This thirty-one-year-old woman and her husband will be hosting their family’s Christmas celebration this year.
And according to her, the dinner menu includes foods that are usually on it every year, and all of the guests are familiar with what she will be serving.
Well, apparently not everyone– because her sister-in-law recently called her and requested accommodations, and she was pretty pissed off.
For context, her sister-in-law has two children, who are nine and six years old. According to her, though, the kids are “the most vicious picky eaters out there.”
“And they are probably just being deliberately difficult for their parents,” she opined. Yikes.
Regardless, her sister-in-law ended up giving her a call and informing her that the children would be bringing their own food to eat at the Christmas dinner.
And when she asked why they were doing that, her sister-in-law claimed to have gone over the menu and decided that her kids would not be able to eat any of the foods on it.
To be honest, though, she did not want anyone to bring outside food to the celebration and claimed that there just simply would not be enough room on the dining room table.
On top of that, she believes that her sister-in-law’s kids need to start learning to be more tolerant of other foods.
Jacob Lund – stock.adobe.com – illustrative purposes only, not the actual person
“Especially at family holiday gatherings, where it is expected that everyone just eats what is in front of them without complaining,” she added.
Finally, she claimed that being picky is probably just a passing phase for her sister-in-law’s kids, and she advised her sister-in-law to encourage them to suck it up for one dinner since eating different foods would not harm them.
Understandably, though, her sister-in-law tried to explain how kids can just be difficult sometimes.
Plus, the kids would probably just end up either going hungry or feeding on snacks that day when they were inevitably picky over the menu– which her sister-in-law obviously did not want.
So, her sister-in-law ultimately told her that she just does not truly get the situation. In spite of all that, though, she still chose to just apologize and tell her sister-in-law no other food was allowed at the Christmas dinner!
And following that conversation, her husband has since gotten involved and is totally on his sister’s side.
In fact, he has begun accusing her of being inconsiderate toward their guests– because, according to him, they lose out on absolutely nothing by allowing her sister-in-law to bring her kids food and feel comfortable.
Quite frankly, though, she straight-up disagrees– all because her sister-in-law bringing food for the kids just “was not part of her plans.”
“And if anything, this should be a teachable moment for the kids to know that they cannot expect to be catered to all of the time,” she told her husband.
So, as you can imagine, her husband got pretty upset with her and claimed that his sister was already considering pulling out of the Christmas dinner.
Plus, he even said that if she chooses to die on this hill, then she will ruin the holiday celebration for everyone.
In turn, she has been left wondering whether refusing to allow her sister-in-law to bring different food to the dinner is reasonable or if it really just makes her an inconsiderate jerk.
Is it normal for younger children to go through “picky phases” and opt for different foods than older adults? Do you think that forcing her sister-in-law’s kids to eat what they don’t like will make the celebration more dreadful? Why do you think she cares so much about the menu, table space, and “her plan?” If you were in her shoes, would you allow the kids to bring what they want?
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