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(Slate)   "My brother's new girlfriend is trying to hijack my kid-free Thanksgiving dinner. Can I thwart her without being a villain?"   (slate.com) divider line
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EnderWiggnz
2022-11-05 8:27:58 AM  
No.
 
Unoriginal_Username
2022-11-05 8:42:43 AM  

EnderWiggnz: No.


I disagree. I think telling the girlfriend and kids to pound sand and that brother can do the same makes this person the hero.

Standing up for yourself does not a villain make.
 
optikeye [TotalFark]
2022-11-05 8:43:02 AM  
You don't "Thwart" you simply repeat. "THIS IS ADULTS ONLY" that's it. End of Conversation. If Not...'well bye'.
 
flucto
2022-11-05 8:45:27 AM  
This would have been less cut and dried/entertaining if the girlfriend hadn't texted dietary requirements and demanded vegan options.
 
flucto
2022-11-05 8:45:54 AM  
SORRY BUT WE'RE ONLY MAKING PEANUT DAIRY MEAT
 
NewportBarGuy [TotalFark] [OhFark]
2022-11-05 8:59:59 AM  
It's Thanksgiving you miserable motherf*cker. Just suck it up like the rest of us and be a man.
I hope the kids spill wine on your couch.
 
Toxophil
2022-11-05 9:00:30 AM  
Decorate the dining room with sex toys.
You know, tastefully. Give them little craft paper head dresses, buckle hats, and turkey tails.

/they were warned.
 
NewportBarGuy [TotalFark] [OhFark]
2022-11-05 9:03:22 AM  

flucto: This would have been less cut and dried/entertaining if the girlfriend hadn't texted dietary requirements and demanded vegan options.


Oh f*ck I missed that part. God that sh*t drives me nuts.

Ummm... you still have to let the kids come. But make sure you f*ck up the dietary requests. Unless it's a death allergy situation. If they "don't like x,y,z" then make sure you put it right next to them or whatever.
 
Recoil Therapy [TotalFark] [OhFark]
2022-11-05 9:05:15 AM  
Text her back that her brother knew that it was an adults only dinner when he invited her and that she needs to go talk to him about why they can't come.

And then, in case they do show up, make sure that it's an adult only gathering by having everyone there be naked (those doing actual cooking can have an apron...).

"What? I said it was an 'adult' party, you're the moron who brought kids along..."
 
Harry Wagstaff
2022-11-05 9:14:25 AM  
The brother and his new girlfriend can have their first(and likely last) Thanksgiving at home with her kids at home as a family.
 
flucto
2022-11-05 9:33:06 AM  

NewportBarGuy: Oh f*ck I missed that part. God that sh*t drives me nuts.


"Hope you don't mind I'm going to bring food for my kids. They have special requirements."

Hard to say no without being a dick.

"Here are the requirements for my children whom you don't want anyway"

LOL. No.
 
NewportBarGuy [TotalFark] [OhFark]
2022-11-05 9:40:34 AM  

flucto: NewportBarGuy: Oh f*ck I missed that part. God that sh*t drives me nuts.

"Hope you don't mind I'm going to bring food for my kids. They have special requirements."

Hard to say no without being a dick.

"Here are the requirements for my children whom you don't want anyway"

LOL. No.


Absolutely 100%
 
WelldeadLink
2022-11-05 9:51:28 AM  
Someone tried to hijack a family holiday?
 
Cheron
2022-11-05 9:51:32 AM  
If you want to throw a sophisticated dinner party pick a non-holiday.

If you really want a true adults-only holiday crack open on of these, put on TV Land, and dream of a visit from Mr. Death to end it all.

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baltimoreblonde
2022-11-05 9:57:42 AM  
I love the "Where I go. my kids go" line. So you drag them to the bathroom when it's dump time?

Tell her to pound sand. The bro knew it was adults only. Let him take the heat.
 
yakmans_dad
2022-11-05 10:05:58 AM  
The first Thanksgiving dinner I remember, I finally sat at the adult table. (I don't remember sitting at the kids table.) I needed an unabridged dictionary to sit on. I was on my grandpa's right, and he got in trouble for taking out his false teeth and setting them on the table between us. Good times.

Human nature seems to have changed in the interim between then and now.  Maybe children will quit being born and throngs of immigrants can live in cages near our borders.
 
