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A little thanksgiving vent, why do people think its okay to be late?

JuneButterfly85JuneButterfly85
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If I say be here by 3 pm, then I am going to start cooking food for people to get here at 3 pm.  So why the hellllz are you texting me at 2:30 saying you are going to show up at 4.  Uhm, rude much?  She then said "Well Dh had to work all night and he didn't get home til 9 am so he's sleeping right now"

Okay, that is fine.  I understand that.  But why wait til the last minute to tell me????  Couldn't you have texted me at 9 am saying that Dh just got home and can we come a little later?

Thankfully I had only started the ham.  I hadn't started any sides yet, which I was ABOUT to.

So now I am just waiting for our guests to show up at "Four".  Which they are habitual about being late so I wouldn't be surprised it is more like 4:30.

This is my first time hosting and I just want the food to be perfect.  I'm a rather good cook but food that has been sitting out too long will still taste like poo!

Vent over. 

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  • charlsie26charlsie26 member
    OMG! I would be pissed! I can see being late, any other day.  But not today.  Do they know how much prep time goes into cooking a thanksgiving meal!?!?  GAH I would be pissed too!  I'm sure what ever time they get there, it will be delish!  Enjoy! 
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  • christyjane17christyjane17 member
    My family and most of my friends are ALWAYS late...and they always make some excuse when I fuss and turn it around into me being the B1tch!  It honestly drives me CRAZY!  I'm sure it'll still be yummy : )
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  • tandb2010tandb2010 member
    Sorry you have to go through that.  I hope it turns out OK. 
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  • JuneButterfly85JuneButterfly85

    Thanks ladies.  They are our only guests (Since first time hosting I wanted to keep it simple, and my dad couldn't make it up)  And I understand that with having two LO's slows you down and when her DH got home and didn't sleep at all last night, I get it.  But be polite and tell me ahead of time.  I know things happen, but don't wait til I'm expecting you in 30 minutes to tell me you are going to be late.


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  • tosh24tosh24 member

    Oh that sucks! I'd be mad too.

    I once hosted a brunch for another couple at our place for 11:00 am (to sit down and eat). You know when they showed up? 1:30 pm. They didn't even call until 12:00 pm to say they were going to be late. I'm a pretty good cook too, but the food was awful and soggy. I made no apologies - told them it tasted great at 11:00 am when they were supposed to be here. I have never hosted for them again.

    I guess you'll just have to take comfort in the fact that you're polite enough to never do that to somebody else who is going out of their way to cook a nice meal for you!

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  • bandwife928bandwife928 member
    That would be the last time I'd ever invite those people over.  When I invite people over for any dinner (special or not) we eat when I said we were going to eat.  I have a few tardy relatives and they've arrived at my house to find the rest of us already eating.  This ain't the Cracker Barrel.  You get the food when I cook it, not any ole time you order it.
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  • RhodyMomToBeRhodyMomToBe member
    Eat without them. Stick out tongue
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