That, and I think a lot of families dont want to put 100% of the stress on one person.
Yeah and also why can’t the uncle do something for a change? The aunt used to be at home all day now she has to.go.to work AND cook for everyone?
Anyone who thinks this was the norm also thinks that women didn’t enter the workforce until World War 2. The real story here is how cost of living is now coming for echelons of society that didn’t have to worry about it before because greedy billionaires require multiple super yachts and support vessels.
Americans are just learning what us lower middle class families have been doing for decades already?
Welcome to the wonderful world of potlucks where aunt Nancy brings the same disgusting dry ham every year but it’s ok because uncle Mark brings the same potato casserole which slaps.
Food is expensive, but my first thought is that one aunt cooking for twenty people on their own is a shitty model regardless of cost. You were asking your aunt to run a restaurant for an evening. Your aunt probably got too old to do that much work, and the next generation decided that was a bullshit thing to force on a single person.
If it’s a forced thing I agree, but for some of us this is our time to shine. Cooking has been a hobby of mine since I was helping my own aunt with holiday meals as a kid, and I absolutely love making a big meal for a large group. I ended up doing the majority of the cooking for my ex husband’s family holiday celebrations, because I genuinely enjoyed it and liked giving everyone else the time to just be and enjoy the day.
All I’m trying to say is that, for some people, cooking a feast for their loved ones is one of the ways we show love. It’s a tradition that tends to exploit women, but that doesn’t mean the whole thing is trash. We should just be more mindful of how we navigate this holiday. I bet a lot of boys would fall in love with cooking like I did if they were included in the preparations like women are.
my gf told me the thing she most looks forward to after work is cooking meals for me
this is perfect because the thing i look most forward to after work is eating meals she cooked me
I might give a fuck about my aunt doing all the work if she hadn’t stopped inviting my family to Thanksgiving when I came out of the closet. She can cook and eat a whole bag of dicks, the homophobic cunt.
Oddly specific.
I hope you’re living your best life just to spite her.