Russ1642
2022-11-05 10:13:00 AM  
You want to be anti-kid then you'll have to behave like the asshole you clearly are and tell her not to bring her kids. There's no nice way to put it because it's not nice.
 
foo monkey
2022-11-05 10:15:35 AM  
OooooOooh. Someone has friends and family who want to spend time with him. WooOOOOoooooo.
 
drewogatory
2022-11-05 10:18:10 AM  
Man, a bunch of breeders on Fark getting their panties in a twist because not everyone appreciates how truly special your crotch fruit is. No one likes your kids except you and their grandmothers. When I get an invitation I don't call and say "Hey, just so you know I'll be bringing my dogs", because I'm clever enough to know they aren't wanted and considerate enough to care.
 
abhorrent1
2022-11-05 10:19:03 AM  
The girlfriend, however, texted me about her kids' allergies and that her daughter needed vegan options.

How about no, does that work for you?
Stay home and make your own thanksgiving dinner.
 
cherryl taggart [TotalFark] [OhFark]
2022-11-05 10:25:28 AM  
Hey LW, sorry you think your brother needs to be propped up because he's made lousy relationship choices in the past.  The fact is, he's the weakest link.  If he's found someone willing to put up with him, he's found someone willing to celebrate holidays without the crutch of your family.

Call him up and congratulate him on a successful Thanksgiving with his large family.  He's finally free of all those expectations and can have the Thanksgiving of his dreams.  He's certain to be happier doing whatever they decide to do, than if they were forced to cram themselves into a small setting that is already full of adults consuming adult beverages.  Win all the way around.
 
JerseyTim [TotalFark] [OhFark]
2022-11-05 10:33:43 AM  
My husband has suggested we offer to buy them a Thanksgiving dinner package as a peace offering, but everywhere I called has them sold out.

What? How is this possible?
 
Harry Wagstaff
2022-11-05 10:34:08 AM  

Russ1642: You want to be anti-kid then you'll have to behave like the asshole you clearly are and tell her not to bring her kids. There's no nice way to put it because it's not nice.


Not wanting kids at an Adults only event isn't "anti-kid"
 
Xythero [TotalFark]
2022-11-05 10:36:01 AM  
An adult only Thanksgiving could be fun but it should probably be a side holiday and not the main official one. Unless it's a family that doesn't like each other (which the vibes of the letter hint might be the case), it's good for families to celebrate together. But it's their party and they can do what they want. If they already split the family up and made the relatives with kids find alternative arrangements it would be weird to then host this random woman and her four kids they never met. Let these people have their weird fussy adult meal and just biatch about them behind their backs like normal people.
 
drewogatory
2022-11-05 10:36:09 AM  

Harry Wagstaff: Russ1642: You want to be anti-kid then you'll have to behave like the asshole you clearly are and tell her not to bring her kids. There's no nice way to put it because it's not nice.

Not wanting kids at an Adults only event isn't "anti-kid"


I AM actually anti kid.  Put your little humans back in the oven until they are done before you bring them around me. I like kids before they can talk, and after they can drink. You can keep everything in between.
 
Schmerd1948 [TotalFark]
2022-11-05 10:44:12 AM  

Xythero: An adult only Thanksgiving could be fun but it should probably be a side holiday and not the main official one. Unless it's a family that doesn't like each other (which the vibes of the letter hint might be the case), it's good for families to celebrate together. But it's their party and they can do what they want. If they already split the family up and made the relatives with kids find alternative arrangements it would be weird to then host this random woman and her four kids they never met. Let these people have their weird fussy adult meal and just biatch about them behind their backs like normal people.


she specifically said on the invitations adults only and got six RSVPs. Obviously there are enough people who don't want to be around children on Thanksgiving for her to have her own party. Those who want to party with their children are certainly welcome to do so, but she doesn't have to skip Thanksgiving just to please people who she didn't invite.
 
Bigdogdaddy
2022-11-05 10:45:49 AM  
When our kids were small and we were invited somewhere, if the kids couldn't go (for whatever reason) we politely declined and told them why.
 
Englebert Slaptyback
2022-11-05 10:50:00 AM  
"Adults only" also seems to exclude the brother and the girlfriend, which helps.
 
neongoats [TotalFark]
2022-11-05 10:52:09 AM  
I don't hate kids but I'd probably think thrice about getting involved with a single parent of 4 kids - just saying. That's a lot to take on. And at least a 4 million dollar bill over the next 20 years.
 
foo monkey
2022-11-05 10:52:17 AM  

drewogatory: Harry Wagstaff: Russ1642: You want to be anti-kid then you'll have to behave like the asshole you clearly are and tell her not to bring her kids. There's no nice way to put it because it's not nice.

Not wanting kids at an Adults only event isn't "anti-kid"

I AM actually anti kid.  Put your little humans back in the oven until they are done before you bring them around me. I like kids before they can talk, and after they can drink. You can keep everything in between.


