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[quote=Anonymous]OP here. Thank you for your responses. I love reading about the ways that you handle the absence of family members during the holidays. I love the ideas you have offered. Lots of great advice here.

I nod as I read and think, that is right: Thanksgiving should go on as usual. So tonight I went out and bought a turkey and put it in the fridge; this is so that I am committed to the celebration and cannot chicken out now. I think my younger daughter was delighted to see me go full-steam ahead. My elder daughter will be having a Thanksgiving dinner with the other American students at her school abroad, so it's not as if she will miss a Thanksgiving meal. There's no e-mail or Skype allowed at this school, so we will take photos as one of you suggested and mail them. I think I will still do the same 15-dish meal as always (it is a gargantuan meal for four, with an 18-pound turkey and full-size sides and pies, but my family has always liked enjoying days and days of leftovers) but maybe have just three pies instead of four. Tonight I asked my younger daughter to choose which three pies I should make, and she chose three good ones. Who knows, but I may just throw in another pie after all and make it an even four.

I'm so glad you all helped me see the way to being OK with Thanksgiving dinner this year. Some of you have kids who have already spent holidays away, and I see that it is good to keep on with the family traditions. Thanks.[/quote]

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