In wanting to take his shopping list and shove it up his arse?

[BumWiper]

Its been a hectic few weeks here as we moved house.I've been getting things sorted slowly but surely.
DH just texted me that his parents and sister are coming over today for dinner and could I ring him with a shopping list of what I am going to cook for them.Now they are the most picky eaters ever and I would end up doing three meals.I am stressed,tired and narky and have already had a go at DH for inviting them over.I want to relax tonight not entertain them.
I'm going to tell DH that he can go to M&S and pick up some oven stuff and if they don't like it they can lump it.

Yes....or he can get a takeaway.

Excellent strategy! YANBU

Ignore text, go back to bed and say you had a migraine when you wake up and turn your phone back on at 6.30pm.

"What I am going to cook for them? When did I become the servant? 'Girl, we have guests - get in the kitchen'. Fuck off and cook for them yourself."

ought to do it

Its best not to let DH near any heated appliances.He set the kitchen of the old house on fire twice.

So should I roll it and insert it,or scrunch and push it?

Now that's commitment to ensuring that you do all the cooking! Most men just make horrible food in the hope you'll never let them try again - yours burned down the kitchen!

Its best not to let DH near any heated appliances.He set the kitchen of the old house on fire twice

I'm going to be honest then, it's your fault imo that he's like this.

If you did the same thing in your old house, would you still have had to learn not to set things on fire?

What if you or he lived alone? You'd still have to learn the basic human art of feeding yourself.

If you want his attitude to change, then yours will have to change too I'm afraid.

Yes OpenMouth I have tried explainng the concept of why certain foods need to be cooked at certain temperatures for a certain lenght of time and that bunging everything under the grill because 'it cooks faster' causes fires.

I set the kitchen on fire once when cooking

We're still all here

Tell him, as he's the one who invited them, to buy the food and cook it himself. In fact he should cook more often so he's less likely to set the kitchen on fire.

He is a marketing genius but for everything else is a fool.In all fairness he does work very hard,sometimes 14 hours a day and has to travel a lot.

awww poor poor him, my heart bleeds

Tell him to chose the food himself, buy it bring it home and you will cook it. If half the ingredients are missing then tough, by the sounds of it they won't eat it anyway.

He may work hard but everyone should know how to feed themselves and their children.

I'm sure you work hard too but if you have a family you have to know the basics of looking after them.

Anyway, I'd go with the M&S option and cook it together.

I'd suggest he books a table somewhere nice so that his family can get to see your new home and you all can try out the local facilities.

Shopping list for m&s

Starter for x no.
Main course for x no.
2xside dishes for x no.
Dessert for x no.
Wine for x no.
Present for wife for doing all the cooking!

take away for sure

he invites them without discussing with you is very disrespectful. it indicatd to me that he doesn'[t value you as he shoudl and he certainly doesn't vslue or respect your time

It'd be cheaper to eat out - than buy all that M&S food.

but why do you need to give him a shopping list? does that mean he will buy the food?

"has to travel a lot" oh that explains it all then.

TAKEAWAY. OVER.

What's going on Custardo!

DH burns everything but I still let him take his turn cooking.

When the smoke alarm goes off - we know dinner is ready.