You're missing out of the sweet age where you can teach them dirty jokes they don't understand and send them out to horrify your friends and family.
 
zeroman987
2022-11-05 11:03:21 AM  
Fark thread about kids:

Breeder: Check

Hating on Kids: Check

Somehow thinking it's reasonable to have a kid-free thanksgiving when it's generally a family holiday during a family gathering: check

With that said, the girlfriend seems awful.  You don't give dietary requirements unless it is an actual allergy/medical condition.  That is rude as hell.

The kids can't help it, but the "I'm vegan" girlfriend can.

Stop hating on the kids, set a up card table for them to sit at in the other room, and have your adults only gathering later you selfish twat.
 
psychosis_inducing
2022-11-05 11:09:30 AM  
Everyone who RSVP'd was also fine with a child-free  Thanksgiving. Otherwise they would have declined.

"But Thanksgiving is for family!"
Well, you do yours. But that doesn't make these people wrong for having a child-free turkey dinner in their own house. Why does this person's child-free Thanksgiving irk you? It's not like LW is going to come to your house and kick out all the nieces and nephews.
 
Clash City Farker
2022-11-05 11:09:52 AM  

Toxophil: Decorate the dining room with sex toys.
You know, tastefully. Give them little craft paper head dresses, buckle hats, and turkey tails.

/they were warned.


Tapestries.

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Fear the Clam
2022-11-05 11:12:02 AM  

neongoats: I don't hate kids but I'd probably think thrice about getting involved with a single parent of 4 kids - just saying. That's a lot to take on. And at least a 4 million dollar bill over the next 20 years.


The guy's brother "has not had a lot of luck with relationships and is very invested in this one." The brother's probably thinking that she's had sex at least four times, so maybe she will with him.
 
Harry Wagstaff
2022-11-05 11:19:31 AM  

zeroman987: Fark thread about kids:

Breeder: Check

Hating on Kids: Check

Somehow thinking it's reasonable to have a kid-free thanksgiving when it's generally a family holiday during a family gathering: check

With that said, the girlfriend seems awful.  You don't give dietary requirements unless it is an actual allergy/medical condition.  That is rude as hell.

The kids can't help it, but the "I'm vegan" girlfriend can.

Stop hating on the kids, set a up card table for them to sit at in the other room, and have your adults only gathering later you selfish twat.


If you are the one hosting the party, preparing and paying for the food, and plan on a lot of drinking you get to make the rules. The article even states that they have a small place. A small party like that isn't going to be the party you want it to be if 1/3 of the attendees are kids you don't know and don't even want there. For all you know some of the other people invited may have children and are fine with the arrangement or declined to attend instead of insisting you change how you throw your party to accommodate guests that aren't welcome or invited.
 
drewogatory
2022-11-05 11:23:39 AM  
Stop hating on the kids, set a up card table for them to sit at in the other room, and have your adults only gathering later you selfish twat.Shrugs. Then you're cool if I offer them a line? Because we seem to have different definitions of "adult only". It's not the same as "kid free, but still G rated".
 
deadsanta
2022-11-05 11:31:57 AM  

drewogatory: Man, a bunch of breeders on Fark getting their panties in a twist because not everyone appreciates how truly special your crotch fruit is. No one likes your kids except you and their grandmothers. When I get an invitation I don't call and say "Hey, just so you know I'll be bringing my dogs", because I'm clever enough to know they aren't wanted and considerate enough to care.


Absolutely NO ONE was saying this.  Not one person above you in thread, including us with kids, which you clearly didn't bother reading.  I am disinviting YOU and YOUR KIDS from this thread.
 
Nick Nostril
2022-11-05 11:33:20 AM  
Why adults only? Is is a key-party Thanksgiving or something? If so, your sister was invited?

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pastramithemosterotic
2022-11-05 11:33:37 AM  

neongoats: I don't hate kids but I'd probably think thrice about getting involved with a single parent of 4 kids - just saying. That's a lot to take on. And at least a 4 million dollar bill over the next 20 years.


Maybe one of the kids has a killer curveball and is in line to make bank
 
kindms
2022-11-05 11:49:59 AM  

zeroman987: Fark thread about kids:

Breeder: Check

Hating on Kids: Check

Somehow thinking it's reasonable to have a kid-free thanksgiving when it's generally a family holiday during a family gathering: check

With that said, the girlfriend seems awful.  You don't give dietary requirements unless it is an actual allergy/medical condition.  That is rude as hell.

The kids can't help it, but the "I'm vegan" girlfriend can.

