So..How Did Your Thanksgiving Turn out?

[GOPS Worst Fear]

I helped my wife fix the meal and only her brother came over which was all we wanted over. As it turned out..her brother was more than enough as we both wound up in a shouting match about politcs since he is a non-voting Republican and I am a registered Democrat. He somehow believes if he raises his voice to peak level that it somehow makes him win automatically. I feel inclined to yell back and to be honest, I am surprised the cops weren't called to the apartment complex. It all started about gay marriage and of course he HAD to bring it up. He is such a homophobe. He used the same illogic that another used on another message board that if you let the gays get married , then the human's and animals can then get married and that somehow..then..two granny sisters can get married. We then went through the subjects of the mid term elections and the subject of the ACLU and how Rush didn't seek out the ACLU that THEY sought HIM out.(What a twist). Unionization and trial lawyers then came up. My wife was almost in tears as she thinks we were arguing..when we were debating. I have to admit it did spoil the near perfect feast that she and I had made together. As the dinner was indeed to die for. Her brother was in a (censored) mood when he got here. It's a shame too..because other than his politics I really like the guy.

[patricia92243]

1. If eating until you make yourself sick means a good Thanksgiving - then mine was fabulous n/t

[DesertRat]

2. We had dinner at a Republican friend's house

There were about 20 people there and it was very nice. One thing we always agree on, NO political discussions at all. :-)

[GOPS Worst Fear]

4. Good Sound Advice...

.wish I had thought of it. But of course when the opposition starts taking their jabs first..

[acmejack]

5. Exactly our policy.

It was delightful. One meal a year when we all eat together, I can bite my tongue. I am not that big on these affairs, but in the interest of sociability I can do it and smile. Once a year, It makes my family happy. If they are happy, I am happy.

[blue cat]

3. I didn't even speak to my most obnoxious

repub sister, the others knew not to bring anything up because they know that I won't back down.

[jlayson]

6. My republican relatives were no shows

But I did get this bundle of joy for my first ever grand baby Elizabeth Ann is her name

[DesertRat]

7. Congratulations! Welcome to the world, Elizabeth Ann

:hug:

[NJCher]

8. Do I know the feeling...

A great way to get around this is to move 1500 miles from Republican family members.

I'm sorry your Thanksgiving feast was marred by this um debate. I like the ideas on this thread that politics is off the table for one meal a year. It's only for a few hours, so it's "doable."

My Thanksgiving was peaceful and restorative. The food was terrific and the company (my three Democats) sublime :).




Cher

[Blue_In_AK]

9. Wonderful Thanksgiving...

We were with my daughter's husband's family at his sister's house for potluck - probably at least 50 of us. There was no political talk until right at the end when somebody said, "Hey, let's do some Bush-bashing," and then everybody was like, "Yea, yea, bash Bush, bash Bush." Then my son-in-law's mother told us this funny story about how her husband, who is in the early stages of some kind of dementia, fell getting out of bed a while ago and hit his head, had to go to the hospital and was really kind of out of it, couldn't answer the questions about what day it was, where he was, etc. Then his wife said to the doctors, "Ask him who the president is." They did, and he goes, "Oh, you mean the ASSHOLE??" She says, "Oh, he's okay. I'll take him home." That just cracked me up.

[DemBones DemBones]

11. That's hilarious.

:rofl:

[LWolf]

10. Easy, relaxed, stress-free.

One of the benefits of having a very small family and not being plugged into the cultural norms of the majority, I guess.

[Tinksrival]

12. Well here it goes.....

We went to my father-in-laws and his second wife's house. She is a great cook so the food was nice but she drank to much as usual and made everyone uncomfortable.
She is a major catholic, a republican, and a south side racist. Which claiming to be a Christian makes her a big hypocrite. She dug up old family history again and kept jabbing at my husbands brother till he said something he shouldn't have then he packed up his family and left.
Then she set her sights on me knowing I am not in the right wing herd of sheep and said "Well I hope your happy, now that the Democrats have been voted in all our money will go to the blacks." It was then that something amazing happened. My "Clinton republican" husband took her on. (he hates the shrub) He not only trashed those rotten Repubs but he did an outstanding job defending Clinton and the next thing I knew all three of her nephews, her neice (all in their twenties), and her brother in law, joined in the conversation about how relieved everyone is that the Dems have control and there will be oversight and a new direction for the country. I had never discussed politics with any of these people so I was very happy to be in the majority in that living room. Her only comment was that the economy was great and everyone had a job. Well that comment got shot to hell and she wasn't heard from again!
But I did loose a bet with my kids though. They bet me that she would get drunk and make every one feel bad. I thought she had learned her lesson from last Christmas when she didn't even make it past dinner but I lost that bet!
I have two republican Mother-in-laws which sucks, but at least the other one (husband's natural mother) has a sense of humor and will listen to the truth. She is the one that I have been enlightening with emails, (aka: the truth not found on Fox) But I think there is hope for her! Geesh! I wonder what Christmas will be like. All bets are of I guess.

[Skittles]

13. well I did make it through one of those family-ritual dinner things

(not my family)....I tell you though, I would rather have been doing ANYTHING else - I am just not into that stuff, not at all

[watercolors]

14. Relaxing and fun

We all camped out in local park here in Fl. Three families, our children and five grandchildren. the weather was cool, but lots of sunshine. Big camp fire going, lots of great food, fried turkey and the trimmings. We fished, went kayaking, played croquet, and it was another memorable holiday for all.