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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I'm really not a fan, but 25 does seem like a lot.

Inlaws make us eat on disposable when it's just us (their kids and spouses) on Thanksgiving. It's one of my bigger pet peeves about the holiday.[/quote]

Then you should offer to host and clean up.  :roll: [/quote]

Would LOVE to host. DH and I are excellent cooks and have tables big enough to fit everyone. It's "tradition" that inlaws host sadly and they aren't giving it up. [/quote]

I'm in your boat. MIL will not have the holiday pried out of her hands, even though we end up eating off paper plates and getting fast food-type catering, you know, for less hassle. It's cute how PP thinks we're all just a bunch of entitled prisses and aren't offering to help or even take over. [/quote]

Paper plates and fast food-type catering at Thanksgiving?! Oh my! You poor thing![/quote]

Yes, I suspect that the PPs have bigger issues with their in-laws, and the paper plates at Thanksgiving are just a stand-in for those bigger issues.

I would like to know, however: which fast-food places cater a Thanksgiving dinner? Or are the in-laws serving hamburgers and fries?[/quote]

Sounds to me like the "issue" is these DILs want to host and finally have a "turn" and hosting a nice holiday, but the ILs insist on hosting because it is "tradition"...but are then getting fast-food catering and paper plates to avoid the hassle. Just let the younger generation host![/quote]

Yes, this is the deal. If MIL thinks cooking and setting an actual table is too much, I am happy to take the duties - and I've offered.[/quote]

MIL is not doing it the way you'd do it so you want to host. You wouldn't do it the way MIL is doing it so she would want to continue hosting. 
Ironic.[/quote]

Not PP, but what bugs me about this whole dynamic is that it's always the "let's just do it the easy way" people who seem to get their way. People who want to use nice linens and china, to put in the extra effort, are always accused of "making a big deal about it." Well...yes! Let's have 2-4 meals a YEAR that we make a big deal out of! The "let's just keep things simple" people don't seem to realize that it is truly a joy for some of us to make an event special.

If MIL isn't up for hosting a special evening, and the DIL is, why not just go and enjoy a special event that someone else takes charge of? [/quote]

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