What's up with your dinner?

[Moony]

Originally Posted by amber

your mom: "GET OUT OF THE KITCHEN!!! DID YOU WASH BEHIND THE TOILET??!!!!"
lmfaO@ "he has a nice truck"
yep, your thanksgivings sound par for the course. BTW, mine were always in stockton...

You sounds just like my mother! I swear, the woman can scream like no other. one neighbor actually knocked on our door to tell her, "if you're going to kill your kids, you might want to close the windows first." ah, dear old mom. Gotta love her.

Yeah, my cousin's husband is a major asshole - I almost fought him...anyway...

Hey, Stockton ain't that bad.... Nah, you're right.

BTWY, does anyone else have that one aunt or family member who never fails to make a disgusting dish that you are forced to eat!? YIKES

[amber]

Originally Posted by Moony

You sounds just like my mother! I swear, the woman can scream like no other. one neighbor actually knocked on our door to tell her, "if you're going to kill your kids, you might want to close the windows first." ah, dear old mom. Gotta love her.

Yeah, my cousin's husband is a major asshole - I almost fought him...anyway...

Hey, Stockton ain't that bad.... Nah, you're right.

BTWY, does anyone else have that one aunt or family member who never fails to make a disgusting dish that you are forced to eat!? YIKES

My great aunt makes great food, but she invariable does something unsanitary around it... smokes, coughs, you name it. Course, her and her sister (my grandma) are now estranged (yes, in your 70's, if your italian, you may become estranged from a family member) so she lives far away now. and of course my mom is divorced from my grandma.
Yep, that's my mom, too. GET OUT OF THE KITCHEN!!!!

[AliceLover]

Well we have an average thanksgiving with my dads side of the family coming to my house. Its so much easier to have thanksgiving or anyother holiday at my house its so great. I love the food- turkey-potatoes-corn-sqaush.

The doctor says i should put on some weight and next week I am definitly gunnA

Jimmy

[dissention]

I don't know, but hopefully my dinner is staying down and not coming up.

[DrummerDeanna]

Originally Posted by amber

My great aunt makes great food, but she invariable does something unsanitary around it... smokes, coughs, you name it. Course, her and her sister (my grandma) are now estranged (yes, in your 70's, if your italian, you may become estranged from a family member) so she lives far away now. and of course my mom is divorced from my grandma.
Yep, that's my mom, too. GET OUT OF THE KITCHEN!!!!

I think family members becoming estranged may be something that crosses cultural lines lol - I come from a large Hispanic family - and I've at least two estranged uncles (though I think people may be talking to them since my aunt was diagnosed with cancer...who can keep up But yeah - we ALL haven't spent the holidays together since I was in high school - and it was hilarious because it was SO fake...my sister and I just sat around and made fun of everyone - while my aunt got piss ass drunkand proceeded to then get into a verbal war with my sister (my sister won)....

Christmas was always the fun time - the adults were too busy with themselves...I tried my first cigarette, beer and whisky at my grandma's house...all on Christmas ahhhh...good times ....good times...

[estranged4life]

Thanksgiving therefore no dinner needed.

Brian j.

[Janet]

I think the holidays have lost their charm.

I never had Thanksgiving with my dad, ever. I ALWAYS went with my grandmom, whether to her house, another house or a resturant ( we did that a couple of times!)...never had dinner with my dad's family ( now they are all long dead)

Usually, it's over my grandmother's house. No one watches much football. No one plays games. Everyone sits around, talks and eats. We eat late too, like 6 or 7. Sometimes we walk afterwards and go on and on how tired we are. Last year, we got really drunk LOL.

It's always a good time. I am one of the youngest ( my brother IS the youngest.) We are the only grandchildren. My mom's 2 brothers and one sister don't have kids ( but are all married). They are all in their 30's ( I'm 27, my mom is 46) and that's it. VERY small family.

[hayley]

I have to go home to Kansas for Thanksgiving. It's an 8 hour trip, and I get to leave on Wednesday afternoon, right after work, whenever they let us out, and I'll leave to get back to work for Monday on Sunday morning. My best friend is going to drive with me, though- and when I say that, I mean she'll sit in the passenger seat and listen to whatever music I make her listen to for eight hours while we chain smoke. For some reason, people who can't or won't drive always gravitate to me, and I'm the damned driver. I had a boyfriend who couldn't/wouldn't, a best friend who simply won't, and my best friend at work is currently my charge because his license was taken away... AGAIN... for a DUI, so guess who carpools him to work and home every day and takes him grocery shopping? I f-ing hate to drive! /end rant.

Anyhow, my mom's cooking. It'll be a small group this year. My mom, my dad, me, and my grandmother. Normally my mom's brother and his new wife would come over, but my dad's on really bad terms with him right now, so they're out. My brother's...gone. Him being gone is going to make this holiday really tough, really bittersweet, really sad, really lonely- especially for ma and pa. It's my brother's favorite holiday, and it will be tough. I think I'm going to make my best friend eat two dinners, I'm going to make her come over so our group's a tiny bit larger, for a distraction.

The food should be good, though. My dad's deep frying our turkey... my diet's thanking him for that. Grr.

[½ ¡Ñ§ÅñË ®]

Agh Thanksgiving with the dysfunctional bull****ters. I know how the show will go already. It starts out with your typical greeting chatter but quickly turns into a miserable chaos of whining and complaining. After we eat the group breaks into two separate equally boring categories. Those that sit in the kitchen talking politics and those in the living room watching grown men in tights chasing each other for a damn ball.

My low life unemployed for 15 years brother in law will follow me around like a fly on **** to tell me about his headaches and any other disabilities he thinks he has. My brother the cop will complain about crime in Baltimore City and my Dad will ride my Mothers back showing everyone how much of a control freak asshole he can be.

About 2 hours after dinner my sister and I will bolt for the door to attend a real party. Every year my buddy holds a bonfire in the mountains on his property. Weather permitting we sit out under the stars and everyone who wants can enjoy the herb. I grew a very beautiful lady this year for the party. A 100% organic Sativa NL#5 cured to perfection.

After vaporizing this the atmosphere becomes a nice clear energetic talkative party. In past years we all opened up and talked about the universe and other possible dimensions. When you get a group of people ages 25-67 together and the thoughts are flowing it’s a quality conversation. We all bond together on a level I cant explain. The walls come down and we gel together with no negative feelings or need to complain. We all agree life is simply what you choose it to be and much less complicated if you live it humble and simple.

After the party I give those wanting a special holiday happiness package with an exotic blend of different herbs. My garden was lovely as usual and I must share. I must. I feel like Willy Wonka LOL

[dissention]

This thread reminds me of one of my favorite movies, "Home For the Holidays" with Holly Hunter. My family watches it every Thanksgiving.