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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Aghhh. I'm the OP!! Nobody cooked. Nobody PLANNED to "cook."
She invited us over to picnic on her lawn and let the kids run around. Outside. In the SUN. In the yard.
Nobody prepared a banquet or a multi-course feast for 12.
She did not have a tray of sandwiches and petit-fours waiting for us.
We simply plonked down, pulled out our food, and she was offended that we didn't expect that she'd provide the food and brought our own.
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So if she invited you over to just let the kids play outside, why did you bring a picnic?[/quote]

Do you have kids?  They get hungry. They get cranky when they are hungry.  There's nothing unusual about bringing some sandwiches for your kids if you know you are going to be away from home for a while.[/quote]

Other than when they were nursing, or water I have never brought food for just my kids to another house with kids and served it when the other kids aren’t eating.  I have a kid with massive food issues and I’ve brought him his own food that he ate when we shared a meal, or I’ve brought homemade cookies to share, and I could see meeting for a picnic where we both brought something for our own kid, but I can’t imagine feeding my kid when the other family wasn’t feeding theirs.

My mom or something who can go a long time without eating?  Yes I would go to her house and midday serve my kids lunch when she isn’t eating.[/quote]

Literally, you are the ONLY person with kids who has never brought food to my home for their kids. Ever. [/quote]

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