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60. We did a fakesgiving for family who couldnt be with us on thursday

Mon Nov 25, 2024, 11:40 AM

Nov 2024

We are going out of town to family for the real tday, so we did a prequal for close family who wont be traveling. Plus it was our twins bday.

So three days of overeating. Now thre days to recover then another feast.

Then comes xmas.

Then new years.

Then the end of the world as we know it.

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So who's not celebrating Thanksgiving other than me? [View all] cstanleytech Nov 2024 OP

When I was a kid i loved ii XanaDUer2 Nov 2024 #1

I'm just doing microwave and that's only if I'm in the mood. cstanleytech Nov 2024 #2

I've actually micro waved lean cuisine turkey medallions XanaDUer2 Nov 2024 #5

Ya, same here though as time went by I had to do the cooking for all of us...now? It's just me. cstanleytech Nov 2024 #11

i don't think i'd want to go to a restaurant either orleans Nov 2024 #63

Nope 😔 I'll probably just nibble on something and maybe try and read a book but that's about it. cstanleytech Nov 2024 #70

i'm sorry. it sounds very lonely and sad. orleans Nov 2024 #71

Me. I don't do holidays any more, Ocelot II Nov 2024 #3

Sounds like me except no more pets currently I'm hoping to get something eventually though if things work out. cstanleytech Nov 2024 #4

I'm hosting 14. Love Thanksgiving! Scrivener7 Nov 2024 #6

I always say I won't do it but my grandkids love Thanksgiving and I end up doing it every year. ratchiweenie Nov 2024 #53

I like the concept. And one very specific reason I like Thanksgiving is it gives me a reason to carry on traditions Scrivener7 Nov 2024 #55

Yes, I love creating traditions!! ratchiweenie Nov 2024 #95

I always peachpit24 Nov 2024 #7

How to tell us you are a woman without saying you are a woman . . Maru Kitteh Nov 2024 #29

Not necessarily Retrograde Nov 2024 #100

we don't usually celebrate it mike_c Nov 2024 #8

Harvest Festivals predate the USA EX500rider Nov 2024 #37

My wife and I don't even celebrate our birthdays or anniversary. Ping Tung Nov 2024 #9

Yea I'm vegan so "turkey day" doesn't me shit to me. CousinIT Nov 2024 #14

I regard turkey as in the same flavor range as styrofoam. Ping Tung Nov 2024 #15

... CousinIT Nov 2024 #20

I know Italian Americans who have lasagna instead of turkey. wnylib Nov 2024 #42

Pumpkin empanadas are basically pumpkin LeftInTX Nov 2024 #61

Interesting. She was from a middle class family in Guadalajara, a city wnylib Nov 2024 #75

According to someone on Reddit, pumpkin is LeftInTX Nov 2024 #89

My mother came from England, her mother from Ireland. Ping Tung Nov 2024 #68

I don't like ritual or tradition. nocoincidences Nov 2024 #10

Lol... I Empathize... I Present Me And My Honey's Favorite Christmas Film... MayReasonRule Nov 2024 #18

OK, Scrooge. wnylib Nov 2024 #43

NO MERRYS!!!!!!!! nocoincidences Nov 2024 #50

May you have a grumpy Bah Humbug. wnylib Nov 2024 #72

Of course I will. nocoincidences Nov 2024 #74

Celebrating! gonna need a diferent word for that in this case. Prairie_Seagull Nov 2024 #12

I'm not. I am taking time off work and doing stuff around the house. CousinIT Nov 2024 #13

I Declared Every Day Friday And Every Day Thanksgiving And Every Day My Birthday Twenty Years Ago... MayReasonRule Nov 2024 #16

I'm retired so I have 6 Saturday's and 1 Sunday...every week..nt mitch96 Nov 2024 #24

Me. Since moving to the Southern Hemisphere it doesn't really make sense to have a harvest festival in late Spring. meadowlander Nov 2024 #17

You're not alone. Baitball Blogger Nov 2024 #19

We're not really celebrating Thanksgiving PJMcK Nov 2024 #21

I'm hosting 24+ people Sympthsical Nov 2024 #22

24! Now that's impressive! moonscape Nov 2024 #39

I did 27 one year, in a very small house Retrograde Nov 2024 #102

I feel you Sympthsical Nov 2024 #115

Not me LogDog75 Nov 2024 #23

nope...nt mitch96 Nov 2024 #25

Me. I haven't done so for many years. LoisB Nov 2024 #26

Too much "Bah humbug!" Waste no excuse to celebrate this beautiful thing we have called life! Doodley Nov 2024 #27

Hear, hear! EX500rider Nov 2024 #38

My mom died on Thanksgiving. That was the end of it for me. Haven't been Maru Kitteh Nov 2024 #28

So sorry that happened Alice Kramden Nov 2024 #87

My father was on the 23rd of Nov. CountAllVotes Nov 2024 #103

I understand how much it hurts. I wish it would stop hurting so much, but it never does. Maru Kitteh Nov 2024 #109

