Come here if your in laws do weird crap at thanksgiving.

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Anonymous wrote:This is petty but we have a large kitchen with a lot of counter space and for some reason, my in-laws keep putting food (ingredients or finished dishes) right next to the sink. I would never do that - I'd be too worried it would get dirty while someone was washing their hands or dishes. In fact, earlier today, I was putting dirty dishes into the dishwasher and dumped out a mug that looked like it had a tiny bit of tea in it and put it in the dishwasher. FIL got so angry that he could not find his 1/4 cup of broth!

Also - my in-laws brought their own place mats because they don't like mine (which are just plain gray). WTF?

Hysterical!

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Anonymous wrote:Why just in laws?

Remember that everyone's parents are someone's in-laws. (Or, my parents are perfect, it is the fu**ed up family of my spouse).

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MIL offered to bring ”an easy appetizer for the kids so they don’t get too hungry” She brought: goose liver pate, picked herring, olives with pits, and rye bread. Kids are in elementary school; they were hangry.

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Anonymous wrote:I'm somewhat in shock at all the Typhoid Marys in this thread passionately defending someone gripping and massaging other people's food without asking...must be the same people that send their kids to daycare with a "healthy cough" or "energetic fever".

I’m shocked at everyone who thinks their food hasn’t been touched by anyone. It has. It’s all gross and covered in bacteria. Also.. ever had a kale salad? Someone literally massaged that kale with their bare hands before you ate it.

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Anonymous wrote:MIL offered to bring ”an easy appetizer for the kids so they don’t get too hungry” She brought: goose liver pate, picked herring, olives with pits, and rye bread. Kids are in elementary school; they were hangry.

Is she Danish? This is so perfectly Danish.

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Anonymous wrote:MIL offered to bring ”an easy appetizer for the kids so they don’t get too hungry” She brought: goose liver pate, picked herring, olives with pits, and rye bread. Kids are in elementary school; they were hangry.

HAHAHAHAHA

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Anonymous wrote:Last Thanksgiving my SIL came out of her basement and handed DH a white-and-gold wrapped gift. It was a wedding gift -- from when he married his first wife. Thirty freaking years ago. We have been together 20 and married for seven. Apparently it was a gift from some family member that gave it to her to give them and she never did? And after all these years she felt Thanksgiving with me sitting next to him was the perfect time to come hand it to him?

What was the gift? Did it survive the 30 year wait to be opened?

I have no idea. I pitched a fit and told SIL to put it back wherever it came from, and to keep it or throw it out.

If DCUM had been around 30 years ago I bet the gift giver would have been posting on here about how they weren't ever going to speak to DH and his ex again because they didn't get a thank you note for a wedding gift. And then someone on here would chime in about with "Are you sure they got it?" and a bunch of people would post and say "Of course they got it, people are just rude, go no contact." Lol.

You've been with your DH for 20 years and are this insecure?

Not at all insecure. Just don't like my SIL. For very good reasons (to start with: racism). She knows this, and likes to offend me at holidays. FAFO.

Well she definitely got to you and is probably still laughing about it.

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Anonymous wrote:Currently taking a kid to Starbucks to use bathroom as the rest of family are in heated argument over who clogged the toilet and should clean it up.
No one admitting responsibility and it is gross.
Praying it is calm when we return home
Haven’t even had meal yet

This is horrible but is there only one toilet where you are?!? I could not imagine a family gathering at place with only one toilet - seems like a nightmare even if it does function the whole time!!

Lol I can so relate. I have college sons and live in an apartment with 1 bathroom. Thank God the laundry room in my building has a bathroom.

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Anonymous wrote:It is “just us” (DH and me, kids) this year. This is unusual for us and was feeling a bit lonely-ish but this thread cleared that right up. LOL. Thanks all!

I was feeling lonely is has well. It’s just our immediate family plus my mom and I have to say that it low key and lovely. We had appetizers, ate, played scrabble. Had dessert. Super fun and no crazy relatives.

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Anonymous wrote:MIL offered to bring ”an easy appetizer for the kids so they don’t get too hungry” She brought: goose liver pate, picked herring, olives with pits, and rye bread. Kids are in elementary school; they were hangry.

Clearly she hates the kids. And enjoys doing this.

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Anonymous wrote:I’m team MIL rottisorie chicken - and I’m so very rarely team MIL anything. What an odd thing to get worked up about.

Same. I’ve posted 20+ years of MIL complaints and I’m team MIL on this one. Neither of us would have an issue with hands on the chicken and we both have lots of kitchen control issues.

Agreed. I actually feel sorry for your MIL. She was trying to help and you made her feel disgusting by going and getting another chicken. You are the rude one.

+1. I feel bad for MIL on this one. I think reacting this way was terribly mean.

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Anonymous wrote:MIL offered to bring ”an easy appetizer for the kids so they don’t get too hungry” She brought: goose liver pate, picked herring, olives with pits, and rye bread. Kids are in elementary school; they were hangry.

LoL!!!
I feel bad for the kids but it’s so funny. Is she from another country?
My kid would eat some rye bread though!

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Anonymous wrote:MIL offered to bring ”an easy appetizer for the kids so they don’t get too hungry” She brought: goose liver pate, picked herring, olives with pits, and rye bread. Kids are in elementary school; they were hangry.

🤣🤣🤣 love this one

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Anonymous wrote:Why just in laws?

Because when it’s your family of origin you don’t even know how weird it is.

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Anonymous wrote:Why just in laws?

Because when it’s your family of origin you don’t even know how weird it is.

I posted about my mom, but I think this is really true. It took me a long time to really realize how weird some things are in my family. In contrast, my DH has a sister who completely baffles me with her choices, and her siblings are just like "Oh, that's Larla" as if she's not confusing at all.