I've given up on cooking up my parents house, I just let them do what they want now. there's actually enough counter space, there's just not enough space in between the four sides for two people unless they're in sync. and my parents just don't lay things out appropriately, like to line up the buffet for people to get food once everything's ready you have to cross the kitchen three times. it never changes, it bothers me so much lol

The last time I tried cooking a nice brunch meal for them, it was ruined by someone blocking my access to the homemade hollandaise sauce for two minutes so they could fuck around slowly with milk frother, which could have been done in the fucking laundry room.

so now it's either "fuck it they got this" or "everybody get the fuck out it's my turn"