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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]OP, we host a lot throughout the year and we have large number of people invited to any event. And we also do a lot of organized potluck meals.  We almost always serve buffet style.

We mainly use chafing dishes  to set food on islands or tables before the party starts so that we don't have to reheat.  Refills are warmed in the oven and kept on a simmer.  Appetizers are served in one area, entrees in another, desserts and drinks in yet another area - this keeps people from congregating in the same place. Elderly and kids go first and are served by able bodied adults.  You can certainly have seperate seating areas for the comfort of kids and elderly when they are eating.

(In our social circle, it is common for[b] a few moms[/b] to serve and feed all kids, in one place, at one time - before everyone else get to eat. Feeding children and elderly first is a community responsibility lol.) _

Another tip is that since we usually have a huge amount of extra food, there is never any danger of food running out. Which means that no one is jumping the line to get to food.  We also keep a lot of tupperware (or disposable plastic containers) handy to pack leftovers. People who are interested in taking food home after the event can just pick up the disposable containers filled with food. This prevents the host from being stuck with lots of leftovers. It also gives most people a break from cooking the next day. Everything is taken care of.    [/quote]

Why moms? Are dads not invited? I thought it was a “community” responsibility, and the way you’ve painted it is women’s work.[/quote]

Not PP, and I take your point.  But it is more abrasive than it needs to be.  In her social circle, the moms tend to get the food for the kids.  That is likely true in a lot of social circles and families.  And there is not necessarily anything wrong with that.

Maybe you would like to live in a world where we all just said "parent" all the time and never made the distinction.  Maybe I would to.  But that is an entirely different topic.[/quote]

“Community responsibility” can’t exist without men also participating.[/quote]

Sigh....it absolutely can.  For example, that task can be carried out among the community of women.

Similarly, "community responsibilities" can be carried out be the youngest in the group, or the oldest, or the ones most skilled in that thing. Or the "Community responsibility" of "feeding the children and the elderly" can be carried out by the women feeding the children and the men feeding the elderly.

You believe in a community of women, don't you?

Why are you doing this on this thread, of all threads?

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