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Need ur opinion about me being a sick hostess
DH is having his coworker friends and their wives/kids come over to our house on Saturday to watch football and eat lunch. The plan is for me to make the food: chili, macaroni and cheese, wings, and DH is grilling hot dogs.
I have a bad bad bad cough/cold. went to doc yesterday and it's just a virus but i get these crazy coughing spasms where i cough loud and can't stop for a couple minutes. It sucks.
I asked DH today if he still wants to do it considering I am sick and I don't want people to feel uncomfortable eating the food, being around me etc...on top of that the weather is going to be sheitty and we're all going to be stuck inside the house when originally we planned to entertain outside. DH says he still wants to do it and that I wouldn't have to cook anything and he could just grill (Yeah right as if there's nothing else involved besides grilling something...in the rain)
What do you think - would you be Ok coming over and eating and hanging out even though the wife/cook has a cold? WWYD
Re: Need ur opinion about me being a sick hostess
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If he won't budge, how about your just order pizza?
I wouldn't want to come over, but then again - is your DH telling them that your sick?
Good luck and feel better1
Probably not the best time to host a gathering... but if your husband won't reschedule... I like the ordering pizza idea - pizza and wings are perfect food for watching a game.... and you pribably shouldn't be preparing food when ill.
And - I think your hubby should definitly let guests know you've got a cold - if he still wants to have everyone over. Especially with Kids.
Rest up, doctor up - and hopefully you'll be feeling better by the time guests arrive!
Seriously, you're married to an asshat. Since he doesn't care about his wife, does he care about the health of his guests?
How about you call everyone now and tell them you're sick and to come only if they want to. He wouldn't need to cancel and you technically wouldn't have either. Seems fair play for such a jerk.
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No, I wouldn't be ok with coming over and eatting/hanging out when the host has a cold. Neither DH nor I can afford to be sick.
If one of our friends pulled this on us, I'd be seriously pissed.
I would call them and let them know that you are sick. Tell them that they are still welcome to come over, but that you thought you'd let them know ahead of time in case they wanted to change their plans.
Word it in such a way that it doesn't sound like you are cancelling, but rather looking out for their health.
Yeah, make sure he tells the guests that you're sick. If he insists on still having them over, I'd probably tell him he needs to order food in, either pizza or go pick up a bbq order or something.
Then I'd hole up in the bedroom and watch girly movies while everyone is over.
This - I would be pissed as hell to get to your house and find out that you're sick (just a virus? Do you not realize that viruses are contagious?). I sure as hell wouldn't want to eat any of the food that you prepared. We'd probably make up an excuse to leave your party super early, and we'd second guess any invites coming from you again.
And ditto 100X to TarHeels - your husband is an absolute jackass. He won't cancel his precious party even though his wife is sick? I have no words.....I can't imagine being married to such a self-absorbed, immature a$$hole.
I would cancel and if your DH isn't sensitive enough about you being sick and risking his guests from being sick, then he should be able to plan it himself, call in pizza, etc.
I find it very inconsiderate if a hostess is entertaining if she is sick and poses a risk for her guests to get sick too.
I'd be pissed if I turned up somwehere with my kids to find one of the hosts had a bad cold. It's not like this is a wedding that you've been planning for months. It's a casual get together.
It's not just the food that you may or may not prepare. It's the house environment, which no matter how hygenic you are, you will have coughed and spluttered over all day.