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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]This is so ridiculous.  There are millions of American families for whom hosting Thanksgiving is drudgery because some of the guests don’t rank among their favorite people on the planet.  They don’t all write a novel about it.  I don’t understand this thread at all. [/quote]

Then why are you here, making it longer, and pushing it to the top of Recent Topics?

OP said she is usually an enthusiastic host who does a lot. There is clearly a marked difference between how she has felt in past years, and how she feels now. She’s asking if people can relate and if they have any advice.

As it turns out, many of us CAN relate to feeling like scaling back for unhelpful, ungrateful relatives—in my case, it is my parents who act like they should be waited on hand and foot during visits. ILs do not have a monopoly on being ungrateful, unhelpful and demanding houseguests. That’s just how it happens to be for OP.

What is it that you feel personally offended or threatened by, PP? Are you an ungrateful guest, an IL no one likes, or someone who wants to host but can’t? [/quote]

Of course many of you can relate.  That’s not surprising.  You’re all miserable, and you know what they say about misery and company.  [/quote]

You sound bored. You sound like you don’t have much going on in your life. If this thread isn’t something that interests you, then move on. That’s what happy people do. I hope you feel better soon. Happy Holidays. You sound lonely, angry and left behind. That seems awful, and I truly hope things improve for you.[/quote]

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