ILs take/divide up leftovers without asking

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Anonymous wrote:How hard is it to add an extra 25% to your portions as you prepare food?

PP with the animal in-laws. They would just bring 25% more tupperware and snatch up all the food. They are no longer hungry, but they still want all the food...just in case. They have been through some really hard times so it comes from a place of fear of when will they eat next, even though they are very well off now. They still have that trauma.

I would never tell them I think they're rude, especially since I know their history, but I will tell an anonymous message board I think it's crazy that by the time I come back to the table with the pie, they've packed up all the leftovers.

So it’s not hard you just want to be a betch about it?

Yep. I find it shocking and weird and want to let OP know I hear ya

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:How hard is it to add an extra 25% to your portions as you prepare food?

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I love feeding people and I think it is a compliment when people want to take home leftovers. I also think that I don't know how to make small amounts of food. My table is always overflowing with food thanks to God's grace. It is a blessing to have guests and have the wherewithal to feed them and send them home with a care package. I think it is lovely and heartwarming.

I love how clueless and careless you are about the fact that so many people have been fired, or furloughed, and that grocery prices have skyrocketed.

Oh, so this is a poor people vent? Maybe the family members with jobs should be more generous and make more food to feed their relatives? Else, OP should speak up and not host TG, right? Let others know that she has been fired/furloughed and cannot afford extra food because grocery prices have skyrocketed.

There are other options too - cooking from scratch, having a vegetarian TG, asking family to chip in.... I mean why make excuses when you are low class and mind people packing TG leftovers?

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:How hard is it to add an extra 25% to your portions as you prepare food?

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I love feeding people and I think it is a compliment when people want to take home leftovers. I also think that I don't know how to make small amounts of food. My table is always overflowing with food thanks to God's grace. It is a blessing to have guests and have the wherewithal to feed them and send them home with a care package. I think it is lovely and heartwarming.

I love how clueless and careless you are about the fact that so many people have been fired, or furloughed, and that grocery prices have skyrocketed.

Oh, so this is a poor people vent? Maybe the family members with jobs should be more generous and make more food to feed their relatives? Else, OP should speak up and not host TG, right? Let others know that she has been fired/furloughed and cannot afford extra food because grocery prices have skyrocketed.

There are other options too - cooking from scratch, having a vegetarian TG, asking family to chip in.... I mean why make excuses when you are low class and mind people packing TG leftovers?

These people literally bring their own Tupperware to take food without asking from multi-day hosts…and that’s not low class?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:How hard is it to add an extra 25% to your portions as you prepare food?

What? Hosting TG is a big enough endeavor. The host is in no way obligated to make enough to supply guests with their meals for the next day. I’ll offer it to you if I don’t want it, but don’t expect it to be available.

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Anonymous wrote:How hard is it to add an extra 25% to your portions as you prepare food?

+1
I love feeding people and I think it is a compliment when people want to take home leftovers. I also think that I don't know how to make small amounts of food. My table is always overflowing with food thanks to God's grace. It is a blessing to have guests and have the wherewithal to feed them and send them home with a care package. I think it is lovely and heartwarming.

I love how clueless and careless you are about the fact that so many people have been fired, or furloughed, and that grocery prices have skyrocketed.

Oh, so this is a poor people vent? Maybe the family members with jobs should be more generous and make more food to feed their relatives? Else, OP should speak up and not host TG, right? Let others know that she has been fired/furloughed and cannot afford extra food because grocery prices have skyrocketed.

There are other options too - cooking from scratch, having a vegetarian TG, asking family to chip in.... I mean why make excuses when you are low class and mind people packing TG leftovers?

These people literally bring their own Tupperware to take food without asking from multi-day hosts…and that’s not low class?

No. That is sweet and thoughtful. Imagine that your thanksgiving meal is so anticipated by family members that they are getting their own tupperware to take the leftovers. How sweet!!

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I don't know if this is regional or what but I used to be a guest and was never offered leftovers. Massachusetts.

I never heard of this before DCUM.

I was also born in MA, and in general nobody was sent home with leftovers, but if a kid REALLY liked something they were often given a ziplock of a couple extra. You liked this new pumpkin cookie I made? Here are two for the ride home. You decided this year that you actually love carrot cake? Here's an extra slice for tomorrow.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:How hard is it to add an extra 25% to your portions as you prepare food?

+1
I love feeding people and I think it is a compliment when people want to take home leftovers. I also think that I don't know how to make small amounts of food. My table is always overflowing with food thanks to God's grace. It is a blessing to have guests and have the wherewithal to feed them and send them home with a care package. I think it is lovely and heartwarming.

