I guess the way that I see it is, if it wasn't for Tim, they'd have nothing and those kids probably would be in a much, much worse situation that they are already in. Most parents work much, much hard than Tim does, but I think Tim holds that entire household together. Great, now I sound like a Tim stan.
Tim told a story in the podcast where he got up with both kids and had to use the bathroom (shocker!) and while he was in the bathroom, J$ decided he couldn't wait for breakfast and decided to pour his own cereal and spilled it all over the place and he (J$) got upset. Where the
duck was Jenn? I'm sure still sleeping. Does Tim put Da Baby in the car for the ride to school so Jenn can continue sleeping? That to me sounded ridiculous. As a mom, if my kids were up, I'm up. I don't care it it's 5am. I'm there for them, to see them off for the day or help them make breakfast while Tim is in the shitter.
If he needs that one specific plate, which doesn't seem to be the case since he was actually eating off a different plate, get to the store and buy 3 or 4 of the same exact plate. Then donate/toss every other plate that you have.
I'm a picky eater. I'm a person whose foods cannot touch each other, especially foods that don't go together. In an extreme way. Like a hamburger and fries on a plate would be ok, steak and potato and veggie, ok as long as it doesn't leak into each other. But fruit and pasta on the same plate...as a 50 year old, I wouldn't touch it. If I were to go to a buffet, which I typically do not, I use like 8 plates. Not because I'm a hog, because my food cannot touch. Point being, everyone has their "thing" but as a parent, you understand it and just need to be prepared for it.