Thanksgiving 2021 Grievances Thread

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Anonymous wrote:Family is here already (which is fine because we love them) but two of the four are down with fevers of 103+. Ughhh. Yes, they are all vaccinated against covid and flu. I hope my family doesn’t get sick.

get tested. My vaccinated brother was sick and was positive, then his wife 2 days later, then the kids. everyone is fine, but they were all vaxxed…

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Anonymous wrote:There is not going to be any 7-layer jello this year because Aunt Carol is going elsewhere, and I am bereft. I love that jello.

Ooh, do you have a recipe? I mean, I guess you don’t or you would make it.

I do know how to make it, but the layers have to be applied at 3-hour intervals so it's kind of a project.

This jello is so frustrating. I tried to carry on the tradition and just could not get it right. I applied the next layer too soon and got breakthrough or too late and they didn't stick together. I don't know what the secret is these old Aunties have mastered. I normally don't have problems following recipes.

I’m betting your Aunt left something out of the recipe. My ex-MIL used to do that. It’s a thing for some of these older ladies.

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Anonymous wrote:There is not going to be any 7-layer jello this year because Aunt Carol is going elsewhere, and I am bereft. I love that jello.

Ooh, do you have a recipe? I mean, I guess you don’t or you would make it.

I do know how to make it, but the layers have to be applied at 3-hour intervals so it's kind of a project.

But I suppose you could do it over two days, right? Leave the 4-layer jello overnight and continue in the morning?

I think not because if too much time elapses the layers don't stick together and it will fall apart when you cut it.

Aah. Thanks.

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DH forgot to tell his parents we were coming for Thanksgiving. I started texting about what recipe I should make and my MIL had no clue we were coming.... for 4 days. Thanks DH!

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Anonymous wrote:There is not going to be any 7-layer jello this year because Aunt Carol is going elsewhere, and I am bereft. I love that jello.

Ooh, do you have a recipe? I mean, I guess you don’t or you would make it.

I do know how to make it, but the layers have to be applied at 3-hour intervals so it's kind of a project.

But I suppose you could do it over two days, right? Leave the 4-layer jello overnight and continue in the morning?

I think not because if too much time elapses the layers don't stick together and it will fall apart when you cut it.

Aah. Thanks.

Yep. It has to be the exact right amount of set, not too set but also not so soft that the incoming jello layer will disrupt it. It's kind of like nursing a new baby. I do 6, 9, 13, 3, 6, 9, and midnight.

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Thanksgiving will be fine, even though we're going to ILs and there will be lots of traffic...then, two days after getting back home, my sister's family of six is staying with us for six days because of a family wedding. I am not looking forward to the back-to-back of traveling and then hosting so many guests for so many days.

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Anonymous wrote:Thanksgiving will be fine, even though we're going to ILs and there will be lots of traffic...then, two days after getting back home, my sister's family of six is staying with us for six days because of a family wedding. I am not looking forward to the back-to-back of traveling and then hosting so many guests for so many days.

6 days?! 😵‍💫yikes! Sorry.

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My main grievance has just now become that everyone in my family is too lazy to have ever made a 7 layer jello mold for our family and I will never get to try it.

(this includes me, I am also never going to try to make it)

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Anonymous wrote:My main grievance has just now become that everyone in my family is too lazy to have ever made a 7 layer jello mold for our family and I will never get to try it.

(this includes me, I am also never going to try to make it)

My husband objects to it on principle because Aunt Carol works so hard and people don't appreciate it.

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Anonymous wrote:How much bread did buy for $66? 😮

18 mini croissants that will be made that morning and two cranberry almond loaves.

WTF? That was $66? Are they gold plated?

I live in San Francisco. I laugh when you guys talk of things being expensive in the DMV. You don’t know from expensive.

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We had to cancel because DH has COVID. He is not that sick but he isn't doing shit with the kids. This is our second quarantine in two months. Ughhhh.

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Anonymous wrote:My main grievance has just now become that everyone in my family is too lazy to have ever made a 7 layer jello mold for our family and I will never get to try it.

(this includes me, I am also never going to try to make it)

My husband objects to it on principle because Aunt Carol works so hard and people don't appreciate it.

Well yes. I can't imagine working hard on jello. This is what makes Aunt Carol so special and why I am grieved my family is only making regular sh*t like pies and potatoes. Let's step it up with an overwhelmingly complicated marginal tasting jello side dish people!!!

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Anonymous wrote:How much bread did buy for $66? 😮

18 mini croissants that will be made that morning and two cranberry almond loaves.

WTF? That was $66? Are they gold plated?

I live in San Francisco. I laugh when you guys talk of things being expensive in the DMV. You don’t know from expensive.

That’s on you for choosing to live in an expensive area. Don’t like it? Move. We love the Dmv area!

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Anonymous wrote:We go to my in-laws every year for Thanksgiving and usually get there around noon, but this year for some reason we can't come before 1:00. Football starts at 12:30 and I'm irrationally irritated that I am going to miss the first half hour of the game. Why? The Lions are absolutely terrible, they haven't won a game all year, but I don't care. I'm from Detroit and t's my thing.

This sounds miserable.

Good thing you are not invited.

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Anonymous wrote:How much bread did buy for $66? 😮

18 mini croissants that will be made that morning and two cranberry almond loaves.

WTF? That was $66? Are they gold plated?

I live in San Francisco. I laugh when you guys talk of things being expensive in the DMV. You don’t know from expensive.

That’s on you for choosing to live in an expensive area. Don’t like it? Move. We love the Dmv area!

I love living here. Not moving to a humid area where everyone is wildly insecure and constantly posturing.