For the past twenty years, a woman had been hosting a Thanksgiving dinner for her family. However, this year, she made the difficult decision to cancel the event because of her brother’s wife. She turned to Reddit to get some advice and opinions from strangers about her predicament.

The woman, who is forty years old, used to invite her mother, children, siblings, and their spouses to her Thanksgiving dinner. But this year, when she invited her brother, his wife Julie responded with a message that changed everything.

Julie, it turns out, is very particular about her food. She follows various fad diets like Atkins, keto, and South Beach, and each year she would send the woman a list of foods she can and cannot eat. Last year, the woman went the extra mile and prepared a separate meal for Julie to accommodate her diet restrictions, but it didn’t go as planned.

The Thanksgiving dinner was ruined when Julie became upset because her husband didn’t want to eat her ketogenic food. This led to an argument at the dinner table and a night that was far from enjoyable.

This year, when the woman invited her family again, Julie informed her that she was following a special fertility diet due to her in-vitro fertilization (IVF) plans. This annoyed the woman, and she texted Julie that she was only preparing one dish for the dinner and couldn’t cater to her specific request. Julie took offense to this and complained to her husband about it.

The woman’s brother criticized her the next day, saying she ruined the Thanksgiving dinner. He even brought up a previous BBQ party where Julie catered to the woman’s food allergies. However, the woman defended herself by explaining that her food allergies were life-threatening, while Julie’s dietary preferences changed every year. She thought they couldn’t be compared.

After discussing the situation with her husband, the woman decided to cancel the Thanksgiving dinner. She sent a message to everyone stating that the dinner was canceled but they were welcome to join them if they wanted to eat the Thanksgiving menu she had planned.

While her sister, husband, and son supported her decision, her mother believed that canceling the dinner was unnecessary. Seeking advice from others, the woman posted her story on Reddit.

The reactions on Reddit were overwhelmingly in support of the woman. Many users criticized Julie’s behavior and thought that her demands were unreasonable. Others shared their own experiences with accommodating dietary preferences and praised the woman for not altering the entire dinner for one person.

In the end, the woman chose to prioritize her own well-being and sanity. She didn’t want the Thanksgiving dinner to become a source of unnecessary tension and arguments. Sometimes, it’s important to set boundaries, even with family members, in order to maintain peace and happiness during the holidays.