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MarineCombatEngineer

(17,174 posts)
8. I'm at my grand daughters house in Las Vegas, NV due to my truck getting her B service
Thu Nov 27, 2025, 12:33 PM
Thursday

and a deep cleaning at the N. Las Vegas Peterbilt dealership and her and her husband are of a like mind, so I don't have to deal with any MAGAt relates.

Happy Thanksgiving to you, your family and our DU family.

Moi! But Then, I Have No Family, HaHa!...... ColoringFool Thursday #1
Moi aussi soldierant Thursday #87
My Mother Would Be 101, and At 91 Was Still Tack-Sharp!.... ColoringFool 20 hrs ago #147
Happy Thanksgiving, I'm 68 and in a similar situation and enjoy it very much... wcmagumba Thursday #102
I Hope Your Day Went Well! I Had Store-Bought Lasagna and Played NYT... ColoringFool 20 hrs ago #148
I won't be with 3300 miles of my family. sinkingfeeling Thursday #2
Me. Actually I'm not dealing with anybody today. Ocelot II Thursday #3
Awww ... wish you were in Phoenix, we'd invite ya over for the feast! AZJonnie Thursday #83
Thanks! Ocelot II Thursday #85
I love your line "couldn't pick me out of a lineup". llmart Thursday #112
Me. Family all dead and gone. Just me and two cats. nt Hotler Thursday #4
At home with husband and Bettie Thursday #5
I only have one suspected MAGA family group and they're 1200 miles away. Ritabert Thursday #6
ME! CousinIT Thursday #7
I'm too old to put up with toxic people too. Ritabert Thursday #11
Same here. I wasted too much time on 'em in my younger days. CousinIT Thursday #80
Smart move!! InAbLuEsTaTe Thursday #76
I'm at my grand daughters house in Las Vegas, NV due to my truck getting her B service MarineCombatEngineer Thursday #8
I am actually having a great time malaise Thursday #9
Same here, no magats. Thank God! demosincebirth Yesterday #122
Me! One son is a Republican, but not MAGA (I know, I tried). Everyone else is a good liberal. mucholderthandirt Thursday #10
Me. H2O Man Thursday #12
Don't have any Maga family or friends, period. Fil1957 Thursday #13
I don't have much contact with my maga family. Grumpy Old Guy Thursday #14
Only MAGA relative is my brother...we haven't talked in almost a year Prairie Gates Thursday #15
Here. However, we will get some blowback from the ex in-laws haele Thursday #16
A neighborhood Thanksgiving KT2000 Thursday #17
I can't say I even know Magats. NNadir Thursday #18
Me! SheltieLover Thursday #19
Hope and I are blessed in that way. RobertDevereaux Thursday #20
Us Turbineguy Thursday #21
No MAGAts in my family. LoisB Thursday #22
NO Problem here............ popsdenver Thursday #23
I've parted ways with my maga family members years ago though I don't celebrate any US holidays anyway yaesu Thursday #24
Thankfully me angrychair Thursday #25
No MAGAs allowed in my home. We're hosting and celebrating with true patriots -- all strong minded DEMs. Nanuke Thursday #26
Me RandySF Thursday #27
Me. Just staying home and eating leftover Panda Express. tanyev Thursday #28
I do not socialize with my sister any longer, so that problem is avoided today Moostache Thursday #29
My grand daughter's husband/family are MAGA.... FarPoint Thursday #30
Dayton? Nikossitti Yesterday #129
We are alone with dog Tree Lady Thursday #31
Daughter is coming tomorrow. usonian Thursday #32
ALL 6 of us are D's Omaha Steve Thursday #33
EVERY one of my family are Democrats! Wednesdays Thursday #34
Raising Hand ProfessorGAC Thursday #35
No MAGAs in my life Grim Chieftain Thursday #36
No one in my immediate family is MAGA sakabatou Thursday #37
Any MAGA relatives are not a problem for me Dave Id Thursday #38
Same here. Ritabert Thursday #50
Here! GB_RN Thursday #39
A friend was in a coma for ten days before she died. I walked in the second niyad Thursday #46
Us! Only MAGA is my brother in FL - we are somewhat estranged, so no fear of a visit. NewHendoLib Thursday #40
Us too. I am wearing my dress sweat pants. Have a great one.I keep thinking maybe people will wise up but then, reality. twodogsbarking Thursday #41
i am going in my usual santa all red motif. AllaN01Bear Thursday #49
Me!!! I will be spending the day with friends who are just as warped as I am! niyad Thursday #42
Perfect combination!😁 nt Hope22 Yesterday #125
We don't have any of those in our family. murielm99 Thursday #43
Today I'm on my own because we're celebrating as a family tomorrow. greatauntoftriplets Thursday #44
1 have one sister and four brothers.... Escape Thursday #45
I have outlived all of the MAGA relatives I have. MineralMan Thursday #47
you stirred up that cognizant dissonance barbtries Thursday #64
cusins with a STRICT no politics or religion policy. both on the other side . AllaN01Bear Thursday #48
Me! Blumancru Thursday #51
And me Augiedog Thursday #52
Charlie Kirk did it for me. pfitz59 Thursday #53
Me!!! Beacool Thursday #54
I started cutting off that side of the family back in the Tea Party days. Now there's just me and my friends. Dorothy V Thursday #55
No Maga in my life. Not anymore. The Polack MSgt Thursday #56
6.75 for dinner, no MAGA RussBLib Thursday #57
We are not currently talking, its nice. sunflowerseed Thursday #58
Me, barbtries Thursday #59
