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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Wow, never change dcum...

OP, good for you. I hope your parents come and enjoy their low-maintenance TG with the family. There is nothing wrong with starting your own family traditions. I havent read all the replies if you've posted it, but what is on the menu?[/quote]

Turkey, stuffing, three vegetable dishes, Parker rolls, apple cider, and a pumpkin pie. Very standard thanksgiving but we are going to love it. [b]And I'll be able to eat some of the turkey for the first time in years[/b].[/quote]

Can you explain that bit?  Why didn’t you get to eat turkey at Thanksgiving previously?[/quote]
I want to know this too! I don’t care about the rest of the thread but did your family just not serve turkey?[/quote]

Ok, this is going to sound as crazy as it is, but I will tell you.

I was always expected to wait until the guests were served to get my food. I also am the only person at the party with children, so when my kids were little, I would help them serve themselves because I didn't want them making an accidental mess. Think expensive china dishes on a high serving buffet type of dinner party.

This was fine, but as the years went on, more and more unknown (to me) people started attending these parties, and by the time I got to make my own plate, the turkey would be gone. This would be a huge carved turkey from a butcher's, gone.

I got a smaller turkey this year for the four of us so that we can have leftovers or my parents could join us and we'd have plenty.

I never made a big deal about it because, well, it wasn't my party, but now that I'm planning to host in my own space, I'm looking forward to being 'off the clock' for Thanksgiving, and that's the first thing I thought of.[/quote]

Turkey is overrated.[/quote]

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