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@ebsharer (5515)
United States
August 22, 2008 9:31am CST
My mother in law is a great woman but she can't cook!!! She watches my daughter and every once in a while invites me to stay for dinner. I decline more often then not but I don't want to be rude so I stay some times. She always offers for me to take a plate home to my husband and I remind her he doesn't eat leftovers. Don't get me wrong the food is eatable BUT not good. For instance last week she made stuffed peppers - great I love them! Problem - the rice wasn't cooked all the way!! EWWW hard rice!! So what do you do when invited to dinner by some one who can't cook??? Some one that can't even follow a recipie!?
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gemini_rose
@gemini_rose (16264)
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22 Aug 08
Oh dear, that does not sound very nice! Luckily I have never been invited somewhere where the person cannot cook and so I have always had good meals, but I definately would have to take an extra huge napkin with me to sneakily tip it into and throw it away if it was horrible. That was one of my tricks as a child when I did not want to eat something!
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ebsharer
@ebsharer (5515)
• United States
23 Aug 08
Its funny I always eat just a little bit and come home and eat. She tells me I don't eat enough LOL! Or I will eat a lot of salad. She knows I'm dieting so that works these days!!
gemini_rose
@gemini_rose (16264)
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23 Aug 08
Oh what a shame, but it is very sweet of you to be so nice about it!
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gemini_rose
@gemini_rose (16264)
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14 Oct 08
thanx for B R xxx
TheRealDawn
@dawnald (85137)
• Shingle Springs, California
23 Aug 08
I eat it. And if I can, I offer to bring something so that there's at least one edible dish!
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ebsharer
@ebsharer (5515)
• United States
25 Aug 08
If I could bring some thing I would - but its always a last minute thing. Where I will go to get my daughter and she will say - Oh stay for dinner. Like I said most of the time I say no but not to be rude I stay some times.