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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]May I ask why? Do you live too far away?[/quote]

Does there need to be a specific why?  What if they just want to stay home?[/quote]

I’m the pp- i’m curious. What’s the point of this entire post? So we can give her a gold star? I wasn’t being rude and I wasn’t even being judgmental. I was just curious. Maybe they do just want to stay home. She can say that I was asking.[/quote]

I said this above, but here it is again:

The way I worded my post was not specific to my situation on purpose because I know that this is a common problem for all sorts of reasons and that many people read and don't post. I do this sometimes and learn from other people who share situations that are either different or similar to mine. I think that is part of the benefit of message posts and boards in general. If you don't care, let it fall down due to lack of interest and enjoy your big family Thanksgiving.[/quote]

This isn't a common problem.

Well, maybe it is for dysfunctional families on garbage reality TV programs.

But real life? It's not like this, not as a norm. [/quote]

In "real life", yes, it is a common problem, based on people I know. [b]Most of the people I know do not spend Thanksgiving with their parents once they are grown and have homes of their own[/b], for all sorts of reasons. I know one couple in their 70s who takes cruises every Thanksgiving and their daughter has her own Thanksgiving with her husband and stepson.[/quote]

I have a very hard time believing that MOST people you know are like this. 
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