Your crock also runneth over with shit.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:

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Anonymous wrote:How hard is it to add an extra 25% to your portions as you prepare food?

+1
I love feeding people and I think it is a compliment when people want to take home leftovers. I also think that I don't know how to make small amounts of food. My table is always overflowing with food thanks to God's grace. It is a blessing to have guests and have the wherewithal to feed them and send them home with a care package. I think it is lovely and heartwarming.

I love how clueless and careless you are about the fact that so many people have been fired, or furloughed, and that grocery prices have skyrocketed.

Oh, so this is a poor people vent? Maybe the family members with jobs should be more generous and make more food to feed their relatives? Else, OP should speak up and not host TG, right? Let others know that she has been fired/furloughed and cannot afford extra food because grocery prices have skyrocketed.

There are other options too - cooking from scratch, having a vegetarian TG, asking family to chip in.... I mean why make excuses when you are low class and mind people packing TG leftovers?

These people literally bring their own Tupperware to take food without asking from multi-day hosts…and that’s not low class?

Are you mad at food insecure people not being classy enough?

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:How hard is it to add an extra 25% to your portions as you prepare food?

+1
I love feeding people and I think it is a compliment when people want to take home leftovers. I also think that I don't know how to make small amounts of food. My table is always overflowing with food thanks to God's grace. It is a blessing to have guests and have the wherewithal to feed them and send them home with a care package. I think it is lovely and heartwarming.

I love how clueless and careless you are about the fact that so many people have been fired, or furloughed, and that grocery prices have skyrocketed.

Oh, so this is a poor people vent? Maybe the family members with jobs should be more generous and make more food to feed their relatives? Else, OP should speak up and not host TG, right? Let others know that she has been fired/furloughed and cannot afford extra food because grocery prices have skyrocketed.

There are other options too - cooking from scratch, having a vegetarian TG, asking family to chip in.... I mean why make excuses when you are low class and mind people packing TG leftovers?

These people literally bring their own Tupperware to take food without asking from multi-day hosts…and that’s not low class?

Yes, it’s not the wanting the leftovers, it’s the sense of entitlement to them.

My MIL makes a delicious roast every Xmas and I hope every year that she gives me some to take home, but I would never bustle into the kitchen, slice off a hunk, and wrap it up.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:How hard is it to add an extra 25% to your portions as you prepare food?

+1
I love feeding people and I think it is a compliment when people want to take home leftovers. I also think that I don't know how to make small amounts of food. My table is always overflowing with food thanks to God's grace. It is a blessing to have guests and have the wherewithal to feed them and send them home with a care package. I think it is lovely and heartwarming.

I love how clueless and careless you are about the fact that so many people have been fired, or furloughed, and that grocery prices have skyrocketed.

Oh, so this is a poor people vent? Maybe the family members with jobs should be more generous and make more food to feed their relatives? Else, OP should speak up and not host TG, right? Let others know that she has been fired/furloughed and cannot afford extra food because grocery prices have skyrocketed.

There are other options too - cooking from scratch, having a vegetarian TG, asking family to chip in.... I mean why make excuses when you are low class and mind people packing TG leftovers?

These people literally bring their own Tupperware to take food without asking from multi-day hosts…and that’s not low class?

Are you mad at food insecure people not being classy enough?

OP said they have plenty of money.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:Thank god I am not from one of those stingy food cultures where I feel territorial over leftover food going to the two old people who raised my husband.

I think the issue is OP is hosting her ILs in her home- not just for Thanksgiving dinner. After all that work, she wants to put the leftovers out for everyone (including ILs) to eat during the visit. Nobody wants to cook a meal - especially for houseguests- the day after Thanksgiving.

Then get takeout. You can even ask the ILs to pay. Give them a nice big doggie bag and ask them to order the takeout the next day. Make a tradition that actually works instead of Leftover Wars

I don't see how asking the ILs to pay for takeout the next day moves the ball forward. It's crazy to box up leftovers to take home when you're a houseguest staying for days after the meal.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:How hard is it to add an extra 25% to your portions as you prepare food?

+1
I love feeding people and I think it is a compliment when people want to take home leftovers. I also think that I don't know how to make small amounts of food. My table is always overflowing with food thanks to God's grace. It is a blessing to have guests and have the wherewithal to feed them and send them home with a care package. I think it is lovely and heartwarming.

I love how clueless and careless you are about the fact that so many people have been fired, or furloughed, and that grocery prices have skyrocketed.

