When 33-year-old ‘Christmas Conundrum’ landed a good job and bought a new house, she never expected to be at the center of a family feud. In her culture, Christmas Eve is celebrated with a grand dinner featuring 12 different dishes. This year, with her new spacious home, she was asked to host the annual Christmas dinner for over 30 family members. However, she had one condition: everyone must contribute a dish from a list she provided. But as the big day approached, the excuses started pouring in, leaving her with the prospect of preparing the entire feast alone. Frustrated, she gave her family an ultimatum, sparking a family-wide outrage. Let’s dive into this Christmas conundrum. ️
The Tradition of the 12 Dishes
The Family Affair
The Grand Hosting Opportunity
The Condition: Everyone Must Contribute
The Excuses Begin
The Frustration Builds
The Ultimatum: Cook or Cancel
The Family’s Furious Reaction
The Self-Doubt Creeps In
The Christmas Conundrum: Selfish or Justified?
Caught in a whirlwind of family drama, ‘Christmas Conundrum’ now finds herself questioning her actions. After setting a fair condition for hosting the grand Christmas dinner, she found herself abandoned by her family, left to shoulder the burden alone. Frustrated and overwhelmed, she gave her family an ultimatum: contribute a dish, settle for homemade pizza, or no dinner at all. This sparked a wave of fury among her family members, who accused her of ruining Christmas. As the accusations fly and the tension rises, she’s left wondering if she’s the real villain in this festive fiasco. Let’s see what the internet thinks of this situation… ️
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“NTA. It’s always insane to me how the person (who is often a woman) who volunteers and preps their home is also usually the one who is saddled with all the big, most expensive, most time-consuming dishes. So many people just think they can show up and do nothing at a supposed family event. Screw all of that.”
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NTA: Cooking for 30+ people is an enormous project
“NTA. Hold the party, make your dish, let them starve.”
Family outraged over canceled Christmas dinner, but OP is NTA
NTA- Christmas dinner is expensive and time-consuming. They’re ruining Christmas.
Kids love pizza parties! Adults need to chill about traditions.
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NTA. Family rejects options, make pizza and enjoy Christmas movies
NTA: Stand your ground and teach them a lesson
NTA, canceling Christmas dinner due to stressful Polish traditions
NTA, family backs out of Christmas dinner, blames you. Take vacation
Canceling Christmas dinner? Not the a**hole!
Stand your ground against entitled family, set a precedent
NTA. Christmas pizza for the win! Kids would love it
NTA. Family outraged at canceled Christmas dinner, opting for pizza
Sneaky NTA suggests faking illness to avoid Christmas dinner
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Take a stand, leave the chat, and let silence speak
Family feud over Christmas dinner sparks outrage and holiday chaos
Canceling Christmas dinner to break the generational curse. NTA
Family cancels Christmas dinner last-minute, causing stress and outrage
NTA. Family refuses to contribute dishes, acting passive-aggressively.
Canceling Christmas dinner? Not the a**hole, they don’t deserve your bigos
NTA: You gave fair warning and offered reasonable solutions.
NTA. Pizza compromise sounds lovely! Relatives being unfair
Polish Christmas stress? Not the a**hole for canceling dinner!
