What's weird about where you are staying - Thanksgiving 2025 Edition

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:DH and I are in a bedroom at my mother's where the full sized bed can only fit up against a wall. One of us will have our nose to said wall all night, or will take up most of the bed. He's 6'4" and heavy. I'm in my 50s and get up through the night to pee. This oughtta be a blast!

No. Just no.

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Absolutely not.. Ever

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:Is anyone staying at a place where the tv is on at all times and at full volume? I feel I am being absolutely inundated with fake-nice daytime talk show banter and commercials for personal injury lawyers.

My ILs never turn their 2 TVs off. Plus a police scanner.
When I first married my husband and would visit, I would turn the TVs off only for 5 minutes later to be asked who turned it off and why.
They cannot live without background noise.
It is hard for me to hear & follow conversations when there is so much background noise.

Omg the police scanner 😂😂😂😂

I would never want one in my own house but when I encounter one somewhere else I can’t say I don’t enjoy it.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Is anyone staying at a place where the tv is on at all times and at full volume? I feel I am being absolutely inundated with fake-nice daytime talk show banter and commercials for personal injury lawyers.

My ILs never turn their 2 TVs off. Plus a police scanner.
When I first married my husband and would visit, I would turn the TVs off only for 5 minutes later to be asked who turned it off and why.
They cannot live without background noise.
It is hard for me to hear & follow conversations when there is so much background noise.

Omg the police scanner 😂😂😂😂

I would never want one in my own house but when I encounter one somewhere else I can’t say I don’t enjoy it.

I don't get this at all. I'm sure some of it is amusing, but isn't it a lot of DUIs and domestic violence?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:DH and I are in a bedroom at my mother's where the full sized bed can only fit up against a wall. One of us will have our nose to said wall all night, or will take up most of the bed. He's 6'4" and heavy. I'm in my 50s and get up through the night to pee. This oughtta be a blast!

No. Just no.

+ 1
Absolutely not.. Ever

what a life of privilege people on this thread lead.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:DH and I are in a bedroom at my mother's where the full sized bed can only fit up against a wall. One of us will have our nose to said wall all night, or will take up most of the bed. He's 6'4" and heavy. I'm in my 50s and get up through the night to pee. This oughtta be a blast!

No. Just no.

+ 1
Absolutely not.. Ever

what a life of privilege people on this thread lead.

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I grew up pretty privileged, and I found these comments way over the top.

[Anonymous]

The weird in law cousin who brought his stupid dog which then went on to bite 3 kids, including both my kids! (Just a nip, not a bad bite) finally after the 3rd bite, he put the dog on a short leash and kept it next to him the rest of the time but then it barked almost nonstop! Never again will I go to a function w that cousin in attendance. Why can’t people control their dogs or just leave their dogs at home.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Is anyone staying at a place where the tv is on at all times and at full volume? I feel I am being absolutely inundated with fake-nice daytime talk show banter and commercials for personal injury lawyers.

My ILs never turn their 2 TVs off. Plus a police scanner.
When I first married my husband and would visit, I would turn the TVs off only for 5 minutes later to be asked who turned it off and why.
They cannot live without background noise.
It is hard for me to hear & follow conversations when there is so much background noise.

Omg the police scanner 😂😂😂😂

I would never want one in my own house but when I encounter one somewhere else I can’t say I don’t enjoy it.

I don't get this at all. I'm sure some of it is amusing, but isn't it a lot of DUIs and domestic violence?

No, you’re mixing it up with the TV show cops.

Where I live it’s mostly reports of suspicious people, lockouts, and things that escalate like prowlers who get caught and then the cops pursue them on foot through alleys. Where my brother lives is suspicious people, kid setting off fireworks, and people hitting deer on the road.

You have to listen for a long time for something interesting to happen crime-wise. It’s mostly pleasant background noise and the rhythm of the chatter and occasional joking is not unpleasant if you don’t mind the static.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Holiday day after. At future in-laws big house. Every single person is in own room with door closed. Totally silent in their own rooms. Seemed weird at first, but now realizing maybe best option if not in a Hallmark movie family!

This is my family. Everyone retreats within 20 minutes of the kitchen being cleaned. I figure, I don’t really want t9 hang out with them any longer either. I like your spin, and will share with my DH who still (after 20 years) thinks it’s super weird. I just keep saying… this is why we celebrate holidays with your family!

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Haven't been to my parents house in 2+ years. Decided to visit for the holiday.....and was immediately reminded why we don't! My parents hate each other but refuse to divorce. My father had the audacity to breathe and it sets me mother off. My mother suggests that maybe cookies don't need to be cooked for 20 minutes and my dad freaks out. They're utterly awful to each other and awful to be around.

