Okay, I have one, a pet peeve, if you will.
This thanksgiving, (Im Canadian, so it is 1 month ago) for the first time, I was confronted by the "tupperware" request. Yes, someone brought tupperware to thanksgiving and expected me to fill it with "leftovers".
I worked GD hard to make my house ready and to prepare a 10 dish meal for 15 people. I did not ask anyone to bring anything, but was gifted an appetizer (my sister) and a bottle of wine (my parents). (Thank-you! So nice!)
I rely on the extra food after the big meal to keep me fed for the next 2+ weeks. ( I am single). I own a freezer. No, I do not want to make my food disappear from my house. It was EXPENSIVE to serve your ass. I am FIRED and living on $300 a month food budget., and 35% of it went to hosting that meal.
Of course, this request came from my new roommate's ex (mom of his kid), who declined the invite (invited because they co parent closely and I thought she would like thanksgiving with her kid, too), but asked her ex (my roommate) to fill up her tupperware. She is 47 years old. She has a job that pays more than double what my job pays. She was the first one to do this, and she did not even show up to provide guest conversations. I AM NOT A FREE TAKE OUT SERVICE. In the past, I have volunteered to plate some take away food (using cheap foil pie plates I have for that purpose) for the living alone broke college students (my nephews who were there), but that was 100% my choice, and a gift.
I don't think she has EVER hosted a large meal in her life. Seems like HUGE MASSIVE ENTITLEMENT.
Anyone else get these requests? Does it drive you bonkers, too?
ARGHHHHHAHTHTAHFHGHGHGHTTHA!!!!!!