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November 23, 2006
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Pinings: Scroooge's night out Dear Sherry, My friends think I make too big a deal out of it. I think they are wimps. We decided to see what you thought. The girls-night-out gang Dear Girls, At one time in my life, I lived with a woman who owned a rather large home. As a result, we ended up hosting many family gatherings at the holidays, in the summer, whatever. I love to cook for a crowd, so I never minded the big celebrations. (I didn’t particularly groove on the family, but that’s another story.) One year, I decided to make a big Easter dinner and do all of the work myself. I wanted folks to come and have fun and eat and visit. But I wanted them to feel welcome and loved and not like they had to get up early and bake a pie or whatever. I sent out invitations that let everyone know that I was doing all the cooking and they just had to bring themselves. A week or so after the invitations went out, I got a call from an elderly aunt. She told me that she was bringing her special pies, the ones everyone liked. She didn’t ask, she basically just told me what she planned to do. The following day at work, I related the story to a coworker. Steamed, I said, “Do you believe this?” I’m being bullied by a 90-year-old woman over pies!” My coworker looked at me and said, “For crying out loud, she’s an old lady. Let her make the pies!” My advice to you is to let the woman be the banker when you all go out. For reasons you may not understand, it makes her feel good. And it costs you nothing. Sherry Hughes welcomes letters from readers at sah103@hotmail.com Comments? Thoughts? Discuss this article and more at hippoflea.com |
11/16/2006 the uncomfortable truth
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