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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][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]

I asked her to bring dessert and anything else for the one child. No way he, a 3yo, was eating a 2x1 platter of fruit. SIL didn’t even bring anything extra for him. He had maybe six grapes and two strawberries. 
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][/quote]

Are you aware that fruit can be a dessert OP? Did you tell her to bring a 1' or under dessert? Why are you making a big deal out of nothing? [/quote]
She brought a dessert, and she brought this, “for the kids”. I’m done arguing now. I was rude, but I’m armed if it happens again, thanks everyone![/quote]

Like you won’t keep sock puppeting.

MIL shouldn’t have brought it, but you really blew it out of proportion. Likely because you are self-conscious about your small house and your anxiety about hosting. It’s OK, OP. Some people are cut out for hosting, and some aren’t.[/quote]

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