Mother wants to bring a chicken to my vegetarian Christmas dinner

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That's kind of it in a nutshell. We've invited 10 people over for Christmas dinner including my mother. We're veggies and I've put together a lovely Scandi veggie menu. She's told me she's bringing a chicken and I've said please don't. Firstly because we're veggie and I don't really want a dead bird on the table and secondly I can't see why she can't last a few hours without meat.

My relationship with her is very strained this year, she's been pretty horrible to me and I'm getting to the end of my tether.

AIBU to tell her not to bring meat or stay at home? She could always come over after lunch if she's going to insist.

It went really well thanks. On your collective advice, the vegducken went out the window to be replaced by a mushroom and walnut stew with a hug pie crust on it, tonnes of roasted veg, gravy and Yorkshire puds. Big trifle for pudding and all was well. No sign of a chicken and all 10 left sated.

That sounds lovely!

The stew sounds lovely.

Is there a recipe for that mushroom and walnut stew? It sounds fab!

I'm glad everyone behaved and enjoyed themselves, OP! Was she just making empty threats to bring a chicken to cause drama?

original, I didn't say anything about people fainting at the sight of blood. I just know several veggies/vegans who would really rather not cook meat, or have it in their house. I don't find that hard to understand.

Thank God this turned out well. 806 posts OP. You must feel proud
I never want to see the word vegducken ever again

did the vegducken actually go out of the window?