19 December 2023 , 13:07
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If there's one thing the Christmas period should be full off - aside from presents - it's plenty of food and drink. However, what do you do if your extended family kindly offers to host meals over the festive season yet you're always left with a rumbling stomach at the end of it?
A woman named Janet shared her thoughts over the weekend on her in-law's modest efforts in the food department each Christmas. In a short rant on the DC Urban Moms and Dads online forum, she posted: "They insist on hosting holiday meals even when others have offered, then they usually propose a “brunch” and serve bagels, a few types of cream cheese and a fruit bowl. Then after few hours ask why we are leaving so soon. We are hungry Janet."
Despite the initial brief explanation, the post sparked off dozens of replies from those eager to have their say - and the results were mixed. One person criticised the in-laws and said: "This is bizarre. They shouldn’t host if they don’t want to make the effort."
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Another added: "Why not just let someone else hosts who actually wants to serve an actual meal? It comes across as controlling that it must be at THEIR house." The woman popped up at one point in the comments to slam her in-laws' apparent lack of awareness and confirm that she had extra food waiting for her back home.
She said: "OP here. It’s just all so absurd. Why don’t they have any self-awareness. They clearly see what [dear husband] & I serve and what my [sister-in-law/brother-in-law] serve when we host. If you don’t want to serve a proper meal, why host? I do have food prepared at home for when we get back and are starving."
Many people wondered why she just doesn't bring additional food to her in-laws for everyone to enjoy as a solution to the problem. One user even went as far as exclaiming: "This is one if the stupidest threads ever. Bring your food to the in-laws house, or DON’T GO!! You can do that you know!"
Elsewhere, she was accused of being effectively ungrateful as one person elaborated: "OP you are being rude. You are invited for a gathering and food IS served (whether it is what you would prefer to eat or not). It may not be what you would serve, or what I would serve, but it is adequate for a gathering that only lasts a few hours."