Thanksgiving menu: wife is out of control

Tell her that Thanksgiving is already over - it was yesterday!

Women think they "need" so much useless stuff. My guess is that your wife is insecure. Maybe I am projecting my ex's personality onto yours? They feel the need to buy things and overcompensate. You could do a perfectly fine and traditional T-giving meal for $100.

One of the reasons I am glad I am divorced. I'd pay the credit bill in full. The next day a $700 BCBG or Bannana Republic bill would post on our account. Dropping $300 to $400 on consumer goods was something I'd do rarely. There'd be a few purchases like that every weekend.

It would be cheaper to take everyone out to eat!

tom-tom wrote:

This is our first year having Thanksgiving at our new abode. My wife is already beginning to plan out our menu. She just spent close to 500 dollars on equipment from Williams Sonoma. I see also charged close to 200 dollars on a 26 lb prebrined organic turkey.

Any advice on how to reign in her lavish spending without precipitating postnuptial shutoff?

loser, didn't get to know her before getting married..

teach you a lesson

ha!

Thanksgiving is over a month away and you're already $700 in?!?!?! Sounds like you really married a keeper. O.O

Soft Serve wrote:

One of the reasons I am glad I am divorced. I'd pay the credit bill in full. The next day a $700 BCBG or Bannana Republic bill would post on our account. Dropping $300 to $400 on consumer goods was something I'd do rarely. There'd be a few purchases like that every weekend.

It would be cheaper to take everyone out to eat!

I'd divorce her, too, for bad taste. Dropping good money on BCBG and BR is inexcusable. Prada is much more fashionable.

Best post of the day. This could be used on a number of post on this board.

Be happy your wife cooks. My postnuptial shutoff is of the kitchen variety. Old lady refuses to cook for me- I said something negative about her meatloaf a few weeks back and she has been on strike ever since. I've been eating frozen meals and my innards are rotting, She cooks for herself and offers me leftovers if there are any in the pan. She swears she isn't going to cook for me until and unless I start sharing cooking responsibilities with her. I'm betting she has the goodwill to put this nonsense on hold for thanksgiving, at least.

Soft Serve wrote:

One of the reasons I am glad I am divorced.

By the way, my screen name is in no way indicative of my performance in the sack. I don't care what she says. Mister Hand knows what's what!

Return all the merchandise without her knowing. Shell think she misplaced the shit, you'll be reunited with your hard earned money and still save face with the wife

What I'm saying is that sex is over rated. I need to sleep! Good riddance.

"What I'm saying is that sex is over rated. I need to sleep! Good riddance."

Your reply and this post, is worthless without Pics.

tom-tom wrote:

This is our first year having Thanksgiving at our new abode. My wife is already beginning to plan out our menu. She just spent close to 500 dollars on equipment from Williams Sonoma. I see also charged close to 200 dollars on a 26 lb prebrined organic turkey.

Any advice on how to reign in her lavish spending without precipitating postnuptial shutoff?

You guys are only having a turkey, wait until the baby is on the way. Buy her a subscription of Real Simple and start looking for a therapist.

Brine turkeys yourself so you don't have to pay someone else to do it.

Starving Marvin wrote:

Be happy your wife cooks. My postnuptial shutoff is of the kitchen variety. Old lady refuses to cook for me- I said something negative about her meatloaf a few weeks back and she has been on strike ever since. I've been eating frozen meals and my innards are rotting, She cooks for herself and offers me leftovers if there are any in the pan. She swears she isn't going to cook for me until and unless I start sharing cooking responsibilities with her. I'm betting she has the goodwill to put this nonsense on hold for thanksgiving, at least.

Ha, I'll admit to cutting my husband off from my cooking. Similar reason you wife stated: I can't stand criticism when I am doing something for someone. I just can't. My hub is the type that is verrrrrrry picky. Unlike you, he does cook and it's another reason I don't like to cook for him - if I start, he starts telling me how it should be done.

My advice: Tell her you are sorry and tell her how much you miss her cooking and THANK her for her cooking. You guys have not realized if you make a woman feel appreciated, she will do anything for you.

To the OP: There is a BIG difference between hr going out and buying shoes and her spending money so that you can share a wonderful holiday together, don't you think? You should be happy that she wants to do all this. Lord knows, I've never roasted a turkey in my life. Ask if there is anything that you can do.

Unless this is part of the bigger picture of her always spending a ton of money? You do need good things to cook with and it lasts a long time. That must be some turkey!

Yeah, wth, guys? You bitch about your wife's cooking but you won't cook yourself, and you think it's unfair of your wife NOT to cook for you all the time? Uh, what? Sounds like you should just be happy you found a woman that will even put up with your incompetent and unappreciative ass.

tom-tom wrote:

This is our first year having Thanksgiving at our new abode. My wife is already beginning to plan out our menu. She just spent close to 500 dollars on equipment from Williams Sonoma. I see also charged close to 200 dollars on a 26 lb prebrined organic turkey.

Any advice on how to reign in her lavish spending without precipitating postnuptial shutoff?

I'm truly having trouble deciding if you are trolling or not. I just cannot fathom spending $500 in a place like Williams and Sonoma. A bottle of handsoap in there is $18! What did she even manage to get?

$500 can buy so many cool things besides kitchen ware.

Hell I would rather just spend $500 on a sweet gun and just go and shoot my own turkey as long as that $500 was not going to W&S. And hey, what do you know, organic turkey.

Just tell her flat out - "no sex until you return that crap." That would be enough for me to get myself in the car and back to W&S without arguing.

I am sorry to say, but no need to keep someone like that. Marry someone with common sense!

Tell her the meal better be worth the money, oe else....

Lucky you! Embrace the process and event. It will be outstanding. Oh, can I come for dinner?