Woman baffled by sister-in-law's Christmas dinner request - in September
As September flies by and autumn creeps in, some festive fanatics are starting to think about Christmas. Whether you're an early festive planner or you can't bear the thought until at least December 1, everyone tackles the festive season in their own way.
However, one woman has been told she's already "ruined Christmas" despite it still being three months away, as she won't cater to her sister-in-law's demands over the Christmas dinner. As she cooks dinner every year for her whole family, she's baffled by the new expectations being made by her sister-in-law for her traditional dinner.
Sharing that her nephew has been diagnosed as lactose intolerant, she was more than happy to cater his meals to his new dietary requirements, but was left baffled when she was told everyone's meals had to be lactose-free as it "would be unfair if there is food on the table that he can't eat". She's now being made to redo her whole cooking process and claimed "it would be a huge amount of work to do everything from scratch".
Taking to Mumsnet to ask if she should suck it up and accommodate the demands, she wrote: "Very early I know! I cater Christmas dinner every year for my family. I am single and child-free but I host for my parents, brother, sister and their families. My parents stay with me for a few nights. It's a lot of work.
"My nine-year-old nephew was diagnosed as lactose intolerant this year. So of course I will be researching this and making sure his starter, main and dessert is lactose-free. I even thought of putting little flags in bowls that are lactose-free. I was going to order little flags with a picture of a cow crossed out! Make it fun."
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However, this wasn't good enough, and was told the whole dinner for everyone had to be dairy-free, even the black forest gateau that he'd never eat anyway had to accommodate him. Despite her parents loving it he'd opt for the "kid-friendly" dessert anyway.
Baffled by the ordeal, she further detailed: "My sister-in-law has said it will be unfair if there is food on the table that he can't eat so the whole meal has to be dairy-free. I am a lazy cook - I get the whole meal from Marks and Spencer! Prepared mash the lot. I am now told I can't do this as there are milk products in the mashed and roast potatoes."
"It would be a huge amount of work to do everything from scratch, I don't want that to be my Christmas Day and my cooking skills aren't up to it. I have said no - this is what I am doing. My brother is now annoyed that I won't bend to his wife's demands and have ruined Christmas."
In a bid to avoid changing her Christmas dinner plans, the woman suggested that her brother and his family could eat "at his house then come for coffee and presents" but this upset her mum who wants everyone together. She asked: "Give it to me straight am I a selfish child hating spinster! Would you all accommodate this?"
Other mums were quick to reassure her that she wasn't being unreasonable and not to bend her feelings for her demanding brother and sister-in-law. One Mumsnet user chimed: "You are not at all unreasonable. You're catering for him, not just expecting him not to eat! If they want everything dairy-free then they're welcome to host," and another added: "You have accommodated..... making a separate dish for your nephew is accommodating and I think what you have suggested sounds really nice. Your nephew needs to get used to the fact that there will be things he cannot eat throughout his life, and so do his parents."
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