Are we ready for the Thanksgiving Vent thread?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:It’s not Thanksgiving if I don’t burn the hell out of my hand. Usually I do it on the day itself, but this year I’m ahead of schedule. Burned my hand on the oven rack while checking on the pumpkin pies.

To add insult to injury, I’m not confident this year’s pies will be up to my usual standard 😬.

Same. I seem to have stung myself with some type of extract or it’s a burn. now every time anything wet touches my finger it hurts. I haven’t cut any fingers off so 😌

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Not a huge thing, but I've had major medical issues this year. I’m starting to feel better, but I have strong food aversions as a side effect of meds. I normally cook Thanksgiving dinner and love it, bur this year im ki d of just offering my recipes ans small amounts of help.

The only thing I was looking forward to and feel I could stomach is pumpkin pie which my niece baked yesterday. The first one she baked came out weird (seems likely she left out an ingredient). DH went out to get ingredients again last night, and she baked it again
I was exhausted so went to sleep while it baked. This morning I discovered they had left it out on the counter...there is no way with my health issues I can risk eating it...but everyone else seems fine, and the oven is needed for other things today

The pie is fine. When you buy them at the grocery store they are not refrigerated. The darn thing cooks for 50 minutes, it’s safe to eat.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Not a huge thing, but I've had major medical issues this year. I’m starting to feel better, but I have strong food aversions as a side effect of meds. I normally cook Thanksgiving dinner and love it, bur this year im ki d of just offering my recipes ans small amounts of help.

The only thing I was looking forward to and feel I could stomach is pumpkin pie which my niece baked yesterday. The first one she baked came out weird (seems likely she left out an ingredient). DH went out to get ingredients again last night, and she baked it again
I was exhausted so went to sleep while it baked. This morning I discovered they had left it out on the counter...there is no way with my health issues I can risk eating it...but everyone else seems fine, and the oven is needed for other things today

The pie is fine. When you buy them at the grocery store they are not refrigerated. The darn thing cooks for 50 minutes, it’s safe to eat.

I'm immunosuppressed and spent several months barely able to leave my house. I'm not taking the risk.

[Anonymous]

It's only 3 of us and have no family rants, does our dog count? He is a big baby, who won't go out alone because of the plastic Giant bag trapped and billowing in my tree. It's high up and twisted in the branches and terrifying him. He's already confused about us home on a weekday.

It'll be okay, he's gonna get turkey! And for dessert, i bought what looks like whip cream but instead is a bacon flavored pup cup.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I’ve got one. STBX booked a trip out of the country for Thanksgiving week to go see friends, but is running around telling everyone on his side of the family that I wouldn’t let him see the kids and “took” Thanksgiving.

Nope. Run around and tell all of them he will be traveling

[Anonymous]

My car broke down this morning. Pain in the ass.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:It's only 3 of us and have no family rants, does our dog count? He is a big baby, who won't go out alone because of the plastic Giant bag trapped and billowing in my tree. It's high up and twisted in the branches and terrifying him. He's already confused about us home on a weekday.

It'll be okay, he's gonna get turkey! And for dessert, i bought what looks like whip cream but instead is a bacon flavored pup cup.

Only 3 of this year, also. No rants but I miss the bigger crowd this year and feel like my son is bored. It’s a relaxing day though!

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:My dad cannot stop taking.

“Did you know that at <nameredacted> University - there is a flock of wild turkeys that chase the students across campus?”

Um, no why would we know or care? Oh, we should care because my cousin went to that university. Cousin graduated from college 20 years ago.

I’m sorry, what university is that? 😳🤣

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Not a huge thing, but I've had major medical issues this year. I’m starting to feel better, but I have strong food aversions as a side effect of meds. I normally cook Thanksgiving dinner and love it, bur this year im ki d of just offering my recipes ans small amounts of help.

The only thing I was looking forward to and feel I could stomach is pumpkin pie which my niece baked yesterday. The first one she baked came out weird (seems likely she left out an ingredient). DH went out to get ingredients again last night, and she baked it again
I was exhausted so went to sleep while it baked. This morning I discovered they had left it out on the counter...there is no way with my health issues I can risk eating it...but everyone else seems fine, and the oven is needed for other things today

The pie is fine. When you buy them at the grocery store they are not refrigerated. The darn thing cooks for 50 minutes, it’s safe to eat.

