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Leaving your house for holiday family gathering vs host the family gathering at your house
Posted on 3/29/21 at 1:55 pm
Posted on 3/29/21 at 1:55 pm
Then being asked to pitch in for crawfish at someone else house that you're invited to...
If I host a crawfish boil or family gathering we usually just ask for the guest to bring something....I dont think I have ever asked for anyone to "chip in"
Plus...Would you rather stay home and do your own thing at your own house on a lazy Easter Sunday or travel out of town to a family members house and be able to leave when you want?
Or would you rather have the whole family at your house...problem with that is they never leave when you want them to
If I host a crawfish boil or family gathering we usually just ask for the guest to bring something....I dont think I have ever asked for anyone to "chip in"
Plus...Would you rather stay home and do your own thing at your own house on a lazy Easter Sunday or travel out of town to a family members house and be able to leave when you want?
Or would you rather have the whole family at your house...problem with that is they never leave when you want them to
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Posted on 3/29/21 at 1:58 pm to tgrbaitn08
Cheap arse
Posted on 3/29/21 at 1:59 pm to tgrbaitn08
My Grandmother typically hosts our holiday gatherings. She’s on a fixed income so we always chip in to help out financially.
Posted on 3/29/21 at 1:59 pm to tgrbaitn08
I hosted a large get together yesterday. I was exhausted at the end of the day.
I'm not exhausted at the end of the day when I go to someone else's house.
I'm not exhausted at the end of the day when I go to someone else's house.
Posted on 3/29/21 at 2:00 pm to tgrbaitn08
Plot twist..buy all the crawfish. You post on The OT, act like it.
Posted on 3/29/21 at 2:00 pm to tgrbaitn08
So you want to make a $5 dip while they pay $500+ to feed your family crawfish? 
Posted on 3/29/21 at 2:00 pm to tgrbaitn08
My family doesn't do shite.
Posted on 3/29/21 at 2:00 pm to 0x15E
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Cheap arse
How is me never asking anyone to chip in being a cheap arse?
Posted on 3/29/21 at 2:01 pm to tgrbaitn08
Neither. I'm not going to be responsible for literally killing people.
Posted on 3/29/21 at 2:01 pm to tgrbaitn08
See now this is a tough one. I think I generally prefer to have people over. If I'm enjoying the company it's awesome...I generally like my house better than anyone elses. If people start to annoy me I have places I can go in my house to get away from it.
on the flip side, what usually ends up happening is we go to the in-laws house. I am usually ready to go about 4 hours before my wife is. I can drop hints I'm ready to go, but she always wants to linger and even when it is time leaving is a fricking ordeal. Her mother will drag it out by packing up food we never asked for as slow as possible, starting new side conversations, asking if we have anything, asking if we can pack something else up etc. BY the time we finally leave I'm beyond pissed. So I guess...give me host.
on the flip side, what usually ends up happening is we go to the in-laws house. I am usually ready to go about 4 hours before my wife is. I can drop hints I'm ready to go, but she always wants to linger and even when it is time leaving is a fricking ordeal. Her mother will drag it out by packing up food we never asked for as slow as possible, starting new side conversations, asking if we have anything, asking if we can pack something else up etc. BY the time we finally leave I'm beyond pissed. So I guess...give me host.
This post was edited on 3/29/21 at 2:04 pm
Posted on 3/29/21 at 2:02 pm to Salmon
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I hosted a large get together yesterday. I was exhausted at the end of the day.
I'm not exhausted at the end of the day when I go to someone else's house.
Right but would you rather travel instead?
Posted on 3/29/21 at 2:04 pm to tgrbaitn08
I got a text from my sister a few weeks ago saying, "My husband is doing crawfish for Good Friday. Can y'all come?".
Of course, I told her yes.
Fast forward to last week and she texts again saying, "Can y'all pay your share for the crawfish?".
Now, usually our entire family - cousins, aunts, uncles, etc. - boils crawfish for Good Friday and the family business pays for it but this year the whole family isn't getting together because we have a family full of pussies when it comes to Covid so it's just a few of us therefore it would be unfair to have the family business pay for a get together for just a few of us so I can understand that. My problem is that my sister's husband volunteered to boil crawfish, asked if we would go, then comes back a week later to ask us to pay for our share. I think that's shitty.
Now, I don't mind paying for our share but it's still bullshite in my opinion. Don't fricking plan the event and ask people to come if you're going to come back later and tell them to pay their share.
Of course, I told her yes.
Fast forward to last week and she texts again saying, "Can y'all pay your share for the crawfish?".
Now, usually our entire family - cousins, aunts, uncles, etc. - boils crawfish for Good Friday and the family business pays for it but this year the whole family isn't getting together because we have a family full of pussies when it comes to Covid so it's just a few of us therefore it would be unfair to have the family business pay for a get together for just a few of us so I can understand that. My problem is that my sister's husband volunteered to boil crawfish, asked if we would go, then comes back a week later to ask us to pay for our share. I think that's shitty.
Now, I don't mind paying for our share but it's still bullshite in my opinion. Don't fricking plan the event and ask people to come if you're going to come back later and tell them to pay their share.
This post was edited on 3/29/21 at 2:08 pm
Posted on 3/29/21 at 2:04 pm to Tarpon08
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they pay $500+ to feed your family crawfish?
$500?
Posted on 3/29/21 at 2:04 pm to tgrbaitn08
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Right but would you rather travel instead?
I have to travel for all of my family get togethers not at my house, so yes
We are traveling this weekend
Posted on 3/29/21 at 2:05 pm to scott8811
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See now this is a tough one. I think I generally prefer to have people over. If I'm enjoying the company it's awesome...I generally like my house better than anyone elses. If people start to annoy me I have places I can go in my house to get away from it.
on the flip side, what usually ends up happening is we go to the in-laws house. I am usually ready to go about 4 hours before my wife is. I can drop hints I'm ready to go, but she always wants to linger and even when it is time leaving is a fricking ordeal. Her mother will drag it out by packing up food we never asked for as slow as possible, starting new side conversations, asking if we have anything, asking if we can pack something else up etc. BY the time we finally leave I'm beyond pissed. So I guess...give me host.
My wife does this shite, so now we just take separate vehicles. I can leave when I want and she can stay as long as she wants. Problem solved.
Posted on 3/29/21 at 2:05 pm to scott8811
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on the flip side, what usually ends up happening is we go to the in-laws house. I am usually ready to go about 4 hours before my wife is. I can drop hints I'm ready to go, but she always wants to linger and even when it is time leaving is a fricking ordeal. Her mother will drag it out by packing up food we never asked for as slow as possible, starting new side conversations, asking if we have anything, asking if we can pack something else up etc. BY the time we finally leave I'm beyond pissed. So I guess...give me host.
This is why I take my own vehicle
Posted on 3/29/21 at 2:06 pm to scott8811
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when it is time leaving is a fricking ordeal. Her mother will drag it out by packing up food we never asked for as slow as possible, starting new side conversations, asking if we have anything, asking if we can pack something else up etc
Yea, frick nice family.
Posted on 3/29/21 at 2:07 pm to tgrbaitn08
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Then being asked to pitch in for crawfish at someone else house that you're invited to...
frick that.
Posted on 3/29/21 at 2:08 pm to Tarpon08
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So you want to make a $5 dip while they pay $500+ to feed your family crawfish?
You invite a bunch of people over for a crawfish boil, you buy the crawfish. Someone offer's, that's bonus.
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