A woman discovered her sister’s boyfriend had been hoarding all the good parts of their Thanksgiving turkey for years. When she asked for dark meat with skin, she found he had literally peeled the entire bird and kept everything tasty for himself.

The Backstory

This woman’s sister has been dating the same guy since 2012. They always host the holidays, despite her repeated offers to cook instead.

She loves cooking and clearly knows her way around a kitchen. But year after year, she gets turned down when she volunteers to host.

The turkey at these dinners has always been terrible. Dried out white meat with no skin. Just sad, flavorless bird served to all the guests while the hosts disappeared into the kitchen.

The Turkey Skin Hoarding Incident

This past Thanksgiving, she finally asked for some dark meat. Her sister immediately got flustered, acting like she’d requested something completely unreasonable.

The sister stammered that her boyfriend “likes the dark meat.” Then she tried to pass off some shriveled, unappetizing piece as dark meat.

Our poster wasn’t having it. She asked for actual dark meat with skin and headed to the kitchen to get it herself.

That’s when she discovered the truth. The boyfriend had systematically peeled the entire turkey. All the crispy skin sat in a pile, reserved for him alone. All the juicy dark meat? Also his.

She didn’t let this turkey skin hoarding stop her. She flipped the carcass over and found skin on the bottom that he’d missed. But the damage was done – she couldn’t get over what she’d witnessed.

What Reddit Said

Most people were absolutely stunned by this behavior. The top comment compared it to inviting someone for pizza but picking off all the pepperoni first.

Many called it a major red flag and suggested she start hosting her own Thanksgiving. They couldn’t believe a host would hoard all the good parts of the main dish.

Some pointed out that denying guests the star of the show – a properly prepared turkey with skin – was incredibly rude and bizarre hosting behavior.

A few suggested she should do a quick drop-by visit next year, then head home for a real turkey dinner with actual dark meat and crispy skin.

Nobody defended the boyfriend’s turkey skin hoarding or the sister’s enabling of this weird behavior.

The Verdict

Overall verdict: OP is NTA (Not the Asshole). This turkey skin hoarding situation reveals some serious issues with basic hospitality and respect for guests.

When you host Thanksgiving, you don’t secretly hoard all the good parts of the turkey for yourself. That’s not how hosting works, and it’s definitely not how family drama should start during the holidays.

This story perfectly illustrates why clear boundaries matter in AITA stories. Sometimes the most shocking behavior happens right under our noses, and it takes one moment of looking behind the scenes to realize just how selfish some people can be.

From r/AmItheAsshole (2,059 upvotes)