Webhe actually called op cruel for not sharing her family recipe with his mother 🙄 the double standard is bad enough on its own, but the word choice is so manipulative and. Weba reddit user refused to share a family recipe with her boyfriend's mom, but what's the actual etiquette around recipe sharing? An expert weighs in. Websince my best friend is chosen family, i decided i could share it with his daughter, but told her it was a family recipe now, and to share it only with her children. Webmy grandma's written recipes and her actual recipes are not the same. My sister couldn't figure out why her potica didn't turn out like my grandma's, it wasn't sweet enough. I (29f) have always had a complicated relationship with my younger sister (24f). She’s always been the golden child in my family, and.