Entitled husband lashes out when wife cooks second $10 turkey to replenish Thanksgiving leftovers, claiming he didn’t ask for a “Thanksgiving 2.0,” wife refuses to cook for him until he apologizes: 'He should be thanking me the minute he walked in'

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Emma Saven
Dec 8, 2025 12:00 PM EST

I'm just grateful this man and I have never crossed paths…because wow. Let's just say I'd serve him a towering plate of turkey as a token of every woman's reaction to his uncalled-for meltdown over a $10 bird. His thoughtful wife, who loves to cook, wanted to make use of their Thanksgiving leftovers, so she whipped up a delicious (mini) Thanksgiving meal for the family just days after the big night. But when her husband learned about their "Thanksgiving 2.0," he completely lost it. 

Personally, if I came home to a warm, home-cooked meal after a long day, I'd be over the moon. But it seems like he wasn't feeling quite as enthusiastic. As he soon began calling it "illogical" to eat a turkey dinner so soon after the first one. No, Mr. Entitled. Illogical would be saying 2 + 2 = 5. Illogical would be losing your cool over your wife, who's just trying to feed her family while avoiding waste. Illogical would be to take this man seriously when it's clear he's the one completely lacking logic…and his wife seems to agree. 

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  • So while he sits there sulking over some carrots, she suggests he cook his own meals from now on! If he's going to have such a strong opinion over their household ‘menu’ (a new occurrence, may she add), then he can be responsible for making his own meals…At least until he can take accountability for acting like a picky 4-year-old who's always demanding dessert for dinner. 

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  • AITA for cooking Thanksgiving 2.0?

    I love to cook. Thanksgiving is one of my favorite days of the year. After Thanksgiving dinner last week, we ended up giving more of our turkey leftovers away than planned.
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  • I mean, I'm overjoyed that everyone loved it and wanted some to take home! So I happily gave it away.
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  • But I was expecting more meat leftover for leftover dishes like turkey pot pie, fried rice, soup, etc.
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  • I made a metric TON of turkey broth with the carcass, too. So we have like 2 gallons of delicious turkey broth and no turkey.
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  • See where this is going? I'm at the grocery store yesterday and they've marked down the fresh turkeys.
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  • $10 for a high quality fresh 14 lb bird? Hell yeah! More turkey meat for more leftover broth meals!
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  • I decide to get one and roast it (not doing any brining or the whole crazy debacle, just roasting it with spices).
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  • I start it this afternoon and prep potatoes and carrots. Takes hours. I jokingly send a text to my husband that we are having "Thanksgiving 2.0" tonight.
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  • He gets home and he is NOT happy. He thinks it's "illogical" to have another Thanksgiving dinner so soon after the first.
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  • I'm like... it's just a turkey. It's the same as if I'd roasted a chicken? And cost less, too.
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  • But he says "you just did this for yourself" (which really rubbed me the wrong way) and that I "should have asked" him.
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  • IMO, if I came home to someone who had cooked me a full meal with a roasted bird, carrots, potatoes, and gravy, I'd be on cloud nine.
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  • But he was just irritated and snapped at me about not wanting more Thanksgiving and that nobody wants that much turkey.
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  • I told him if my home cooked dinner was so illogical and stupid, he could make his own dinner.
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  • So the kids and I ate turkey and potatoes, and he microwaved something, and I don't feel good about how it all went down.
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  • For the record, I don't usually consult him about dinner plans. I also make dinner nearly every night and he never has to think about it.
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  • So now I am thinking of not cooking for him at all until he realizes how much I do around here.
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  • In my dreams, he should have been thanking me the minute he walked in! But I also don't want to be a passive aggressive bitch.
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  • Help me out here. Does my husband have a point?
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  • IceCream Yeah123 NTA and you did the right thing by telling him not to eat it. He is a huge A H. You got a 14lb turkey for TEN!! Ten!!! dollars! People that dont/refuse to cook always have negative comments and honestly F them, they can cook for themselves if it means that much to them.... But they won't. I'm in full agreement with your plan. It's not passive aggressive if you tell him why you're doing it - and he has every opportunity to end it when he chooses by apologizing and appreciating yo
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  • OP katkathryn I feel like the $10 price tag was a huge win especially for a high quality fresh bird! We paid $50 for the bird we ate on Thanksgiving!
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  • RIPMichaelPool NTA and why the hell is your hubby throwing a damn tantrum over Thanksgiving 2.0!? That is CRAZY what is WRONG with him!? If my wife completely unprompted texted me announcing Thanksgiving 2.0 it would make my whole freaking week. "Illogical" what? His REACTION IS ILLOGICAL. I think there's something else going on. Is he being a prick to you otherwise? Is he just picking fights?
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  • turtlegray23 I cook every night for my husband. He has never complained about what I serve him, even when I used flavored coffee creamer in place of milk in our mashed potatoes. Your husband is rude.
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  • Hour_Aardvark751 NTA but your husband is acting like an ungrateful ass.
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  • Amber11796 NTA - you gave away the leftovers which means he ate turkey once a couple weeks ago. It's not like you're forcing him to eat turkey for the foreseeable future, you want to use the leftovers to make future meals that are very different than a thanksgiving turkey. If he wants to have a say in dinner, he needs to have a part in planning, shopping, cooking, and cleaning for dinner too.
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