Ivy's Struggle with Family Hosting and Gender Roles

Ivy describes her exhausting experience hosting a family gathering for her husband Eli's relatives. She wakes up early to clean and prepare food, feeling that the hosting duties fall solely on her.

Despite Eli's compliments, Ivy feels unappreciated as she manages the cooking and serving while his family enjoys the festivities. Gladys, Eli's mother, frequently critiques Ivy's choices in food preparation, reinforcing Ivy's feelings of inadequacy.

After the meal, while the family enjoys the game in the living room, Ivy is left to clean up the kitchen alone. This scenario illustrates the gender dynamics at play, where Ivy is expected to fulfill traditional wifely duties without shared responsibility from her husband or acknowledgment from her mother-in-law.