My friend who was invited for Thanksgiving Dinner said rude things, hurt my feeling and now wants leftovers!?
My friend invited herself to our house for Thanksgiving, then asked if she could bring a guest. (ok, that's fine) She called that afternoon and asked if the food was done, I said we were running late, but we had snacks to begin with, and they could come over to visit until time to eat. She said no, that she would rather go to the sales at Kmart or maybe she would just drive home because the food was not ready. (45 minute drive). She called an hour later and said her husband's family (where she refused to go ) had fed her baby the wrong foods and made him sick and cranky, so she was going home. She also said her husband had not eaten at his mother's house and would have to stop somewhere for food on the way home. (She repeated this three times). I told her I respected her decision to put her baby first and I supported her decision to take her baby home because he was sick. So, at this point she said she would be back on sunday to eat leftovers. I said there may not be leftovers, as our guests were still arriving. Here is my dilemma, This woman has been a close friend for years. I purposely gave away most of the leftovers to the guests that came for the meal. I do not wish to see my friend tomorrow because I am hurt. She already texted me saying she would see me tomorrow (because her husband forgot some of the baby's things at his mother's house). I know the only reason she wants to see me is to expect a free meal. Any ideas how to handle this diplomatically?