I find nothing good about it CountAllVotes Nov 2024 #112

Sorry to be a Debbie Upper OP but I am single, retired, no kids, 3 sisters either passed or disengaged I will celebrate. wcmagumba Nov 2024 #30

Me! And it's a relief. Marigold Nov 2024 #31

I've always thought that Thanksgiving is too late in the year wnylib Nov 2024 #44

Low key Thanksgiving here i guess. I will celebrate bluestarone Nov 2024 #32

Message auto-removed Name removed Nov 2024 #33

Doesn't make a bit of difference to me. peacebuzzard Nov 2024 #34

We're celebrating... StarryNite Nov 2024 #35

It's this week already? DFW Nov 2024 #36

Memories... DET Nov 2024 #47

The few of my French friends who know enough English to handle that column still love it. DFW Nov 2024 #48

Loved Art Buchwald - his column along with .... electric_blue68 Nov 2024 #86

I have to work late the night before. Eko Nov 2024 #40

Ya, retail sucks as my brother was in it for decades and my sister in-law is still in it but it sucks. cstanleytech Nov 2024 #90

My wife and i are going to have a lovely turkey dinner with corn pudding and pumpkin pie onenote Nov 2024 #41

Good to have something to look forward to, elleng Nov 2024 #77

We will be Meowmee Nov 2024 #45

Thanksgiving out of the country ... SomewhereInTheMiddle Nov 2024 #46

I'll be doing Chinese after volunteer food basket deliveries. dhol82 Nov 2024 #82

I'll be having my Greg_In_SF Nov 2024 #49

I'm not celebrating, I'm just going to be eating! Spend some time with family, eat good stuff, sleep it off. mucholderthandirt Nov 2024 #51

Who really celebrates it, anyway. It's an excuse to have dinner with some family. But I'd rather have the turkey ... marble falls Nov 2024 #52

Celebrating football games.... MiHale Nov 2024 #54

Canadians. Also, everybody else not in the United States outside of mahatmakanejeeves Nov 2024 #56

I'm doing volunteer food basket delivery. dhol82 Nov 2024 #57

Duck.for us Ontheboundry Nov 2024 #58

Well me, for one. Batshit_Bruin_CA Nov 2024 #59

We did a fakesgiving for family who couldnt be with us on thursday getagrip_already Nov 2024 #60

Nope. Definitely celebrating Thanksgiving with my chosen family. It's my favority holiday! beaglelover Nov 2024 #62

Mine too! Dulcinea Nov 2024 #66

My mother died this year Ex Lurker Nov 2024 #64

Brother here in January and my other one always goes out west for a vacation at this time of year for a month😔 cstanleytech Nov 2024 #85

Going to be on Amtrak StarlightGold Nov 2024 #65

Making the trip to the Mother-in-Laws Happy Hoosier Nov 2024 #67

I am, I love the holidays! Elessar Zappa Nov 2024 #69

I'm not. It's just me and my cat now. TommieMommy Nov 2024 #73

I'll be gathering with a few family members to have Thanksgiving. Xavier Breath Nov 2024 #76

After my Mom and Dad passed on, and my sister's daughter wanted to continue the yearly tradition, I told my SWBTATTReg Nov 2024 #78

I am 'celebrating' it alone, as has happened in the past few years.... Jack Valentino Nov 2024 #79

Same orangecrush Nov 2024 #80

Not us either. Instead, we honor the Indigenous people of Turtle Island (now America) on National Day of Mourning OhioBack2Blue Nov 2024 #81

I never do Blasphemer Nov 2024 #83

Why would I let trump ruin my thanksgiving? Groundhawg Nov 2024 #84

we don't do anything fancy -- but a pile of stuffing and cranberry sauce just fit the weather this time of year. cadoman Nov 2024 #88

Why would I ever not celebrate it? Blue_Tires Nov 2024 #91

Where did I say you should stop⁉️ cstanleytech Nov 2024 #93

I'm not even celebrating Christmas arthritisR_US Nov 2024 #92

I sadly don't have the energy to do it 😞 cstanleytech Nov 2024 #94

Lit the smoker ForgedCrank Nov 2024 #96

Yup, when they are gone they are gone so enjoy having them with you while you can. cstanleytech Nov 2024 #97

We were trying to celebrate it, then the power went out because of the heavy snow. Vinca Nov 2024 #98

I guess I'm not. Mike 03 Nov 2024 #99

My husband ordered JustAnotherGen Nov 2024 #101

You have my deepest sympathies as I know the feeling and it $##%ing sucks. cstanleytech Nov 2024 #107

Thank you JustAnotherGen Nov 2024 #108

We celebrate on Saturday Retrograde Nov 2024 #104

I went with a peanut butter and jelly sandwich with a cold can of coke zero. cstanleytech Nov 2024 #111

My family is all over the map. We move holidays instead of holidays moving us. usonian Nov 2024 #105

I usually drive out of town to be with friends jmbar2 Nov 2024 #106

I was in Paris for work all day DFW Nov 2024 #110

Not a thing in our household. I've studied Native Americans enough RedWhiteBlueIsRacist Nov 2024 #113

I had plans, but I was snowed in. Rhiannon12866 Nov 2024 #114