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The original was posted on /r/tifu by /u/Maximum_Pace_1871 on 2025-05-28 10:45:10+00:00.

My girlfriend (25F) invited me to her big family dinner and warned me in advance that her grandma is 93, hard of hearing, and loves asking people what’s in the food. She told me to just smile and repeat things if needed.

We were having lasagna and Grandma kept asking, “What’s this?” over and over again. Eventually, I tried to be funny and said jokingly, “Shut up and eat it, Grandma.”

The table. Went. Silent.

Apparently she’s not that hard of hearing.

And apparently “shut up” is a HUGE deal in their family. Her mom gasped. Her uncle choked on a breadstick. Grandma blinked and muttered, “Well I never,” and refused to eat another bite.

I apologized profusely but it was rough. My girlfriend didn’t talk to me the entire drive home.

TL;DR: Tried to make a sarcastic joke at dinner with my girlfriend’s family, told her grandma to “shut up and eat it,” and now I’m probably banned from all future family functions.