Oh, so this is a poor people vent? Maybe the family members with jobs should be more generous and make more food to feed their relatives? Else, OP should speak up and not host TG, right? Let others know that she has been fired/furloughed and cannot afford extra food because grocery prices have skyrocketed.

There are other options too - cooking from scratch, having a vegetarian TG, asking family to chip in.... I mean why make excuses when you are low class and mind people packing TG leftovers?

These people literally bring their own Tupperware to take food without asking from multi-day hosts…and that’s not low class?

No. That is sweet and thoughtful. Imagine that your thanksgiving meal is so anticipated by family members that they are getting their own tupperware to take the leftovers. How sweet!!

Imagine asking and saying “please” and “thank you” instead of literally just taking. That would be actually sweet.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:How hard is it to add an extra 25% to your portions as you prepare food?

+1
I love feeding people and I think it is a compliment when people want to take home leftovers. I also think that I don't know how to make small amounts of food. My table is always overflowing with food thanks to God's grace. It is a blessing to have guests and have the wherewithal to feed them and send them home with a care package. I think it is lovely and heartwarming.

I love how clueless and careless you are about the fact that so many people have been fired, or furloughed, and that grocery prices have skyrocketed.

Oh, so this is a poor people vent? Maybe the family members with jobs should be more generous and make more food to feed their relatives? Else, OP should speak up and not host TG, right? Let others know that she has been fired/furloughed and cannot afford extra food because grocery prices have skyrocketed.

There are other options too - cooking from scratch, having a vegetarian TG, asking family to chip in.... I mean why make excuses when you are low class and mind people packing TG leftovers?

These people literally bring their own Tupperware to take food without asking from multi-day hosts…and that’s not low class?

Are you mad at food insecure people not being classy enough?

OP said they have plenty of money.

Now but what about before? The scarcity mindset is real. Bit OP would rather get pissy about 4 day old mashed potatoes.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:How hard is it to add an extra 25% to your portions as you prepare food?

+1
I love feeding people and I think it is a compliment when people want to take home leftovers. I also think that I don't know how to make small amounts of food. My table is always overflowing with food thanks to God's grace. It is a blessing to have guests and have the wherewithal to feed them and send them home with a care package. I think it is lovely and heartwarming.

I love how clueless and careless you are about the fact that so many people have been fired, or furloughed, and that grocery prices have skyrocketed.

Oh, so this is a poor people vent? Maybe the family members with jobs should be more generous and make more food to feed their relatives? Else, OP should speak up and not host TG, right? Let others know that she has been fired/furloughed and cannot afford extra food because grocery prices have skyrocketed.

There are other options too - cooking from scratch, having a vegetarian TG, asking family to chip in.... I mean why make excuses when you are low class and mind people packing TG leftovers?

These people literally bring their own Tupperware to take food without asking from multi-day hosts…and that’s not low class?

Are you mad at food insecure people not being classy enough?

OP said they have plenty of money.

Now but what about before? The scarcity mindset is real. Bit OP would rather get pissy about 4 day old mashed potatoes.

Well to be fair, the mashed potatoes are only 4 days old bc ILs boxed them up to take home rather than let everyone eat them the next day. Don't you find that weird???

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:How hard is it to add an extra 25% to your portions as you prepare food?

+1
I love feeding people and I think it is a compliment when people want to take home leftovers. I also think that I don't know how to make small amounts of food. My table is always overflowing with food thanks to God's grace. It is a blessing to have guests and have the wherewithal to feed them and send them home with a care package. I think it is lovely and heartwarming.

I love how clueless and careless you are about the fact that so many people have been fired, or furloughed, and that grocery prices have skyrocketed.

Oh, so this is a poor people vent? Maybe the family members with jobs should be more generous and make more food to feed their relatives? Else, OP should speak up and not host TG, right? Let others know that she has been fired/furloughed and cannot afford extra food because grocery prices have skyrocketed.

There are other options too - cooking from scratch, having a vegetarian TG, asking family to chip in.... I mean why make excuses when you are low class and mind people packing TG leftovers?

These people literally bring their own Tupperware to take food without asking from multi-day hosts…and that’s not low class?

Are you mad at food insecure people not being classy enough?

OP said they have plenty of money.

Now but what about before? The scarcity mindset is real. Bit OP would rather get pissy about 4 day old mashed potatoes.

Well to be fair, the mashed potatoes are only 4 days old bc ILs boxed them up to take home rather than let everyone eat them the next day. Don't you find that weird???

How big was that box? Just make more potatoes. It’s the cheapest thing.