Thank God we got an Airbnb just a few doors down and can retreat to peace and quiet as needed!

Had to check and see if it was me that wrote this, but it’s not. In a way I’m happy to see I’m not the only one whose parents are like this.

To the PP whose in-laws announced their divorce, I think I would celebrate if my parents had done that, at least in their 50s-70s. But they're both 80 now and ride or die. And they wonder why we only visit once a year for 2-3 days and ALWAYS stay in a hotel.

[Anonymous]

Jiffy mix is garbage.

Just make real cornbread.

My sister (insane) hosted and took all the pies and put them n her bedroom. Then she DEMANDED to know who you voted for before granting or denying you a slice. For real.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Jiffy mix is garbage.

Just make real cornbread.

My sister (insane) hosted and took all the pies and put them n her bedroom. Then she DEMANDED to know who you voted for before granting or denying you a slice. For real.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:I thought everyone kept the thermostat at 72. That doesn’t seem unreasonable. I turn the fire on when I sitting near it too, it is cheerful.

In the fall winter!!?? We’re at 68-69.

I would absolutely freeze. Our house has floor to ceiling glass on most sides and that is in reality much colder than 72. It depends on where your thermostat is, ours is in the most protected part of the house.

Also, it is below freezing here right now and I’ll be spending several hours outside today working around the farm and riding. I like it to be warm when I come back in to thaw.

You would absolutely freeze over a 3° difference? Sounds like you might need to get some labs done.

Yes, I would. Wait until you are older, you’ll see. And my labs are perfect but I do have hypothyroidism, treated.

I do wear sweaters! I have a polar fleece jacket or full robe on 24/7 with it “72.”

Also I am in full menopause. I think that is as much a culprit as anything! I take HRT but menopause messes up your norms badly. But my family likes it at 72 as well. We are all thin, though…when I was fatter I was warmer so maybe that is it.

We also have it at 72. And like PP we have a house with a ton of floor to ceiling glass with the thermostat in an interior hallway, so no, the bills aren't very high because the thermostat isn't measuring the rooms where we live (which are colder). We're also thin, and have a lot of blankets and use heating pads sometimes. Not a problem, but rather a price of living in a house with a ton of glass, which is worth it to us!

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Jiffy mix is garbage.

Just make real cornbread.

My sister (insane) hosted and took all the pies and put them n her bedroom. Then she DEMANDED to know who you voted for before granting or denying you a slice. For real.

Nice try…

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:I thought everyone kept the thermostat at 72. That doesn’t seem unreasonable. I turn the fire on when I sitting near it too, it is cheerful.

In the fall winter!!?? We’re at 68-69.

I would absolutely freeze. Our house has floor to ceiling glass on most sides and that is in reality much colder than 72. It depends on where your thermostat is, ours is in the most protected part of the house.

Also, it is below freezing here right now and I’ll be spending several hours outside today working around the farm and riding. I like it to be warm when I come back in to thaw.

You would absolutely freeze over a 3° difference? Sounds like you might need to get some labs done.

Yes, I would. Wait until you are older, you’ll see. And my labs are perfect but I do have hypothyroidism, treated.

I do wear sweaters! I have a polar fleece jacket or full robe on 24/7 with it “72.”

Also I am in full menopause. I think that is as much a culprit as anything! I take HRT but menopause messes up your norms badly. But my family likes it at 72 as well. We are all thin, though…when I was fatter I was warmer so maybe that is it.

We also have it at 72. And like PP we have a house with a ton of floor to ceiling glass with the thermostat in an interior hallway, so no, the bills aren't very high because the thermostat isn't measuring the rooms where we live (which are colder). We're also thin, and have a lot of blankets and use heating pads sometimes. Not a problem, but rather a price of living in a house with a ton of glass, which is worth it to us!

Hear that? Only Fatty Fatterson McPoors who are chubby and can’t afford big glass windows turn their thermostat way down.

Rich people with off-site thermostats=72 degrees or bust.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Ok, more updates on the Divorce Thanksgiving disaster. Workout BIL finally returned--was supposed to get the turkey going, and discovered a part to the fryer was missing. Deciding he was going to the hardware store and was NOT dissuaded by the certainty that said store was not going to be open. So, turkey went in the oven. No brine, no marinade. MIL came back, DH came back. FIL has been puttering around outside of the house, and left to 'run errands'. Evidently, this was not a surprise to him, he already knew. Who knows how he really feels, hasn't made any objections to MIL moving.

Roast turkeys don't need brine or marinade....