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Mondaytuesdayhappydays · 2025-11-05T13:47:35+00:00

SIS and BIL coming for Sunday Lunch, bringing DN and her BF- recently engaged. Got a little gift for them and card etc, my parents were coming any way so invited Sunday for food as makes sense. SIS has just WhatsApped to say jokingly that the BF -mega gym bunny - ‘doesn’t do potatoes and trimmings- but don’t worry he’ll just pile his plate high with meat’ Im doing a couple chickens and a gammon between us all so plenty for everyone alongside stuffing, veg, Yorkies , gravey, cauliflower cheese etc but definitely not for a huge piled up plate of just meat! I replied lightheartedly to SIS to this effect and she’s not a happy camper at all. Just texted to say wants him to feel welcome so will bring him a couple of raw pork chops or similar to fry - I’ve said bring them cooked and sliced already in a Tupperware as I won’t be frying chops with all the carnage of the roast going on and my parents milling about under my feet ‘helping’ Shes voice noting at the moment can see the symbol honestly am I just old or a shit hostess or is this how guests who barely know their hosts I might add expect to be catered for ??? I mean veggie/vegan all power to you but a plate piled up of meat for lunch seems a bit full on to me ??

SunnyOchreNewt · 08/11/2025 18:58

Sounds like he is on a ketogenic diet, in which case a potato or yorkshire pudding would throw him right off! And he probably doesn't eat carrots, parsnips, onions etc. either.He might have a bit of the cauliflower cheese unless you've made it with milk and flour.
He might appreciate some spinach or lightly steamed cabbage on the side.

Paulie76 · 08/11/2025 18:34

Tell him to f off. Greedy f.

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Mondaytuesdayhappydays · 08/11/2025 18:22

GurbangulyJones · 08/11/2025 08:37

A cous cous jobby.
Your’re not Scottish, are you OP.
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Wiltshire Duck x
Love a Jobby, a what have you and an oojamaflip lol

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GurbangulyJones · 08/11/2025 08:37

Mondaytuesdayhappydays · 07/11/2025 22:02

DH asked me that earlier
I don’t think so, no
the meat thing only came up as I said I was doing a roast
think I will just raw dog the new plan, x
our man will survive I’m sure.
DD bringing couple of nice salads she and the kids like too - a bean and feta one and a cous cous jobby so I’m sure all will be well x

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A cous cous jobby.
Your’re not Scottish, are you OP.
😬

magiciansgirlonce · 08/11/2025 00:39

Only meat ? Not too keen on his tastes?!

AmateurDad · 08/11/2025 00:31

YaWeeFurryBastard · 05/11/2025 13:54

People who are on a cut typically don’t eat veg that’s been smothered in butter/honey etc as typical with a nice roast.

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Who smothers their vegetables in butter or honey?

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Mondaytuesdayhappydays · 07/11/2025 23:28

Doubledenim305 · 07/11/2025 23:10

Awwww no, no pressure. Walking this journey with you has been very entertaining no matter how it turns out 😉.

In all honesty, when D day comes, I imagine he will be very normal and not scoffing ALL the meat or flexing his over developed biceps at the table while family get phones out to take pics.
Bet he just arrives, is polite, takes an extra slice of meat and goes home none the wiser of the whole MN community tracking his every bite.

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Bloody mint thing to say duck x

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Mondaytuesdayhappydays · 07/11/2025 23:27

I love having my Mumsnet friends walking alongside
when it’s good on here it’s proper good duck xxx

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Doubledenim305 · 07/11/2025 23:10

Mondaytuesdayhappydays · 07/11/2025 21:50

I’m just worried now I’m
going to let you all down on Sunday when matey comes and eats a fat portion of both the meat and the spinach/ricotta lasagne - loads of garlic bread-passes on the salads and snaffles two portions of my mums life threatening, heart attack inducing treacle tart and clotted cream lol

Im going to have to lie aren’t I ??
and say he ate 15 advocados while injecting homemade mayo !!!

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Awwww no, no pressure. Walking this journey with you has been very entertaining no matter how it turns out 😉.

In all honesty, when D day comes, I imagine he will be very normal and not scoffing ALL the meat or flexing his over developed biceps at the table while family get phones out to take pics.
Bet he just arrives, is polite, takes an extra slice of meat and goes home none the wiser of the whole MN community tracking his every bite.

🤜🤛

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Mondaytuesdayhappydays · 07/11/2025 22:16

99bottlesofkombucha · 07/11/2025 22:13

You’ve messaged your niece expressly to say you’ll have extra meat for her man (which she certainly didn’t say don’t do, so I’m not as sure as others that it’s all in your sisters head. And now you just have cannelloni? Message your sister and say you’ll have to bring some meat after all, dps at work, and dd coming with the kids.

Fair point I suppose , then I guess he’s prepped and can bring a packed lunch if need be
fair play x

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99bottlesofkombucha · 07/11/2025 22:13

You’ve messaged your niece expressly to say you’ll have extra meat for her man (which she certainly didn’t say don’t do, so I’m not as sure as others that it’s all in your sisters head. And now you just have cannelloni? Message your sister and say you’ll have to bring some meat after all, dps at work, and dd coming with the kids.

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Mondaytuesdayhappydays · 07/11/2025 22:02

LaserPumpkin · 07/11/2025 21:51

Are you going to tell him, your niece or your sister of the menu change in advance?

