Reply to My petty Thanksgiving complaint

Forum Index » Family Relationships

Reply to "My petty Thanksgiving complaint"

Subject:

Emoticons





More smilies

Text Color: Font: Close Marks

[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I understand why OP didn't alternate. My husband LOVES Thanksgiving and it's the only time of the year he sees his extended family. Before we got married he said he would give up Christmas if we could always do Thanksgiving with his family.

Yes it gets tiresome. Must they always dry out the turkey? But sometimes it's not about the food; it's about your spouse. Speaking as someone who understands, suck it up and let it go. The tradition will change soon, as the family ages and loss happens. We hosted for a few years and I was able to control the food and crowd to some extent. I learned not to change too much tradition though.[/quote]

Finally some sane advice on here. I can't believe how many of you live in tit-for-tat score keeping marriages where everything has to be split down the middle regardless of circumstances.  We've recently experienced more than our share of the loss PP refers to, but I just don't share that perspective. Every family is different, with different religions, traditions, blended family situations, people in different locations, etc.  That doesn't mean you have to stick with something just because you agreed to it a long time ago, but personally I think OP's reasons are not worth it. It's not about the oysters and perfect turkey and it's not about what your sister-in-law is doinuv or what kids your kids can play with.  It's about your DH and what's important to him, and how important it is. If in light of that you still think it's worth pressing, go for it. But do it for the right reasons. (Hint: not champagne and oysters.)[/quote]

Options

	Disable HTML in this message
	Disable BB Code in this message
	Disable smilies in this message

Review message

Search Recent Topics Hottest Topics