This sucks, I was hoping for rants about in-laws, but these are some pretty pathetic Thanksgivings. Depressing.
In-laws suck. My mother-in-law is pretty cool: but thankfully, brother-in-law and sister-in-law are not here today. They’re spending the day together.
I hate to think how badly they’re both going to feel when MIL passes and they realize they didn’t spend enough time with her. However, my husband and children will have some good memories of our time with her. They only have one mom, and they are missing out. So we’ll have a good Thanksgiving here, just our family of five.
Thanksgiving was going along just fine here until a short time ago, when my 19-year-old niece informed us that she is going to marry her boyfriend (who lives in another state and whom she met online; we’ve only met him in person once). her folks won’t allow him to move into her bedroom until they are actually married, so he may very well end up living here for a while.
I’ve already thrown up a bit in my mouth, and now I need another drink.
Yum, best turkey I’ve every made[sup]*[/sup], possibly the best I’ve ever had.
- Pending any gastroenteritis symptoms in the next day or two.
I was sent to bed by my mother for my skirt being too short. After I’d been wearing it to help cook all day and clean up. Suddenly, over coffee, it was too short. So I am a thirty-year old, married woman posting from bed.
A person you’ve only met once is going to end up living in your home? How is this going to work? Here is a Thanksgiving present for you:
“I’m sorry, but your boyfriend will not be living with us prior to your wedding.”
“No”
“Because it is not convenient for us”
“I know it’s not fair”
“Well, we still love you.”
I"m not doing anything tonight, and I’d love to head out to a bar with a woman whose skirt is too short. Take off out the window, and I’ll meet you at the end of the block!
I drove with my wife from Georgia to Oklahoma to spend time with my brother and sister. Her company pays for all the fuel that’s put into her car. We had enough hotel points to not have to shell out so much as a penny in hotel costs. My brother deep fried 5 turkeys, and my sister baked one. She’s an awesome cook. I convinced a cousin that I hadn’t seen in a long time to share thanksgiving with us. It was great catching up with her. We invited several other people we knew that were alone today, to share thanksgiving with us. I feel extremely blessed, and sincerely hope that everyone in this thread will soon find a way to feel the same way.
Um, you asked your brother and sister, who were hosting you, if it was OK that you invited all of these other people, right? Because otherwise SHE could be posting in this thread.
What the ???
Yep, that’s how it pretty much ended up after we stopped whispering in various corners of the house and had a regular discussion among all six of us.
I pointed out that I don’t know the guy, don’t even have a bedroom to spare (he was supposedly going to be in the den), he might not have much of anything to give towards rent or utilities, it doesn’t make sense for him to be here when she lives more than an hour’s drive away, there is no reason to rush into a marriage when both parties are 19 and don’t have jobs.
At this point, it’s really more of a notion than a plan–which was also pointed out.
I’ve calmed down, anyway. Thank you for your input.
I swear I wasn’t spying on you!
Yes, you MUST tell us more!!!
vivalostwages, did anyone come to the conclusion that a 19-year-old who is old enough and mature enough to get married is old enough and mature enough to rent an apartment?
I don’t have any horror stories to tell. I feel sorry for all y’all. I feel sorry for my brother too, who was in a similar situation as the OP’s initial dinner, but without the angriness.
You have people who love you? 
Yikes.
Some of you have serious things to deal with.
I guess my parents, siblings, and numerous nieces and nephews don’t really compare.
I spent sixteen hours working in a prison.
I was ten weeks pregnant with our first child, and had a miscarriage on Thanksgiving. I’m about a million miles away from my family, who I haven’t seen in over 2 years, and it sucks. I do have my wonderful husband with me, though, and we’re off this island soon, so there is that to be thankful for.
It took us almost one minute longer getting home because of having to almost stop for the deer standing in the road.
Ah, but the 19-year-olds in question don’t have the money to rent an apt. or pay anybody for anything. No jobs. Or he may have one but would have to leave it and come here to CA, where jobs are scarce. And she definitely does not have one.
[Overly Emotional 19Yo Girl] But we’re in LOOOOOVE!!! You don’t understand us at ALLLLL![/OE19YOG]
Was that close?