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[quote=Anonymous]OP, I've read this whole thread and I think, with all my kindness, that you are being kind of rude.  People are very territorial with food because food is personal.  Your MIL is hosting a T'giving dinner that she probably spent some time planning and laying out. She knows what she's going to serve, and she knows all the pieces of the meal that fit together.  Bring what she asked you to bring to fill the gap, or bring nothing as she suggested.  When you bring something and insist on having it because "it's not Thanksgiving without it", you are telling her that what she made is not good enough. You are a guest in her house. Act like one.

Yes, it's rude of her to tell you it's not part of the family tradition.  But you are not attending a family potluck.  This is HER dinner at HER house.  Be a guest.  Eat and smile.  If you must bring something, bring flowers or some chocolate for the hostess.  You aren't entitled to having a meal the way you want it at someone else's house. [/quote]

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