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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]We’re driving to my in laws today. It promises to be a disastrous thanksgiving. My son is meeting us tomorrow, and hopefully he’s up to helping out. My MIL refused to cater thanksgiving 6 weeks ago when we still had the option, and now there will be no caregiver for my ill FIL on thanksgiving day, so now she wants to cater.

It’s too late to cater - and we bought a turkey. And all the fixings to bring with us. So I will be cooking (hopefully with my sons help), while my husband is on urinal duty and caring for FIL. My husband usually cooks the turkey. Wish me luck.

Oh, and the oven is on the fritz. [/quote]

Why on earth would you cook a regular Thanksgiving meal? That's giving her an out, and now she'll expect the same from you going forward. You should fix (or order) something that doesn't have any association with Thanksgiving. That way she will get things catered next year and you won't be on duty to cook.

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Sigh. My husband insisted. It’s ok, we don’t normally go to their house for thanksgiving, we usually spend it with my family and Christmas with his family. It usually works out better but this year got crazy because my family is coming at Christmas instead…it’ll be fine. Or it won’t but I’ll be walking the dogs. [/quote]

Excuse me, but he's not allowed to insist that you cook for everyone. 
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He knows that. The plan was that a caregiver would take care of FIL (who is terminally ill and incapable of self care), and now they don’t have one that day. So my husband will be doing FILs care instead of the cooking. My husband nearly always does the turkey on thanksgiving and at least 2 sides. He will help me as much as possible Thursday - god I hope he can do the turkey cause I never have! I will have to do the sides though.

It really will be fine. Or, I will be walking the dog. [/quote]

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