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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I am white, raised in the US. DH was born here, but ILs were born in India. When MIL comes to visit from out of state, she always brings food. Usually this is not a big deal. We eat it, or we don’t.

This time, the visit was around a big family event. We hosted a meal at our house for a mix of Indian and non-Indian friends and family members. (Everyone lives in the US and the Indian side of the family regularly eats a mix of Indian and Western food.) We had the meal catered and had tons of food, all of it vegetarian and meeting any stated dietary restrictions. In the middle of the meal, MIL starts pulling out her homemade food and pushing it on people.

It felt rude to me. It’s not her house, she’s not the host, we had plenty of food. DH thinks his mom is nuts in general, but does this seem reasonable to other people?

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💯 cultural.  Next time put her food out with everything else.  She will not stop bringing food.   She will push it on others.  Look for ways to mitigate the impact.  Like she could do
Appetizers.  [/quote]

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