I'm immunosuppressed and spent several months barely able to leave my house. I'm not taking the risk.

It’s not a risk but keep being dramatic if it makes you feel better

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:My husband grew up very different from me.
You know how you can tell you are at a Thanksgiving with Southern White old money?
Thanksgiving is at someone’s beach house with 9 bedrooms and 9 bathrooms……and the Dog show is on the big TV and they are drunk and can’t be pulled away from the dog show…

My husband’s brother and wife and boys get to stay with his parents at the beach house. Us? Nope. Husband married a girl from the hood who got 3 degrees from a top 10 school…..but I wasn’t what they approved of….not good enough. It’s sorta better now after 25 years..They warmed up to me after my daughter literally aced the SAT at 13. I guess my genetics weren’t “unfortunate” after all. Sorry. Still pissed about things said to me after marriage.

Vent over. Leaving in 18 hours……I don’t drink. Arrg.

So where do you stay and why didn't your husband say anything about staying at the 9 bedroom house?

We are in a hotel nearby. Husband will make excuses, but has gotten better about it.. If I point out things, he will snap and say it’s my fault for not something minor, like not agreeing to go to Thanksgiving 6 months in advance when I wasn’t sure if our daughter could come with us as she is in college. (Yes, these issues have caused marriage problems.)

Husband has been in therapy for years dealing with the damage from mostly his father. Husband wants to try to have a connection with his only sibling, his brother.
I have suggested he speak up about the clear favoritism of his parents and how it hurts him. Husband just says “We don’t need their money, and I don’t want it because it comes with strings.”

My brother-in-law married the typical Southern debutant. My husband’s parents are now best buds with brother-in-laws wife’s parents and they do things like take 3 month cruises together. Brother-in-law gets tons of “zero interest loans they can pay back when ever” It totals millions now. Us? Nothing.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:My MIL is what I call a pouncer. She hides in random seats downstairs and as soon as your foot hits the bottom step she scares the shit out of you with a “HELLO”. Then you get sucked into an hour long conversation about her long lost cousin before you can have a cup of coffee.

In addition, she doesn’t understand gender roles in 2025. “I need your help planning this trip”, “can you order me x”, “don’t worry about getting me anything for Xmas”…. I have repeatedly told her that her son can help her.

I thought the 2025 version of gender roles is that everyone can do everything except give birth. What gender are you that you can't help elderly people?

Op is not that woman’s kid. Her DH is that woman’s kid and he is whatever gender that can help.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:It's only 3 of us and have no family rants, does our dog count? He is a big baby, who won't go out alone because of the plastic Giant bag trapped and billowing in my tree. It's high up and twisted in the branches and terrifying him. He's already confused about us home on a weekday.

It'll be okay, he's gonna get turkey! And for dessert, i bought what looks like whip cream but instead is a bacon flavored pup cup.

My dachshund is barking incessantly in his crate. He normally cuddles up under his blankets and is happy as a clam in there. I’m going batty.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:My MIL is what I call a pouncer. She hides in random seats downstairs and as soon as your foot hits the bottom step she scares the shit out of you with a “HELLO”. Then you get sucked into an hour long conversation about her long lost cousin before you can have a cup of coffee.

In addition, she doesn’t understand gender roles in 2025. “I need your help planning this trip”, “can you order me x”, “don’t worry about getting me anything for Xmas”…. I have repeatedly told her that her son can help her.

I thought the 2025 version of gender roles is that everyone can do everything except give birth. What gender are you that you can't help elderly people?

Op is not that woman’s kid. Her DH is that woman’s kid and he is whatever gender that can help.

This. It's always "everyone can do everything" when people want the DIL to serve and support her husband's family. Then somehow this doesn't apply when her family needs help.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:My DD is incredibly ill and despite doctor’s visits and bloodwork, still is not improving. I have been fighting a UTI since Sunday that is not responding to meds so now I have to go get labwork myself tomorrow. MIL faked a mental breakdown last week so curious how that will continue to impact the holiday. She’s not supposed to be driving but will probably show up anyway.

I just saw something about a very new vaccine for UTIs. It’s available in Europe and covers the 4 most common bacteria that cause UTI.
I hope you & your daughter both find healing.

[Anonymous]

I spent hours making homemade rolls and they came out like crap. Then I stained my blouse with makeup as I was putting it on. Not a good morning.