Money, Food and Thanksgiving: Tired of cooking for you ungrateful lot

Tired of cooking for you ungrateful lot

By Anonymous - 23/11/2022 04:00 - United States - Utica

Today, our freezer was full because my Dad got a free turkey from work. Thing is, my mom bought a pre-made ham, even though she knows my dad brings home a turkey every year. Why? Because of all the prep work that goes into making the turkey, including clearing out the kitchen, and throwing it into the oven. FML

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By ArtistBlock - 25/11/2016 05:10

Today, I was in charge of Thanksgiving dinner. I dressed and stuffed the turkey, popped it in the oven and sent a mass text out to my family about how amazing it would be. Everyone arrived, we began making plates of food when I checked the turkey, and realized I never even turned on the oven. FML

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Slacker

By Anonymous - 04/09/2023 10:00 - Germany

Today, my boyfriend has a freezer full of his favorite dish, which I cooked for him, yet he is subsisting on chocolate and those pathetic ready-made sandwiches from the supermarket. Why? Thawing and heating up a meal is too much trouble when I’m not there to do it for him. FML

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By Anonymous - 13/11/2012 23:17 - United States - Killington

Today, I found a wounded turkey in our backyard. I brought it inside, put it in a cage, and tended to its wounds. I then left. When I got back home, I smelled the wonderful aroma of my mother's cooking. She had prepared a turkey, the one I'd rescued. FML

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By AngrySon - 29/09/2011 01:12 - United States

Today, I cleaned out the fridge for my mother. I didn't throw out a single thing that was less than a month past its expiration. Instead of thanks, she complained about everything that I threw away being still good, including a tub of butter that had been expired for two years. FML

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By wearyconsumer - 23/12/2016 05:29

Today, I threw out all the food in the freezer that my mom had been keeping since 2013. When she found out, she said, "frozen food doesn't go bad." FML

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By Cinderstar95 - 28/12/2016 09:34 - United States - Schererville

Today, my dad and brother found a Christmas present that they'd "forgotten" to give me. Expecting a joke, I apprehensively opened it. But I still wasn't prepared to unwrap the neck of the Christmas turkey. It had been rotting in the living room for 2 days. The smell was indescribable. FML

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It's not a phase, Mom!

By worried mama - 31/12/2023 14:00 - United States - Richmond

Today, my daughter, who is going through a vegan phase, pulled the plug for our garage chest freezer, where we store our meat. That's $1200 of meat, rotten. My husband is so mad that he's been at the gym for six hours straight. FML

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Hangry

By Anonymous - 21/07/2021 22:01 - Germany - Ebersbach

Today, my mom has two workbenches in her basement. They are so cluttered, they have all but disappeared. Now that she’s actually building something, she just uses the chest freezer as a workbench. I’m hungry and my dinner is in there. FML

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Freeze

By Anonymous - 14/11/2023 00:02

Today, my mom slaved over a hot stove making a meal for 20 guests. They all cancelled at the last second. We now have leftovers for 20 people. FML

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By anon - 06/01/2015 00:15 - Australia - Sydney

Today, I spent hours cooking an amazing dinner for my family, who had just gotten home from a trip, so we could spend some time together because I'd started to miss everyone. When they got home, they saw it all laid out and just took plates to their room, without even telling me they were home. FML

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faiona 13

Wednesday 23 November 2022 10:12

Wow it's amazing how you managed to type this FML while having both of your hands broken and preventing you from cooking it yourself.

RichardPencil 30

Wednesday 23 November 2022 16:53

I'm sure the underfed children of the world are weeping over your misfortune! Turkey AND ham?! Oh, the horror!!

Comments

faiona 13

Wednesday 23 November 2022 10:12

Wow it's amazing how you managed to type this FML while having both of your hands broken and preventing you from cooking it yourself.

Thaylok 17

Wednesday 23 November 2022 13:46

Take it to a BBQ smokehouse and have them smoke it for you. Sure it costs some, but we'll worth it!!! We have done this for the last 15 years.

Nikki 16

Wednesday 23 November 2022 14:46

Sounds so easy you could just do it yourself!

RichardPencil 30

Wednesday 23 November 2022 16:53

I'm sure the underfed children of the world are weeping over your misfortune! Turkey AND ham?! Oh, the horror!!

Anderling 32

Wednesday 23 November 2022 19:11

So what exactly have you and your father been doing to lessen the workload on your mother? The one who cooks is the one who gets to decide.

core01 30

Thursday 24 November 2022 3:44

Someone's spoiled. Cook it yourself

historygrad74 19

Thursday 24 November 2022 4:25

Donate the turkey to a family you can't afford one.

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