apartment with roommates!

Just divide the stuff in the kitchen, "our shelf, your shelf".

but you definitely need to talk with the dude.

You pay rent, you're entitled to some autonomy. You have your own room, your own space, your own clothes. Whats wrong with your own food? In my family I know my sister and I hid some of our food in our rooms when we were kids. Kinda thought that was normal behavior. One doesn't have to share everything.

Really not sure why your FIL is so picky about it, does he come from an area or foreign culture where food was precious and not sharing it was a horrible faux pas. I've heard some some cultures where it seemed like food was communal, though many other things weren't.

He's American just like the rest of the Family is. Specifically Mid-Atlantic shore, to be exact.

Anyways, since the little dispute, he has not yet brought the topic up again. I think Mother-In-Law straightened him out.
He ignores the facts and logic that we tell him, but he'll listen to her even if she says the exact same thing that we do.

As far as cereal goes are you talking about wheat germ or something else. If it’s regular cereal, candy and chocolate I think you’re doing them a favor by keeping it in your room and keeping them healthy.

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My Room is Packed with goodies, bty.
There's too much to list!

I just don't like leaving my room when a craving strikes.

Of course it's OK to hide treats. I hide my Kentucky Bourbon from The Missus.

Once I was young and shared a flat with a couple of mates. The food snatching got so out of hand we took to walking to the grocery every evening to buy what we were going to cook for supper. When one of us looked in the fridge for something and it was gone, we would exclaim "Refrigerator Wolves."

Hide your goodies, and don't feel guilty.

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Do not worry, CK.

Hide everything you do not want others to touch!