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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Small house doesn't mean small spread. Not sure why you made such a big deal about that.

I do think you could've been more gracious about the fruit platter but mil is obviously overreacting.[/quote]
I don’t understand why so many don’t understand this. Such entitlement.

Bigger house usually means more space to serve apps first, a dishwasher to clean those plates before dinner, more buffet or dining space to serve more options family style. More counter space.

Why this is confusing I don’t understand. I think back to Thanksgiving when we had a townhouse with galley kitchen. We had to serve food on card tables set up in the front hallway. Yeah, our “spread” was smaller. Now we have a larger kitchen with huge island and breakfast nook. I load up the island and breakfast table with the food and we eat in the dining room. For a group that claims to be smart, sometimes you all come across as very dumb. [/quote]m

Any house with a GARAGE a would have more space than a townhouse with a galley kitchen. You sound dim.[/quote]
OP here. We have a one-car garage, 968sf, two bedrooms, one bath, an eat-in kitchen. I was just trying to be kind and make Christmas happen for DHs family since their parents kitchen was ruined after a burst pipe. Next time I won’t try so hard, since no good deed goes unpunished. [/quote]

Yes, don't host next time. You shouldn't be hosting if a little more food (which you said they could bring) would throw you off your game.[/quote]
Did you people not read the OP?! OP doesn't normally host, but she offered since due to a kitchen remodel her ILs could not. She was very clear with the guests that it would be smaller. Apparently it would have been better for everyone if OP hadn't stepped up to try to ensure her ILs could all be together, since doing it in a pared down way just upsets everyone.

OP, you're fine. Maybe showing your stress was not the best, but it's also clear that you were doing this to help out...people should have been more sensitive. At the end of the day, it doesn't sound like there was a better solution for the fruit platter than you came up with. If you hadn't sighed, maybe your MIL wouldn't have complained...but probably she would have.[/quote]

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