Stop hating on the kids, set a up card table for them to sit at in the other room, and have your adults only gathering later you selfish twat.


they arent related. Perhaps mom of 4 can take her wonderful vegan needs children to thanksgiving with HER family ?

I like kids just fine but if someone wants to throw an adult party thats cool as well. These people arent her family, they are a recent GF of her brother. Doesnt she have a family to eat with ? Why is she going to a family holiday with complete strangers and causing a problem.

And not for nothing having to cook thanksgiving with vegan needs is next to impossible. butter ? milk ? sour cream ? well theres goes mashed potatoes with flavor.

and kids become the focus of EVERYONE when at a party like this because they generally need to be kept entertained. Im fine with it as an uncle on occasion but its tiring as hell when you want to chill
 
Big_Doofus
2022-11-05 12:18:12 PM  

drewogatory: Man, a bunch of breeders on Fark getting their panties in a twist because not everyone appreciates how truly special your crotch fruit is. No one likes your kids except you and their grandmothers. When I get an invitation I don't call and say "Hey, just so you know I'll be bringing my dogs", because I'm clever enough to know they aren't wanted and considerate enough to care.


Anyone who uses "breeders" and "crotchfruit" in a post is a very lonely person.
 
wax_on [BareFark]
2022-11-05 12:22:44 PM  
My SIL's sister tried to have a kid-free out of town wedding. Yeah, that went over well. She backed down and everyone had a fine time.
 
Scanty Em
2022-11-05 12:34:06 PM  
If even one of those kids is Missouri Synod things are gonna get real very fast. We talked about this, Gina. We talked about, no shut up, shut up, SHUT UP GINA, we talked about yes we yes we YES WE DID.

Oh wait maybe that was Lauren.

DON'T YOU LOOK AT ME LIKE THAT LAUREN.

Oh and you bring a store-bought pie, you might as well be straight-up papist, in MY house? In MY house you bring the pie of Satan, the pie of that sewer of evil, Rome the pit of filth? With Cool-Whip, Lauren? Yes we talked about yes we yes we YES WE DID. You know what I can't do this, I can't I just can't with you people.

--Martin Luther, Augensburg, 1531
 
Scanty Em
2022-11-05 12:39:19 PM  
Everybody says that I always act like a big dumb kid, so can I stay home and watch movies and eat corn chips and Apple Jacks?
 
sinko swimo
2022-11-05 1:05:27 PM  
brother is a dolt; reason why he is dating an insta-family.
 
lindalouwho [TotalFark] [OhFark]
2022-11-05 1:32:14 PM  

Russ1642: You want to be anti-kid then you'll have to behave like the asshole you clearly are and tell her not to bring her kids. There's no nice way to put it because it's not nice.


The brother who invited her is the ass, not the host.
 
I_am_lying
2022-11-05 1:40:59 PM  
It's a small house.
It's adult only, meaning drinking, swearing and who knows what else.
Six people are already okay with it.
Crotchfruit McGee took brother's balls and squeezed, and I suspect she's always like that - bullying her way. If she came, the vegan demands would only be the beginning. "Don't smoke weed around my precious Twatdropping! No, my wonderful son wants to sit in that chair you've been in the last hour, get out. What do you mean wheelchair?" "MUST you swear around my baaaaaaaaybeeeeeeees?"
Take or keep Thanksgiving out of the equation, the host is not the asshole.

This is a world mostly designed and used by adults. And Christ on a Cracker, you'd think with 4 kids she'd be "I don't care if we go into debt to get a sitter, we are going to this party without them." If this letter was real, I'd say she's a tad....sociopathic? Narcissistic?
 
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2022-11-05 1:44:39 PM  
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drewogatory
2022-11-05 3:29:51 PM  

Big_Doofus: drewogatory: Man, a bunch of breeders on Fark getting their panties in a twist because not everyone appreciates how truly special your crotch fruit is. No one likes your kids except you and their grandmothers. When I get an invitation I don't call and say "Hey, just so you know I'll be bringing my dogs", because I'm clever enough to know they aren't wanted and considerate enough to care.

Anyone who uses "breeders" and "crotchfruit" in a post is a very lonely person.


Do you need the company of children to not feel lonely? Because I didn't even enjoy the company of other children when I was a child myself.
 
Harry Wagstaff
2022-11-05 3:36:15 PM  

wax_on: My SIL's sister tried to have a kid-free out of town wedding. Yeah, that went over well. She backed down and everyone had a fine time.


I just woke up from a nap so maybe my brain isn't working, but how can your SIL have a sister that isn't your sister or also your SIL?
 
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