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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Ignore your sisters and the posters criticizing your menu— as long as no one was hungry no one is entitled to a particular kind of meal, good grief I’ve never heard anything more gluttonous.

Had your sister been drinking heavily? If not, I would tell her if it comes up again that she is not required to accept an invitation next year. [/quote]

I always leave hungry during a meal of heavy apps. I’m 50- do you think I’m going to spend the night filling up on bruschetta or something like that? [/quote]

If you’re 50 I assume by now someone has told you that you eat politely at your hosts house, say thank you graciously, and depart. You can get takeout on your way home if there is something about bruschetta that a 50 year old cannot safely due to their advanced age or other dietary conditions. The 50 y/os in my life are either much healthier than you or much more polite,  not sure which.[/quote]

There are two issues -- as a guest whether you say anything (obviously no) and now whether in this anon forum people can give their views on appetizer dinners (yes, of course we can, and I don't like it).  "Heavy apps" is not actually a dinner.  You folks must have the most disordered eating. The only people I know who actually think this is a dinner have very unhealthy eating patterns.[/quote]

It sounds like you’d love the food at my house, as we do full meals, but you’d hate the people because no one of any generation would ever think to complain about standing apps dinner, which is pretty commonly served for happy hour/dinner receptions. Do you not socialize often? Because heavy apps, drinks and dessert is a fairly common set up especially for large groups, around the holidays and otherwise.[/quote]

Lots of you folks don’t seem to understand the difference between complaining on a message board and complaining in actual life.  Yes I socialize a lot which is why I am certain that I hate app dinners in all contexts.[/quote]

Op here. Omg we GET IT. But my family decided in the past that we liked this and have had it before and all was good until I decided to do this too and now I’m a crappy lazy host. THAT is my frustration here. Can we please stop discussing if apps are appropriate or not? Obviously no one agrees and I don’t think we need 5 more pages arguing about if apps are appropriate or not.

Also everyone knew the menu in advance, there were no surprises and everyone brought their own apps to contribute as well.
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