Cooking for family members that you’re hosting out of the goodness of your heart is nerve-wracking, especially when they don’t visit often. You want everything to be perfect, and in turn, you’ll ask for their respect and acknowledgement of the marvelous meal you’ve cooked up for them. Seems like a simple exchange of niceties and proper etiquette, right? Well, like all things on this website, the simplest ideas are never executed in the way we expect them to be—or, at all.

Picture this: You decided to host your brother, his wife, and their two children. You had overheard that they were craving an old family recipe: Fried fish, just the way Mom makes it. So, on top of offering them free lodging, you decide to whip up a meal that they’ll never forget. Instead of being eternally grateful, they decide to ignore you. Yeah, completely ignore you. When you use your voice as the dinner bell, they shoo you away like you’re a mosquito out for the hunt. In what world do people think this is okay?

Apparently, in this world. Scroll below to read the full story, including rants from commenters who can’t believe how comfortable the man’s brother and family got under a roof that doesn’t belong to them.