Husband Tells Picky Eater Wife Not To Bother Coming To Thanksgiving If She Can't Eat His Mother's Food

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    Font - r/AmItheAsshole. Posted by u/Non-Basic6779 5 hours ago 2 2 AITA for telling my wife that she can stay home this Thanksgiving?
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    Organism - My wife is a grade A+ picky eater. It's bothersome to a certain degree but on holidays basically the shitshow begins. She'd refuse to eat certain meals and mom would take it personally...which results in a series of arguments between them.
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    Font - As a compromise this year, My wife offered to bring her own food to thanksgiving dinner. I was stunned I asked if she thought this through and she looked at me confused. I told her about how weird it'd be for her to bring her own food especially when she woudln't be sharing it with anybody else, and told her to think about how mom will react. She'd get very offended and upset. My wife said that it's not her problem and that she was just trying to make it work by bringing her own meal. I t
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    Font - She started cold shouldering me about it while at the same time guilting me saying I'm treating her poorly after she offered the "perfect compromise".
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    Rectangle - NerdYogi 4 hr. ago Divorce your wife so you can marry your mom. You demonstrated which relationship takes more importance in your life. YTA YTA YTA.
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    Rectangle - diminishingpatience 5 hr. ago Asshole Aficionado [12] YTA. She has tried to avoid conflict but you seem intent on putting her in an uncomfortable position. She can't win whatever she does.
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    Font - MadTom655 hr. ago Partassipant [4] YTA for bullying your wife about this. It's a shitshow of your own making. Bringing her own food is a perfectly reasonable compromise. Is you feel that strongly about sharing food, she can also bring a side dish or desert. Are you usually this controlling? She deserves better
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    Font - Glad_Board_9537.5 hr. ago YTA. My dads a picky eater and brings his own plate to Thanksgiving - no one cares.
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    Font - rrredandyellow 4 hr. ago Partassipant [3] YTA. If your mother won't accommodate her food preferences at Thanksgiving then your wife should be able to bring her own food. I've found that when someone is a picky eater it usually stems from a fear of the taste, texture etc for whatever reason. It's not always as simple as just being able to force it down for a lot of people and instead of accepting it you and your mother have pretty much humiliated your wife over this by practically excludin
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    Font - Oseal29 5 hr. ago Partassipant [1] Yta. She did offer a reasonable compromise that hurts no one. You and your mom are definitely tah. What's more important, spending time together on Thanksgiving and being grateful for each other or everyone eating the same thing on their plate? Feels like you and your mom are missing the point of the holiday.
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    Font - Background-Aioli4709 - 5 hr. ago Colo-rectal Surgeon [33] YTA. She did offer the perfect compromise. You should've been so glad, actually, you should've suggested it years ago. Your mom is your problem. You should've explained to mom the need for compromise and how wife bringing food is not a slight.
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    Font - castzpg - 5 hr. ago Partassipant [2] YTA. She offered compromise. My wife's family does the feast of the 7 fishes. I hate fish. So since I joined the family it's the feast of the 7 fishes and a chicken. We all get a good laugh and my MIL is happy to make it for me.

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