Meet our Holiday Hostess, a 33-year-old woman who’s landed herself in a festive fiasco. She’s got a new house, a big family, and a traditional Christmas Eve dinner to plan. But when she asks her family to contribute a dish each to the feast, things take a dramatic turn. Now, with the clock ticking and the family bickering, she’s left with a choice: cook everything herself, order pizza, or cancel the dinner altogether. Let’s dive into this holiday hullabaloo and see what’s cooking!
A New Home, A Big Responsibility
The Christmas Tradition
The Big Ask
The Agreement… and The Backlash
The Excuses Begin
The Christmas Crunch ⏰
The Ultimatum
The Family Fury
The Christmas Conundrum ❓
A Christmas Dinner Dilemma: The Feast or The Fallout?
Our Holiday Hostess is in a pickle. She’s got a big family, a big house, and a big Christmas dinner to host. But when her family reneges on their promise to bring a dish each, she’s left with a mountain of cooking and a ticking clock. With the threat of cancelling Christmas dinner hanging in the air, her family is up in arms. Accusations are flying, group chats are muted, and Christmas hangs in the balance. Will the family step up, or will the Holiday Hostess be left eating pizza alone? Let’s see what the internet has to say about this festive fiasco…
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“NTA. Why should she end up paying hundreds and slave away all Christmas eve and Christmas day for these lazy, entitled lot? “
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“NTA. Cooking for 30+ people is an enormous project. Not fair.”
“NTA. Hold the party as planned. Make the dish you agreed to.”
NTA for not making 12 dishes with two days notice!
NTA- They’re entitled. Christmas dinner is expensive and time-consuming.
Kids love pizza! Adults should lighten up and have fun
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NTA. Family unappreciative of effort. Enjoy pizza and Christmas movies
“NTA. Cancel dinner or make only what you planned. “
NTA: Stressful Polish Christmas traditions and the importance of family time
NTA, family backs out of Christmas dinner, blame you. Take a vacation
Canceling Christmas dinner: Not the a**hole
Stand your ground against entitled family, don’t set precedent.
NTA. Christmas pizza is a fun and affordable alternative!
Canceling Christmas dinner? Lazy family vs. NTA hero!
Skipping Christmas dinner for pierogi? NTA, enjoy the feast!
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Leave the drama behind and enjoy a peaceful Christmas getaway!
Breaking the generational curse of the martyred Polish woman. NTA ️
NTA – Stressful last-minute change of plans ruins Christmas dinner
NTA. People being passive-aggressive because you asked for help?
Family drama at Christmas: NTA, but no easy solution ♀️
Canceling Christmas dinner: Hero or Grinch? ️
“NTA You told them it would be an issue way in advance and you are giving solutions that are reasonable. If they want the 12 big meals, they can help cook and pay for them like they had already agreed to. The pizza option was a great one, I think. Cancelling dinner is not that drastic when no one else has done their part. Hosting was agreed to be your job. No one else did theirs, so why should you be expected to do yours?” – A reasonable solution, but will they step up?
Pizza instead of Christmas dinner? NTA, your relatives are unfair.
Polish Christmas: Stressful as hell but worth it in the end! ️
Don’t mess with Christmas dinner plans! NTA for sure!
NTA – Canceling Christmas dinner due to broken promises
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Desperate plea for help to save Christmas dinner from cancellation
Kids love pizza! NTA, lighten up the holiday meal burden.
NTA. Christmas dinner is a ton of work for one person.
NTA: Polish traditions take time and effort, but worth it! ️
Grandma’s Easter egg hunt turns into potluck disaster. ♀️
NTA. Fair to cancel Christmas dinner if they didn’t help.
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Canceling Christmas dinner: NTA or Grinch? ️
“NTA: Creative ways to handle guests who don’t bring dishes.”
Creative alternatives to Christmas dinner that avoid cooking stress!
Cooking drama: A solo pizza party instead of Christmas dinner?
NTA: Family expects you to cover for *all* of them
NTA. Sharing the Christmas load is fair and reasonable.
Enjoy your Christmas pizza in peace, you’re NTA!
Screenshot the texts, post in groupchat, and cancel dinner. NTA
NTA. Family gathering should be a team effort. Cancel it!
Family bails on Christmas dinner, OP stands their ground. NTA
NTA. Four months notice and they still can’t bring one dish?
Cancel Christmas dinner, let them figure it out. NTA
Sassy response to bogus reasons for cancelling Christmas dinner. NTA
NTA. Cancel Christmas dinner and leave the group chat!
NTA. Stand up to entitlement and enjoy pizza in peace.
NTA. Option 3: Text a warning for the kids!
NTA. Family’s rude and inconsiderate behavior ruins Christmas dinner plans
Stick to your guns and get that pizza ready, NTA!
Entrance ticket dish: NTA. Christmas dinner drama unfolds. ️
NTA: Stand up to lazy moochers ruining your Christmas!
Christmas pizza: NTA or Grinch? ️
Serve what guests bring, be transparent. Deli stop optional. ️
NTA. Don’t be their holiday doormat.
Standing up for yourself: NTA, don’t take the blame!
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Efficient potluck system for family Christmas dinner. NTA.
Stand up for yourself! Cut out the freeloaders.
