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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I swear old people just do NOT remember what it is like to be breastfeeding or have five year olds or yadda yadda yadda....[/quote]

Nah. I think this is a personality thing and partly cultural. I come from a culture where way too much food is prepared and shared at gatherings or for guests. I had a real culture shock when I attended my first WASP party.[/quote]

Don't forget about non-food culture. In DH's family, no one breastfed.  They all had baby nurses to come for the first two weeks.  My breastfeeding my first was  strange to them. When I was breastfeeding my twins, that was completely over the top. They weren't hostile, but it obviously made them uncomfortable.

When we had Thanksgiving with no food before 6, I never felt that they were trying to deprive me. For some reason, they didn't think,  that 4 hours in the car, plus 6 hours before mealtime would pose a problem for the kids or me. I'm not sure why.  My mom would be standing at the door with food when we arrived!

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You didn't bring, or stop, for food while driving,?  I do not think it is your in-laws but your stupidity![/quote]

Not stupid, but overwhelmed.  The only thing open on Thanksgiving is fast food that was not appealing.  Yes it was my decision not to eat McDonalds on Thanksgiving.  At the time, we had 5 kids, including infant twins, and I had snacks for the kids in the car.  I also worked full time and had made two side dishes for dinner that I had to cook and pack.  Do you have any idea how difficult it is to pack all of that stuff up for a 4 day trip for a family of 7?  Maybe you are Superman or woman, but I'm not. And my husband definitely is not.

Also, have you ever traveled 95 at Thanksgiving? Stopping prolongs the trip and traffic gets heavier as the day goes on.

Plus, at first, I thought it might seem rude to arrive with multiple coolers of our own food.  I am the PP who started bringing more and more food each year, and it started after the infant twins Thanksgiving. I didn't make a big deal of it, I just brought it.

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