Recently, a woman talked about something that happened over Thanksgiving this year on the “Am I The A*****e” topic on Reddit.
For most people, birthdays and holidays like Christmas are special times to spend with family. This woman thought her Thanksgiving should be the same as every other year.
Because she wanted to surprise her family, she carefully planned and made fancy food for the event. She spent a lot of time, energy, and money cooking both traditional meals and strange treats to impress her guests and give them an experience they would never forget.
But things took a strange turn when her 35-year-old husband told her an unexpected fact: his mother insisted on bringing her own food.
Even though she had made a huge spread with more than enough food for everyone, the woman was confused and angry. During the planning process, her husband said that his mother was just a “grade A picky eater.” He also said that his wife was cruel and self-centered for refusing to do what she was asked.
The woman was hurt because she thought this was an insult to her food, which she thought was rude and disrespectful. If his mother couldn’t find anything to eat there, she told her husband that she was welcome to stay at home.
In response, her husband said she was being selfish and ruining the holiday. The woman was upset that she wasn’t chosen, though, because she had worked so hard on the lunch and wanted her family and friends to know how hard she had worked. Her Thanksgiving dinner was very fancy. It included traditional foods like stuffing, mashed potatoes, and roasted turkey, as well as specials like honey-glazed ham, roasted carrots, and pies with spinach, bacon, and feta. Even though there was a lot of food, her mother-in-law insisted on bringing her own.
Someone wrote, “Your MIL should just eat before she comes over. If she wants to eat, she can make herself a small plate.” People on Reddit didn’t hold back in the comments. She doesn’t need to bring food with her. It’s not nice. It’s strange that she plans to hate your food.
“I would tell your husband that making the meal is now HIS job,” said someone else. If it’s “not a big deal,” let him do it. Move out of the way and do something fun for fun. What does he do while you work so hard? He will like you more after he has eaten his own “Thanksgiving” meal.
The woman wrote that she was still determined to make Thanksgiving great for everyone, even though she was upset. She decided to hug her mother-in-law without any reservations because she thought her mother-in-law would be willing to try something new and enjoy it.
For the sake of her family, the woman chose to “kill them with kindness.” She was determined not to let her mother-in-law ruin the day.
