My MIL

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I'm sorry OP but I don't find anything wrong with the email at all. You're MIL was just trying to help and was thinking of the vegetarians in your family. You need to find other things to be annoyed with. This is not one of them.

OP has been serving the vegetarians for YEARS!!! How hard is that to understand

Yes, understood but I dont get why this is so "annoying" that OP felt the need to write about it on DCUM. Yes, the email may have been unnecessary but why couldn't OP just say, "no worries- I got the vegetarians covered," and let it roll off her back? I get this all the time from my mom, my in-laws and yes, even my husband will state the obvious. All I'm saying is why care so much?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Ok, this is my first MIL rant on here. Background: My husband and I are hosting Thanksgiving this year as we have every year since 2007. My BIL's wife and their daughter are vegetarians. Of course I know this, as my BIL and his wife were married in 2005 and their daughter was born in 2007. I was highly annoyed by this email my MIL sent me over the weekend:

I just wanted to share that when I make stuffing/dressing now I use vegetable broth instead of turkey or chicken broth. Of course you should make yours any way you want, but using vegetable broth means there is one more dish that vegetarians can eat! (I am presuming you will be making stuffing which is my favorite part of the whole holiday meal. If not, I would be glad to bring some.)

We are so looking forward to Thanksgiving at your house. Let us know when you decide what time you would like for us to appear.

Love, XXX

AHHH!!! Ok, I feel better now.

I find the whole email offensive. Sure, she sounds nice and is offering to help, blah, blah, blah. But she is basically saying, "you'd better have stuffing at dinner that everyone can eat. If you don't make it, I will bring it myself."

Say something during dinner to her like " I just noticed that I have not been getting any emails from you in the past month. Are you having problems with your email?"

[Anonymous]

I find the whole email offensive. Sure, she sounds nice and is offering to help, blah, blah, blah. But she is basically saying, "you'd better have stuffing at dinner that everyone can eat. If you don't make it, I will bring it myself."

Right. That is exactly what she is saying. And what is wrong with saying that? Why is that bad?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

I find the whole email offensive. Sure, she sounds nice and is offering to help, blah, blah, blah. But she is basically saying, "you'd better have stuffing at dinner that everyone can eat. If you don't make it, I will bring it myself."

Right. That is exactly what she is saying. And what is wrong with saying that? Why is that bad?

OP has been serving the vegetarians for YEARS!!!!!!!!!!

[Anonymous]

My goodness. I serve vegetarian with regularity as well. I also use chicken stock frequently in my cooking. It isn't outside the realm of possibiltiy that I would reach for the chicken stock out of habit. I sure as heck wouldn't be offended by a gentle reminder.