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AIBU?

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To think it was weird to show up with prawns?

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prawngate · 17/12/2023 12:04

Last night had a gathering at DM’s - DB and I plus spouses and our children.

Anyway while we were cooking DM’s phone kept ringing- her DB is calling. After a while I said we need to answer because I was worried something was wrong. In any case he then started ringing me I picked up and he checks we’re at DMs and announces he and new GF are joining us.
He goes on to say they’re bringing prawns and wants to know if we have garlic and lemon.

DM says she did mention we were getting together to him a couple of months ago but he was non committal and didn’t bring it up again.

They show up a few hours later and the new GF has a massive bag of raw prawns - with heads and eyes. She starts skinning them and stuff pulling bits out and giving my mum - who has already cooked a huge buffet for us complete with beef rib and gammon - instructions on what she needs and complaining there isn’t enough lemon.

Apparently the prawns were quite nice (I didn’t want to try them with the heads) but she sat and started cutting huge chunks of prime beef rib off and ate a TON which annoyed DB and I because we were each taking some leftovers home 🤣

Anyway AIBU to say it’s weird to show up to someone else’s Xmas do with a bag of raw prawns and then expect them to supply you with the things to cook it? (And to sit and eat other people’s leftovers)

OP posts:
Forgottenmypasswordagain · 20/12/2023 21:55

DM says she did mention we were getting together to him a couple of months ago but he was non committal and didn’t bring it up again.
So he was invited but never gave any indication that he was coming. Then showed up 3 hours late? That would be typical of a certain relative I have.
The shrimp, well, the thought of contributing was nice, but why not bring something prepared and ready to eat? That was a bit clueless for sure.
Eating the beef that you wanted to take home, sorry, that's life with wacky family. 😄
Speaking of family, why do you refer to him as your mothers DB instead your uncle?

Pertinentowl · 20/12/2023 23:26

Ah.
I see

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