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Just had to share this letter from a granny to her family when she is expecting 32 guests and what she expects. No Jello salad! Don't come to the house expecting to use the oven or stove.
one of the beauties of getting old is the freedom to speak your mind. This letter is priceless.
Yes that is awesome and so funny too and she could have been talking about my family on my mothers side . My mothers brother had the worst luck with wives . He always chose ones who never cleaned , could not cook and would rather shop than to clean .. Yeah his kids would always bring the game machine the hand held one to the table and then they would be running in and out . So yes maam that letter said it all .
I think some control is needed with 32 guests. You can't have a free for all and remember she is probably in her 70's or maybe even more. your tolerance for chaos and noise gets less and less as you get older. who else will host a huge gathering like this? her house-her rules. I say Go Granny Go. More Power to Her.
She better be rich. With rules like that...why bother to go? Holidays are miserable enough without being with control biddies.
Yeah, if my kids can't waste food, break Granny's belongings, why go? If I can't be a selfish twit and disrespect my elder's wishes, plow into the middle of her preps and insist she change her ways, and fill the house with the shrill beeping of electronics, why bother to go?
It sounds like that day will be a valuable experience for some spoilt youngish people.
My Gram is not so crusty, but I know the letter was written in good humor. The bit about soda cans made me laugh (so true), as did this:
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Grandmothers give grandchildren cookies and candy. That is a fact of life. Your children can eat healthy at your home. At my home, they can eat whatever they like as long as they finish it.
Snickerdoodles at Grandma's were a way of life.
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Yes
That is the way to do it 
