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Mums dinner turns my stomach!

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Plumsmith · 11/12/2017 17:24

Hello all!

Growing up I lived with my dad and barely saw my mum except on Boxing Day every year. She likes to cook another Christmas dinner for me and my siblings, and now my husband and I go around Christmas time and she cooks for us. The problem is that her house is so dirty everything seems to be sticky that the thought of eating there makes me feel queasy. The bottoms of the ‘clean’ ‘white’ plates are brown like they have never been washed. Even the glasses and cutlery is dirty. Not only that but her fridge and kitchen sides are dirty too! I feel bad that this is an issue but I can’t work out a way around it. I offered for my husband and I to take them out instead of for her to come to us but she refused.

Please help!

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SittingAround1 · 11/12/2017 22:21

Maybe suggest getting a take away. Or bring the dinner yourself to heat up.
You could say you don't want to make her go to the trouble of cooking.

Annwithnoe · 11/12/2017 22:59

Since you're already hosting on Christmas Day it would be entirely reasonable to pack up the leftovers and bring them with you, with the disposable plates and "save her cooking" altogether.

The trick is to state that you are doing this and get distracted so you don't have to hear the answer but under no circumstances ^ask*

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