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[quote=Anonymous]There are so many crazy and hostile responses, I could only read the first few pages.

OP, I think its great the cousins are close, and it’s worth finding a way to ease your stress around if hosting so you can maintain that bond.

First, I would switch to 2 liter bottles of soda. You can decrease the total amount of soda available, surreptitiously, with this kind of packaging choice.  Then buy cans of La Croix or other seltzer. If it’s not all sugar, they may slow down their consumption.

Limit the number of bags of chips and fill the gap with vegetables and dip or some other healthier snack. Again, it gives the appearance of continuing to offer a lot of food but it might slow down or limit total consumption since it's less “junky.”

Have your kids take over cooking hosting duties. Give them a recipe for a big pot of something filling that all the cousins can make together. This gets you off the hook for labor and forces them to reckon with appropriate portions. Provide ingredients for generous portions that are still in the range of normal adult size portions.

Then don’t feel guilty. You will have been a great host.[/quote]

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