Karen forces son-in-law to finish food he can't eat, he gets even next time mother-in-law visits: 'You should have told me you didn't eat steak'

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Ben Weiss • Writer and Editor
Nov 25, 2024 8:00 AM EST

It's about that time of year when visiting one's in-laws is just around the corner. This means bracing yourself for the occasional passive-aggressive remark or awkward encounter. It also means preparing to find excuses to have some alone time and to draw boundaries. You simply cannot be "on" all the time with anyone, especially with family. 

This entitled Karen, however, was far more intense than your average mother-in-law. She frequently forced her son-in-law to eat food that he couldn't eat, knowing full well that he had serious gastrointestinal issues. After the latest encounter, he thought it was time to get some petty revenge now that it was confirmed that his mother-in-law would be visiting them for dinner. This time, he was the host, and he was going to give her a much-deserved taste of her own medicine.

Keep scrolling below for the full story and for the mother-in-law's reaction to the sirloin steak that was placed on the dinner table. For more stories like this, check out this post about a 29-year-old's conflict with a pregnant woman on a plane.

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    10 years later revenge on MIL for xmas dinner. About 10 years ago I was invited to Xmas dinner at MIL's house. MIL is a entitled man hater and treats my wife like her own personal servant.
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    Sit down for dinner and there is absolutely nothing I can eat. Not just won't eat because I don't like it, but all foods that give me serious GI distress. Her attitude was that a guest should just eat what they are given.
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    I pointed out to wife that when she comes to my parents house for dinner my parents go out of their way to make sure they make something she will eat. My wife
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    just doesn't like any Red meat. Not can't eat it, but just doesn't. My parents always make sure there is another option for her.
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    My wife still says well her mother has a point. (yeah the point is she is a man hating 1).
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    Well last night she came over, wife was at work until after dinner so I purposely made something my MIL hated. My daughters favorite meal is sirloin steak, so I got to look like the doting father. Then I
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    asked MIL if she wanted some. She hates sirloin steak so she didn't eat it. I politely said "oh you should have told me you didn't eat steak" Revenge in this case was a dish served warm.
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    bogo0814 2 days ago Should have said "It's for guests not to eat what they're served. Isn't that what you told me?"
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    ConfusedAt63 · 2 days ago Why didn't you tell her that she was being ○ for not eating what was served, like it is at her house? You missed the best opportunity to make her literally eat her
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    own words! Maybe next time you will remember. Next time you are invited to MIL's for dinner, stop on the way and carry in your own diner and just eat it right at her table while not eating the deliberate insult she tries to feed you!
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    Tarik861 2 days ago Wait - wait-your WIFE is siding with your MIL on this? Saying that you should just it up and eat something that gives you severe gastro distress??
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    Man, you don't have a MIL problem; you have a wife problem and that is going to amplify until it is resolved.
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    The next time my MIL pulled a stunt like that (assuming I ever went back there to eat again), I'd have stood up, gathered the kids and walked out the door.
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    Depending on the wife's demeanor, she could stay there as well. And damned if MIL would ever set at my table for a meal again.
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    The other thing I'd say is that 10 years leaves a LOT of room for amends and things to be changed. If you haven't addressed the global problem (not just that particular meal) in that amount of time, some of the blame lies with you.
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    maywellflower - 2 days ago You missed the opportunity to say "Just like at your house - A guest should eat what they are given and if you don't like that, GTO there's the door."
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    AdFeisty4049 · 2 days ago Revenged is served... medium rare
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    CopperRecluse 2 days ago For Christmas dinner she wouldn't make something you could eat and your wife sided with her. She deserved much worse from you than a steak dinner.
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    benzethonium - 2 days ago ."a guest should just eat what they are given." Boom goes the dynamite.
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    DeusExPir8Pete 2 days ago I feel like everyone missed the fact he waited 10 Years for this petty revenge.
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    Loving your work. 10 years in a petty grudge is some amazing pettiness.
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    Mental_Vacation 2 days ago a guest should just eat what they are given. What? I was raised that as a hostess it is my role to ensure an invited
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    guests comfort is a priority. Even most uninvited guests to a degree. Is that not the norm? I've seen so many attitudes like this and it confuses me.
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    Chemical-Benefit6406. 1 day ago Congratulations on lasting 10 years with a woman who caters to this ......I.
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    heleneest 2 days ago I hope she picked up on the very beefy, warm revenge!
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