to not provide sparkling water

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....for my MIL when she comes round?

She chooses not to drink ordinary tap water but prefers to drink the bottled stuff. I don't have a problem with this but when she comes round to our house she brings herself a bottle of sparkling water to have with lunch. AIBU to think this is a bit rude? We drink normal tap water and I would expect guests to follow suit when they eat with us at our house. Or should I be buying bottled water especially for the dragon, sorry, MIL?

My FIL is much like that, he's ridiculously fussy and refuses to eat lots of things that he would eat at home. I just ignore it (and him as much as possible) now, rather than try and cater for him because he'd refuse whatever we'd done anyway. We got coffee in for him as he's the only regular visitor we have who drinks coffee and he's now decided we don't make it exactly to his taste so he won't have it at our house any more for example.

You are being unkind and a bad host. Buy her her own water. Make her feel welcome..

Fizzy water to make Yorkshire puddings is old news, not new like salt in chocolate.

"she silently judges everything we do"

are you a mind reader then as well?

sounds more to me like you just dont like the woman, dont want her to feel welcome in your home, and will take offence when none has been made..

Contessa a little bit of chilled sparkling water when you add the milk helps make the Yorkshires lighter and puffier.

Can't help but think your mil has a dil problem

Toasty I feel your pain! Wry smiles all round at our gaff when we are informed of the latest pecadillo

I'm with crispbutty here!

Thanks Inertia - things I never knew!

Id hate to have dinner at your house your poor mil i can almost feel your glares of disgust

My sister only drinks orange juice. We don't drink juice, but if I know she's coming i'll get a carton (tropicana, no bits) just for her. It's just a nice thing to do.

And we don't drink coffee, but always keep a jar for visitors.

And we're terrible hosts!

YABU. End of.

i have to buy milk in especially for visitors/workmen.

We just don't use milk but I am
not going to force guests to drink their coffee/tea black just because we do.

I'd buy some sparkling water in for her .

YABU. Don't buy it if you don't want to, but can't see how it's rude for her to bring her own.

If there was something so simple and inexpensive that I knew someone coming round preferred, I'd just buy it. I keep various specific teas and Splenda (which we never use) in the house for visitors I know who like them because it's the nice thing to do.

The issue is clearly not the sparkling water, but your relationship with your MIL.

How bizarre. It's sparkling water not champagne.

Be a decent host. I don't drink coffee and I have my tea without milk, but I get some coffee in when my friend who can't function without the stuff visits, and I buy a pint of milk every week so I can offer tea with milk to visitors who want it. It's not expensive or difficult and it's a nice thing to do so why wouldn't you?