DH asked me that earlier
I don’t think so, no
the meat thing only came up as I said I was doing a roast
think I will just raw dog the new plan, x
our man will survive I’m sure.
DD bringing couple of nice salads she and the kids like too - a bean and feta one and a cous cous jobby so I’m sure all will be well x

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LaserPumpkin · 07/11/2025 21:51

Are you going to tell him, your niece or your sister of the menu change in advance?

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Mondaytuesdayhappydays · 07/11/2025 21:50

Doubledenim305 · 07/11/2025 19:21

Why do I feel this post about the entitled ravenous meat eating gym bunny coming to lunch, is going to live on in the memories of MN users like the screamer of the sistene chapel😄

I think I get far too invested in these stories 🤦‍♀️🤣

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I’m just worried now I’m
going to let you all down on Sunday when matey comes and eats a fat portion of both the meat and the spinach/ricotta lasagne - loads of garlic bread-passes on the salads and snaffles two portions of my mums life threatening, heart attack inducing treacle tart and clotted cream lol

Im going to have to lie aren’t I ??
and say he ate 15 advocados while injecting homemade mayo !!!

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Owly11 · 07/11/2025 19:50

Oh ffs just tell them not to bother coming. Who can be arsed with this level of entitlement. She is making him sound like a toddler who is going to have a meltdown if he doesn't get the exact food he wants. If i was eating dinner at someone's and had a restrictive diet i would just eat before i went. I wouldn't start dictating to the hosts.

Doubledenim305 · 07/11/2025 19:21

Why do I feel this post about the entitled ravenous meat eating gym bunny coming to lunch, is going to live on in the memories of MN users like the screamer of the sistene chapel😄

I think I get far too invested in these stories 🤦‍♀️🤣

Londonmummy66 · 07/11/2025 16:55

Amy454 · 07/11/2025 07:06

He’ll likely be an insufferable bore so I wouldn’t worry too much about upsetting him.

I have a close friend who is an elite athlete. He is a household name right at the top of his sport. He of course eats well and trains a lot but would never be as ridiculous as this.

I used to work with a lot of elite athletes and they all carried tins of tuna and beans around to top up when they needed to. Used to be a long lasting saga of who was the last person to see the tine opener in the communal kitchen....

LaserPumpkin · 07/11/2025 15:08

DN at least sounds polite as she's suggested bringing the meringue nests to make the pudding more exciting for everyone else.

Well, possibly - was OP expecting them to bring pudding for everyone, though, or is this a pudding takeover?

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Mondaytuesdayhappydays · 07/11/2025 15:02

PlumpHobbit · 07/11/2025 14:23

DN at least sounds polite as she's suggested bringing the meringue nests to make the pudding more exciting for everyone else.

Going to be interesting seeing him rock up clutching his avocado

Anyone else finding it amusing this thread is trending at the same time: https://www.mumsnet.com/talk/_chat/5440174-guest-says-i-starved-her-shock

Looking forward to the update with a description of him!

Update will be forth coming
promise lol

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PlumpHobbit · 07/11/2025 14:28

Just seen your update, why am I envisioning him scraping his cannelloni tubes out so he only has the meat!

His avocado and home made mayo will be great to add to the salad for everyone 😁

PlumpHobbit · 07/11/2025 14:23

DN at least sounds polite as she's suggested bringing the meringue nests to make the pudding more exciting for everyone else.

Going to be interesting seeing him rock up clutching his avocado

Anyone else finding it amusing this thread is trending at the same time: https://www.mumsnet.com/talk/_chat/5440174-guest-says-i-starved-her-shock

Looking forward to the update with a description of him!

Guest says I starved her <shock> | Mumsnet

Had a relative to stay for a few days, she just wanted to eat all time which we did not expect. I had cooked and baked which she ate (way more than us...

https://www.mumsnet.com/talk/_chat/5440174-guest-says-i-starved-her-shock

Themaghag · 07/11/2025 13:51

PumpkinsAndCoconuts · 07/11/2025 08:37

I absolutely agree. Why has fussiness become a virtue?

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It's no wonder that men become so bloody selfish and entitled when women go to so much trouble to facilitate their every whim, no matter how bonkers it is. In OP's place, I'd have simply acknowledged the BF's fetish for extra meat and carried on precisely as before. He would have been served the same plate of food as everyone else, to eat or leave, as he chose. Think it's hilarious that the roast is now off and he'll have to eat pasta and garlic bread - he deserves nothing less!

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Mondaytuesdayhappydays · 07/11/2025 13:43

Overtheatlantic · 07/11/2025 12:13

I don’t know, I think I would be mortified if everyone knew I have the palette of a caveman. It’s only one meal and he can stop at a carvery on the way home.

Where are these carvery’s serving unlimited meat??

normally it’s a very surly, hot sweaty fed up chef doling out 4 thin slices of one meat or two each of two different ones?

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DancingFerret · 07/11/2025 12:34

I enjoy hosting and feeding people, but if someone said they just wanted meat, as opposed to the meat, which sounds as if the want everyone else's share (I know that's daft), they would receive the same serving of meat as everyone else and it would be up to them if they want to add vegetables, etc, to their plate.

I take what people say at face value.😙

Overtheatlantic · 07/11/2025 12:13

I don’t know, I think I would be mortified if everyone knew I have the palette of a caveman. It’s only one meal and he can stop at a carvery on the way home.