Entertaining 20 of my wife's relatives toady bif Thursday #60
I have wonderful group of people Delmette2.0 Thursday #61
Me mvd Thursday #62
I don't think we have Magas in our family. Old Crank Thursday #63
My husband and I are going by ourselves to a restaurant for dinner Mad_Dem_X Thursday #65
Have a good dinner! mvd Thursday #68
I come from homegirl Thursday #66
HERE!!! Iggo Thursday #67
Zero MAGAts in my fam, zero MAGAts in my even remotely close friend cohort. Celerity Thursday #69
I'm one who's lucky enough not to have MAGA family members AFAIK meow2u3 Thursday #70
Yeah, I am around 1300 miles from my MAGA family members. OldBaldy1701E Thursday #71
We had a house full of democrats. Uncle Gary explained Emile Thursday #72
Me!! moose65 Thursday #73
Feeling only slightly guilty... BH liberal Thursday #74
Only via a few texts! nt Ilsa Thursday #75
Just my wife, her daughter, and four grandchildren 7 - 15 Martin Eden Thursday #77
Wife and I don't do religion, religious holidays, and we don't wrap ourselves in the flag, so MAGA family fear us! RedWhiteBlueIsRacist Thursday #78
We don't do any of that either DFW Yesterday #131
Thanks for your comment! RedWhiteBlueIsRacist 21 hrs ago #146
Depends on how you define "fortunate"... regnaD kciN Thursday #79
I self-deported from my Republican family. Mblaze Thursday #81
It's a small group, my partner and their mom and son is all we have around this year AZJonnie Thursday #82
Not one in my extended Family Across Cha Thursday #84
NO MAGA AT OUR DINNER! WVGIRL Thursday #86
4th generation Democrat here! synni Thursday #88
Me! ZDU Thursday #89
Our family is fortunate enough markodochartaigh Thursday #90
Me! ._. Thursday #91
I don't have any MAGA family. nt doc03 Thursday #92
I feel very fortunate indeed. yardwork Thursday #93
No maggots here. usedtobedemgurl Thursday #94
Just me & my hubby this year - flying our children in for Xmas TBF Thursday #95
Not a one in the immediate bunch. Six117 Thursday #96
.. BlueWaveNeverEnd Thursday #97
We are hosting the orphan thanksgiving dinner idahoblue Thursday #98
Me. My family are all left wing. broiles Thursday #99
My Aunt Deep State Witch Thursday #100
Me too... heaven. FalloutShelter Thursday #101
I had a wonderful Thanksgiving mgardener Thursday #103
I'll be with my adult parents. Ms. Toad Thursday #104
Very happy drmeow Thursday #105
Me! One of the things I'm thankful for today. dem4decades Thursday #106
Yes, and loving it! IzzaNuDay Thursday #107
Not a MAGAt in sight here! CaptainTruth Thursday #108
MAGAless and happy! EuterpeThelo Thursday #109
I don't live near my MAGA relatives. OnionPatch Thursday #110
Did not have that problem today, fortunately. Xavier Breath Thursday #111
Fortunate by design. hamsterjill Thursday #113
I had dinner with friends and all were like minded. Thankfully my MAGA brother lives far away. MLAA Thursday #114
I don't deal with them on any day. Holiday or not. mdbl Thursday #115
We got kicked out of the extended family Thanksgiving in 2020. HappyLarge Thursday #116
Actually i am visiting my sister and brother in law oldmanlynn Thursday #117
I spent the day with just my husband and son. HeartsCanHope Thursday #118
I am very lucky. bluescribbler Yesterday #119
liberal N proud............ Upthevibe Yesterday #120
Moi. J'habite en France timvrip Yesterday #121
Oooo that sounds like fun jfz9580m Yesterday #123
Here! Foods eaten, places visited, movies were topics. No politics by natural conversation flow... JHB Yesterday #124
Only had to remind my SiL once about the ban on politics. It was a very pleasant dinner. marble falls Yesterday #126
We were "fortunate" in that vein, in a way, in that my extended family developed a rift RockRaven Yesterday #127
I bailed on my family decades ago... buzzycrumbhunger Yesterday #128
This message was self-deleted by its author Collimator Yesterday #130
It was interesting to read about everyone's different situations. Collimator Yesterday #132
Happy belated Thanksgiving! deurbano Yesterday #136
I found Stacey Grove Yesterday #133
My family is overwhelmingly Democratic Siwsan Yesterday #134
Me! I'm not sure if our daughters' new partner (1-1/2 years) is a Democrat but he's not MAGA. lark Yesterday #135
Belated Happy Thanksgiving, liberal N proud Niagara Yesterday #137
Great thread.. mountain grammy Yesterday #138
No Trumpers at my table Picaro 23 hrs ago #139
No Trumpers at my table Picaro 23 hrs ago #140
Me, thank goodnesd obamanut2012 23 hrs ago #141
One of the only good things now that my Mom is gone IbogaProject 23 hrs ago #142
Happy Post Thanksgiving Day IP. Mine was fine, spent with myself and my invisible friends... wcmagumba 18 hrs ago #149
ME!!!! evilhime 22 hrs ago #143
No MAGA in my family YoshidaYui 22 hrs ago #144
I'm fortunate that the Republicans in my family are not MAGA. But I spent Thanksgiving with my chosen family. beaglelover 22 hrs ago #145
I am among that fortunate group karynnj 18 hrs ago #150
Me! Aviation Pro 18 hrs ago #151
they were there but no discussion of anything which might become nt yellowdogintexas 17 hrs ago #152
No magats at my table, makes for peaceful happy conversation. Clouds Passing 16 hrs ago #153
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