Woman refuses to make signature Christmas dish after mother-in-law tossed it last year and never apologized
After a lasagna showdown with her husband’s mother last Christmas, a woman is denying the request of her in-law to make her signature holiday dish again.
The woman explains on Reddit that last Christmas, her mother-in-law – who asked for the delicious dish – also made one herself and went on a tirade after her guests left hers untouched.
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This year, since her son’s wife is refusing to bring her lasagna, the mother threatened to exclude her from the family party that she hosts every year. Keep reading to learn why there will be no yummy lasagna at this family’s 2023 Christmas dinner!
Clashing with her mother-in-law over lasagna at last year’s Christmas party, A 30-year-old woman shared her story online, hoping to get some advice from the Reddit community.
The original poster (OP) explains over the seven years she’s been with 31-year-old Michael (three years married), her mother-in-law (MIL), 58, has hosted Christmas.
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The author goes onto share that she makes lasagna, which is highly demanded by family members, for Christmas and other special occasions.
Things got a little bit muddy last year at the annual family get together when the woman discovered that her husband’s mom decided to make a “pan of her own.”
The OP writes about the rival dish, “It did not taste good, and it was barely touched whilst mine had almost half gone near the end of the dinner.”
While may people would shrug it off as a kitchen fail, the OP says her MIL was “infuriated.”
“She wound up doing a rant about how everyone loves me more than her and tried to throw my lasagna in the trash. I say tried because it mainly ended up on the floor.”
Hoping to avoid further confrontation with her in-laws, the woman and her husband “quickly” left after the episode.
One year later, the woman still has not received an apology.
Reddit users were shocked over the mother’s behavior, saying she failed at trying to outdo her daughter-in-law and threw a tantrum in response.
“This woman wanted, for whatever reason, to upstage OP, went
