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[Big Dot]

Thursday's nearly over for me, so it must be time to wish you (all) a happy Thanksgiving. Such a lovely idea for a festival, I've always thought, and such a shame for the rest of the world that it's about the only thing you've kept to yourselves. Do you really go round the table saying what you're thankful for, or is that just Hollywood?

[Hot Mom]

Dot - it's generally just Hollywood. In reality, Thanksgiving is a time of family chaos. Grown up children in their childhood homes being treated like 8 year olds and drinking wine, whiskey, or beer.

[TheQueen]

Big Dot - (Ignore Hot Mom, shes having a bad Thanksgiving because her husband lied to her so he could see his Mommy instead of the CM concert). We do indeed go around the table, and my mother-in-law usually is thankful that we are all still here because "You never know what might happen." Oh, and Canadians celebrate Thanksgiving almost a month earlier. And we are always reminded how badly we treated the indiginous population.
Hot Mom - It always pissed me off that Gary is treated like a King at his Moms, but now that theyve become more infirm Gary actually finally has to do some yardwork for them. (Oh, and he offered to let Sandy, her dogs, and the kids room at my Moms house. Of course, he ran it past me first but dismissed my immediate "Uh, NO.") Husbands are trouble because they cant see their families in an unbiased light.

[Becs]

When I went to Annushka's for Thanksgiving, it was a Sunday-best kind of thing. And yes, once we were seated at the table, someone said grace. And then Annushka insisted on going around the table to ask people why they were thankful.

With my own family, things were a lot looser and I have to say, it was the best holiday we had. No one ever got nasty-drunk, the kids got along, and there was a pool table to divert us before and after the feast.

Christmas, on the other hand....shudder.

[TheQueen]

Becs- Loose Thanksgivings were the rule at Moms. Mom would supervise the turkey production (except for the year she said "Salt the bird," turned away, and I salted it so much the gravy was inedible.) Then someone would put the turkey in, baster it, pull it out, and put it on the counter. Then people would walk past an pick off the parts they wanted. One year I got ALL the skin. And that was it. Very low-key.

[#0.75]

In the past, we just went to family friends' house and pigged out. Now with my stepfamily...my sister-in-law makes us go around say something.

Most folks are just thankful for friends and family so it's not hard.

This year us Americans have a lot to be thankful for!

[TheQueen]

.75 - I think Ill say "Obama" this year.

[Caroline]

Obama. They'll love it. On a different note, I am concerned about the apparent lack of an apostrophe on your computer's keyboard.

We used to go to my uncle's ILs' family farm. We ate a huge meal in the early afternoon, then went on a hayride around the farm and fed the angora goats. Afterward we would enjoy dessert and hot chocolate while playing cards in front of the fireplace. And yes, we said grace and each said something we were grateful for. When my generation started having kids it got to be too much and they stopped hosting. I really, really miss it.

[Big Dot]

Go to the Queen's next year, she's got a goat you can feed (unless the pumas get it before then).

[3]

Thanksgiving is the time of year I pray no one in my family is arrested for domestic assault or is hospitalized due to a chemical imbalance. I give thanks when neither scenario is realized. Like tonight.

It should be noted my niece is the only thing that caused me to go back on the no-family-Thanksgivings-EVAH pledge I'd made to myself five years ago.

[#0.75]

We didn't do it this year cuz we were at my stepmom's and she just gave the speech. Plus it was too crazy with tons of kids running around.

I definitely was going to say "New President. New Hope. And lots of changes to come."

[Hot Mom]

Maybe it's just that we're too happy to finally be eating to give thanks for anything else. Maybe it's just that, surrounded by loved ones, we don't feel it necessary to suck up to them by saying "I'm thankful to be able to share a good meal with my family." Maybe we're all just cold-hearted bastards and just want the food.

Honestly, all of that heart-felt sharing crap turns my stomach. Why ruin a good meal?

[TheQueen]

Caroline - Angora comes from GOATS? I thought it was rabbits!
Big Dot - I forgot! I have a goat! Damn I bet he's hungry.
3 - Did she like the Turkey Day? Was there cake?
.75 - All the inlaws have gone from pro-bush to pro-Obama.
Hot Mom - Wilma skipped the thanks circle-jerk this year (harsh! I must be tired). I think it was because a retrospective of the past year would have reminded us of aha-Tay and Mom. As it was, I cried the rest of the night after I left anyway because thats when we usually see Mom, and because Gary would not be quiet.