Skipping Thanksgiving this year....wwyd?

[Anonymous]

My small family (DH, me, toddler) decided not to travel to either family for Thanksgiving this year, and none of our local friends will be around for a "friendsgiving," so we're basically skipping the holiday. Any ideas what to do for the day? Our son is 21 months. I love the idea of doing some volunteer work somewhere, but I think he's too little.

[Anonymous]

Why can't you have Thanksgiving at home?

[Anonymous]

Volunteer places are normally overrun on Thanksgiving. Maybe make signs and go cheer for people doing a turkey trot in the morning, go home and watch the parade and/or dog show, and then check out a museum while the crowds are thin? You could order takeout for dinner and have a fun but low-key day.

[Anonymous]

We usually go to the botanic gardens, zoo or a museum in the morning. Then we cook a low key meal

[Anonymous]

Why "skip it"? That's weird. I mean volunteering is good but there is no reason you need others around to make it special for you and your husband.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Why "skip it"? That's weird. I mean volunteering is good but there is no reason you need others around to make it special for you and your husband.

Maybe "skipping it" isn't quite the right phrase, but we don't really care about the meal itself and have no desire to roast a turkey and all the fixins, so we're not going to bother.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:My small family (DH, me, toddler) decided not to travel to either family for Thanksgiving this year, and none of our local friends will be around for a "friendsgiving," so we're basically skipping the holiday. Any ideas what to do for the day? Our son is 21 months. I love the idea of doing some volunteer work somewhere, but I think he's too little.

Volunteering on Thanksgiving is more about you than those who need help. Organizations hate casual volunteers who perform on holidays.

Start your own Thanksgiving traditions but don't ignore the day if it's something you want your child to care about in the future.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Volunteer places are normally overrun on Thanksgiving. Maybe make signs and go cheer for people doing a turkey trot in the morning, go home and watch the parade and/or dog show, and then check out a museum while the crowds are thin? You could order takeout for dinner and have a fun but low-key day.

Love that idea about cheering on a Turkey Trot, thanks!

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:My small family (DH, me, toddler) decided not to travel to either family for Thanksgiving this year, and none of our local friends will be around for a "friendsgiving," so we're basically skipping the holiday. Any ideas what to do for the day? Our son is 21 months. I love the idea of doing some volunteer work somewhere, but I think he's too little.

Volunteering on Thanksgiving is more about you than those who need help. Organizations hate casual volunteers who perform on holidays.

Start your own Thanksgiving traditions but don't ignore the day if it's something you want your child to care about in the future.

+1

You're a family. Have a family Thanksgiving meal.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:My small family (DH, me, toddler) decided not to travel to either family for Thanksgiving this year, and none of our local friends will be around for a "friendsgiving," so we're basically skipping the holiday. Any ideas what to do for the day? Our son is 21 months. I love the idea of doing some volunteer work somewhere, but I think he's too little.

Volunteering on Thanksgiving is more about you than those who need help. Organizations hate casual volunteers who perform on holidays.

Start your own Thanksgiving traditions but don't ignore the day if it's something you want your child to care about in the future.

+1

You're a family. Have a family Thanksgiving meal.

Skipping turkey and mashed potatoes won't make us less of a family, but thanks! Anyways, just looking for some fun ideas of how to spend the day.

[Anonymous]

Go out! Find a restaurant you love that's open, make a reservation. Spend the rest of the evening thinking about the dishes you aren't doing.

[Anonymous]

If you want to help, go to your local park and clean up litter for an hour or two. Kid in backpack.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:If you want to help, go to your local park and clean up litter for an hour or two. Kid in backpack.

That's a great idea and my kid would love it! Thanks.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Go out! Find a restaurant you love that's open, make a reservation. Spend the rest of the evening thinking about the dishes you aren't doing.

Np I feel the same way. I don't want a big Thanksgiving because of the extra calories that I don't need and the kids don't like. We tried restaurants and even the expensive ones never live up to my ideal of a Thanksgiving.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:My small family (DH, me, toddler) decided not to travel to either family for Thanksgiving this year, and none of our local friends will be around for a "friendsgiving," so we're basically skipping the holiday. Any ideas what to do for the day? Our son is 21 months. I love the idea of doing some volunteer work somewhere, but I think he's too little.

Volunteering on Thanksgiving is more about you than those who need help. Organizations hate casual volunteers who perform on holidays.

Start your own Thanksgiving traditions but don't ignore the day if it's something you want your child to care about in the future.

+1

You're a family. Have a family Thanksgiving meal.

Skipping turkey and mashed potatoes won't make us less of a family, but thanks! Anyways, just looking for some fun ideas of how to spend the day.

Why don't you ask your spouse? Perhaps they have some ideas, or they would be bummed NOT to have a family meal.
Regardless, I think you just want attention for flouting tradition and "skipping Thanksgiving"