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elleng

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13. I hope to avoid maga family member(s) @ daughter's Thanksging.

Reply to Yavin4 (Original post)

Fri Nov 8, 2024, 08:19 PM

Nov 8

I'll give thanks TOMORROW, when I'll visit with daughter who is coming to DC (where she was born!) to attend a celebration of life to honor the passing of a dear friend.

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This message was self-deleted by its author [View all] Yavin4 Nov 8 OP

Fuck no Meadowoak Nov 8 #1

Okay. Do you have MAGA family members? n/t Yavin4 Nov 8 #3

I do and will not be breaking bread with them Lifeafter70 Nov 8 #24

A few, but I wouldn't invite them for dinner. I don't like them Meadowoak Nov 8 #41

Yes. And they aren't gloating or talking liberal tears. LakeArenal Nov 8 #2

Some Things Are More Important Than Celebrating A Holiday Based On Our Wiping Out All The Indians SoCalDavidS Nov 8 #4

I think liberals are the new Indians Sucha NastyWoman Nov 8 #52

Good point. niyad Nov 8 #53

No. We are 7 siblings, zero MAGAS. MaryMagdaline Nov 8 #5

Bullshit. RedSpartan Nov 8 #6

DH's Sister is having a get-together Bettie Nov 8 #7

I find them much too dweller Nov 8 #8

Greasy and taste like a dirty diaper too. TheKentuckian Nov 8 #34

Perhaps you're baking them at too high a temperature. Abolishinist Nov 8 #36

No we're all Democrats Emile Nov 8 #9

Oh gosh no. I moved away from them all in 2016. LizBeth Nov 8 #10

Hearing a lot of this from MAGAs Prairie Gates Nov 8 #11

MAGAS are cutting the libs out of their lives? GPV Nov 8 #15

No, they're doing a whole "Why can't we still have a relationship even though we disagree" Prairie Gates Nov 8 #39

Admittedly, I was mildly insufferable at our 2020 Thanksgiving... Mark.b2 Nov 8 #12

I hope to avoid maga family member(s) @ daughter's Thanksging. elleng Nov 8 #13

No one I know in my family, except my uncle sakabatou Nov 8 #14

Might not... 2naSalit Nov 8 #16

My stepfather is a Republican but not MAGA underpants Nov 8 #17

Yes. My dad. BlueTsunami2018 Nov 8 #18

My family ForgedCrank Nov 8 #19

My sister is hosting and doesn't want to see a single MAGA member iemanja Nov 8 #20

No, don't go. Families should break up over this. NameAlreadyTaken Nov 8 #21

Wholeheartedly agree k0rs Nov 8 #44

Well, fortunately I'm not stuck with them. NameAlreadyTaken Nov 8 #46

I will never speak to my nephews again. End of story. harumph Nov 8 #22

We're black so we are all on the same page. cyndensco Nov 8 #23

Several in my family including both my parents. BannonsLiver Nov 8 #25

NO. I left all that behind YEARS ago. I live in blue New England and will be with my dtr and family in Boston. CTyankee Nov 8 #26

Luckily I don't have any. duncang Nov 8 #27

Yeah... I am. FalloutShelter Nov 8 #28

Mother in law ...ughh JT45242 Nov 8 #29

I have three sisters but don't keep in touch at all for various reasons: Maga, bad blood over mother's passing... wcmagumba Nov 8 #30

Nope . . . hatrack Nov 8 #31

We don't do JustAnotherGen Nov 8 #32

Unfortunately, yes. But I'm calling in sick with Covid, or something. Silent Type Nov 8 #33

Tell them you have ebola virus Prairie Gates Nov 8 #42

We're lucky. TomSlick Nov 8 #35

No, it's just me and my parents. Elessar Zappa Nov 8 #37

No. H2O Man Nov 8 #38

I am MOJohn Nov 8 #40

Nope. Island Blue Nov 8 #43

No. Scrivener7 Nov 8 #45

Nope Rebl2 Nov 8 #47

Absolutely not! I cut them all out of my life in 2016. hamsterjill Nov 8 #48

We have canceled Thanksgiving and Christmas. Jit423 Nov 8 #49

No way in hell. hamsterjill Nov 8 #50

I live across the country from them, thankfully CousinIT Nov 8 #51

Did you forget the sarcasm thingy? niyad Nov 8 #54