The Great Catering Conundrum: A Tale of Family, Food, and Frustration ‍

Meet our home chef heroine (28F), who’s been married for 8 years and blessed with two children. Not only is she a loving wife and mother, but she’s also a pretty decent cook and baker, often catering for family events. However, after a particularly sour experience with her in-laws, she decided to hang up her apron. The drama that unfolds is a veritable smorgasbord of family dynamics, unappreciated efforts, and simmering resentment. ‍

The Unappreciated Chef’s Tale Begins

The Last Straw

A Feast for Fifty ️

The Feast Unappreciated

Food Faux Pas

The Ungrateful Aftermath

The Final Decision ‍

The Baby Shower Showdown

Standing Her Ground

The Final Word ️

The Unappreciated Chef’s Culinary Conundrum: To Cook or Not to Cook? ‍

Our home chef heroine’s tale is a relatable saga of family drama, unappreciated efforts, and the struggle to maintain boundaries. After a disastrous experience catering for her in-laws’ party, she decided to hang up her apron for good. The lack of appreciation and respect for her hard work left a bitter taste. Now faced with a request to cater for a baby shower, she’s standing her ground, refusing to be treated like a servant again. Her story is a potent reminder that respect and gratitude go a long way, especially in family relationships. Let’s see what the internet thinks of this culinary conundrum… ‍

NTA: Family expects free catering, no gratitude, and entitlement.

NTA. Don’t give away your labor for free.

Serving disrespect: Turning leftovers into a lesson on entitlement ✌️

NTA. They didn’t appreciate your effort and stopped you from eating!

Lucky escape from in-law cooking duty in your 20s!

NTA. Family shouldn’t take advantage of your generosity

NTA. Don’t indulge users! Present a full catering invoice upfront.

“Your in-laws are lying and just want cheap labor.”

NTA. Shut them down! ️

Pastry chef sympathizes with OP’s frustrating family catering experiences.

INFO: Did you buy all the food too?

“NTA. Family should still pay for professional services. ‍ “

Schrodinger’s catering: too little food, but still need help ‍♂️

NTA: Old bitties ruined your catered feast, how rude!

Covid baby shower? NTA! Skip the catered party, go virtual!

NTA: They complained after you paid for 50 meals?

“I was treated like s**t. My husband agrees. AITA?”

Set boundaries! Don’t let them take advantage of you.

Politely decline with a business-like response or suggest ordering pizza

NTA: Share your frustrating catering experience and pass the baton

In-laws from hell? Check out the JUSTNOMIL thread! ‍

NTA. Keep your delicious cooking to yourself and immediate family

NTA. In-laws are AH Central ‍

“NTA. Their entitlement is off the charts. Save your kindness.”

NTA: They treated you terribly! And the food magically multiplied?

Cook delicious meals for those who appreciate you

NTA lawyer sets boundaries with entitled family over catering request.

INFO: Did you pay for all the food? They better not be a**holes. ‍♀️ And gifts too?

NTA. They wanted a servant for free. Don’t let them bully you.

Food complaints: too little or too much?

Family should respect your work and reimburse you. NTA

“No” is a complete sentence…

Deserve to be paid for your work, in cash or compliments

Food industry struggling, but NTA for not finding catering during COVID

NTA: No gratitude? No second chance!

Family and business don’t mix ‍

Restaurants are eager for business, order through Postmates or Door Dash

“Treated like a servant, now they owe me $1000 for catering”

NTA. Ungrateful guests, complained about food, no money, audacious requests.

Catering business owner begs for orders with safety measures

NTA, husband needs to be more assertive with catering company.

NTA. Family complains about food, treats you poorly. No more catering!

NTA, without a doubt.

NTA and you owe them nothing. Let your in-laws find out how expensive it actually is to pay for that service.

Stand your ground and don’t give in to their demands!

NTA. Stand your ground and don’t let them guilt-trip you!

NTA. Family should contribute or at least offer to pay

NTA: Let them cook! ‍

You owe them nothing. They treat you like dirt.

Complainers gonna complain . Don’t waste your catering skills on them.

Set boundaries and charge a high price for your catering.

Cooking for themselves seems like the obvious answer, right?

NTA. Supportive spouse and frustrating in-laws. Catering dilemmas ‍

A hilarious ChoosingBeggars post, definitely NTA!

Restaurants are open, but they’re pushing you around for free

Family treated commenter poorly, should not help them again

NTA: A clear-cut case of not being the a**hole!

Did you explain why? Share your side of the story!

NTA- They want you to cater for free? Just say no!

NTA: They complained, insulted, and didn’t appreciate your effort. Screw them!

Covid restrictions are a sign to stop gathering

Leftovers: The ultimate irony in this family catering conundrum!

NTA x50: The comment section is on fire!

“NTA I would of said excuse me I paid and cooked this food and will eat whatever. I would never cook for them again. Not even an invite to dinner at your house. Crazy you can’t eat adult food. Umm ok bye at that point”

Entitled guest complains about not enough food and leftovers

Covid catering chaos: NTA, it’s not as easy as expected! ‍

Outrageous audacity: NTA told not to eat, then complained!