to be pissed off at a relative coming for Christmas Dinner and wanting ...

[Magrat]

a jacket potato

I don't mean instead of roasts or anything .. I mean on it's own .. just that .. won't have anything else just the jacket

gawd she has such food issshoooooooos

YANBU

how rude!

YANBU

Just Say No.

allergies and vegitarianism (ethics etc) and similar I will deal with happily. Childishness will be met with child training techniques!

so say "That's a shame, because I'm not making jacket potatoes. I'm sure you'll see something you feel you can eat"

who is it??

id tell them to get their own-heres potato sort yourself out!!

whizz it in the microwave - dont even bother making it crispy - if youreally hate her spit on it - but if not just do is no frills - plonk tub of marg ( not butter) in front of them and if you really want to teach them a lesson - tell them you have no pepper

well could be worse....
could've been spaghetti hoops...!

But they're not coming for 'Christmas Dinner' then, are they?

Feckin' weirdo ... yanbu.

Make her sit on her own.

I'd just do it in the microwave whilst serving everything else up, and not mention anything about it.

The less attention it is given, the better, probably.

I would be tempted to add a sprig of parsley though.

I don't mind making a jacket .. she doesn't mind bringing her own food either .. it's just there's no medical reason for this and she thinks she's normal still

it reduces the joy of cooking for people knowing that someone isn't going to enjoy it tbh

Why can't you chuck a potato in the oven, and watch her licking her lips when you dish up the turkey and trimmings

Sprig of holly, surely, humphrey

YANBU. Describe isssshhoooooos in full, please, magrat.

Why doesn't she want Christmas dinner?

oh we're still having the full works .. it's just have to do veggie for her daughter, her son won't eat soup, most veg or potatoes in any shape or form and she's just odd

PS the son is a 6ft 17 year old

weird! (her)

attention seeking behaviour IMO
best ignored by all others round the table

I hope you have a lovely meal by lots of people who appreciate your efforts.

I think that your friend is incredibly rude. How attention seeking.

God knows what I would do, I would be very tempted to tell her to fuck off stay at home

If she has food issues, then it's hardly an inconvenience to provide a bp. The oven is on anyway. You never know, she might have a nibble or two of other stuff once she sees how beautiful and appetising it is.

My SIL only eats PB&J sandwiches and green salad. We deal with it at family feasts - it is weird at first when we sit down to turkey, and she has a pitiful sandwich, but she knows that she is the one with the problem and does not expect the rest of us to come out in sympathy.

Actually I prefer custy's suggestion of serving it with marge.

Can't believe how objectionable people are being here!

are you sure it's not my dh you're having to dinner? he has food issshhhoooos (though you wouldn't think it to look at him, he's a fat bastard portly gentleman!!)

He calls himself fat, before anyone asks me how i'd feel if he called me a fat bitch!!

I would provide them with a baked potato and pity them for their mental illness because that is what it is.

Maybe they have digestive problems?

YANBU. Just say you are cooking Christmas Dinner and you are sure there will be something she can eat,

I used to have major food issues and just couldn't join in with meals, it was horrible but I just couldn't do it.

At least she has asked for a spud, which is about the easiest thing she could request and not some elaborate salad?

It's not about you, it's her stuff. The kind thing would just be to go along with rather than making her feel worse than she already does.