Jeebus H. Christos. The STBE decided we'd have one last Thanksgiving together,

and he'd make the turkey. I called him this morning to talk about when I should bring the kids over, etc. and he informed me that he "didn't realize the turkey had to be defrosted" before cooking, "But don't worry, I'm defrosting it now and it'll be ready to cook by noon." Uh huh. I just hung up the phone: he wants to know which end should be stuffed, and should he be concerned that the inside of the turkey is still frozen. Also, which is the liver: the dark stuff or the light stuff in the paper packet he found in the bird's breast cavity.

*sigh*

Before I married, I loved Thanksgiving. Since I married, it's been an adventure in social awkwardness and bad food. I thought I could escape it this year BUT NO... he opted to stay here and do the holiday himself i.e. he makes the turkey and I do everything else. No turkey this year, kids!

End rant. I freaking hate Thanksgiving and this will be the last year of this bullshit. Next year I'm on MY OWN!

Happy Thanksgiving, Dear DUers. :hi: :grouphug:

having filet mignon with a friend

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with my ex. TGD was pretty bad but December was a minefield of birthdays, holidays and associated trauma. "Like a hook and eye, a fish hook, an open eye."

Remember, it's just food.

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I'm sorry about your past holidays! Generally speaking, Christmas has been my deal and therefore the actual trauma has been minimal.

I was usually pretty much loved out. lol

I'm glad it worked out. :hi:

I like it! :hi: :hug:

I hope that you and yours have a good day!

Next year is going to be o'erflowing with "no"s. :D

And on the pie. It sounds like the turkey won't be done until tomorrow.

and it wasn't half bad!

At least you can celebrate to your future T-days.

Have fun with your kids! :hi: :loveya: :hug:

We had a good time. I left the boys at their father's house and they will all drive down to Boston tomorrow to visit his family. My daughter and I will hang out together. Whee! :hi: :loveya: :hug: :bounce:

to get himself a clue. :(

I am very sorry. I hope you can get through today with some grace and patience intact. :hug:

He's an honest-to-gawd physicist and as such, he believes he understands all the laws of the universe. The thing is, he managed to defrost and cook the turkey and we ate before 6:00. All's well that ends well. I hope you had/are having a fine evening, Thom. :hug:

I just figured out which end should be stuffed - but it's not polite to say.

And then he'd definitely get custody of the kids!

Fortunately he doesn't want custody of the kids, as he lives fairly close and has full access to them by mutual agreement. Of course, if I make reference to your point, he may become less amicable! :7

Quick and simple.

The tough part is mashing the raw potatos.

Bon apetit!

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Now I have tons of leftover turkey, fully cooked. Any suggestions? :hi:

Turkey soup, Turkey-Lettuce-Tomato sandwiches, or just reheat the turkey, potatos, stuffing and do a full meal.

One year, I had turkey/gravy smoothie, thru a straw. Because I had all four wisdom teeth out and got something they called "dry socket". It tasted good, anyway.

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I had esophageal surgery a few years back, and even that did not incline me toward the turkey/gravy smoothie, and I had it only a few days before Thanksgiving. However, I like the sandwiches, the full meal, the soup and turkey pot pie. God, what is "dry socket"? Now I have to google it. :think:

I've done the research. Ewww. Sorry!

"Jesus Christ on a pogo stick!"

ExACTLY! :rofl:

And that's the sort of weird stuff he does to get a rise out of people. I'm afraid he takes after his mom. Where did you get that picture?

Didn't have to cook at all and it was very nice. Social awkwardness used to be a staple in my house on Thanksgiving or Christmas but no longer. Thank God! I hope you can get out soon.

Happy Thanksgiving! :hi:

We're getting there! :hug:

Far more than was good for me. The menu - even when done right - never made up for the family loons. Nothing like listening to Aunt Edna rave about poor, misunderstood Richard Nixon and Uncle Edwin expound on what a fine human being Joe Stalin was (and gods help you if they happened to be sitting next to each other!) to put you off your feed and make you crack open the Jack Daniels.

I still think Halloween is the best holiday ever invented. You don't have to buy anyone gifts, and you don't have to socialize with relatives you can't stand. You just get to dress up as the fantasy of your choice and ask people for candy. And they give it to you! What could be better than that?

I loved Thanksgiving before marriage and the (insert crazy music here) in-laws. This will be the last year of that nonsense. For the record, the STBEx husband hates the shrub but has always had a secret sympathy for Hitler. Sigh. So I know what you're speaking about!

"To protect the innocent" as they used to say on Dragnet, but we actually had conversations like that! Aunt Edna and Uncle Edwin were actually mother and son: John Bircher and rabid Marxist. They hadn't spoken to each in years, though they screamed loud death threats at each other every holiday. Confucius may have had a point when he forbade knives at the dinner table.

And my former in-laws were just as bad. Sometimes being alone on the holidays in nice and relaxing. And I just racked up a killer score playing Civilization.

I have a plan to SHUN anybody who displeases me during the holidays! :rofl: Death threats? Whew. My inlaws don't allow anything that resembles turbulence to rock their ill-prepared meal. We sit and glower at one another. My daughter is great at this: she'll bring up subjects that are anathaema, like gay rights, or abortion, as if she's forgotten we mustn't have any honest conversations, and then excuse herself. Heh. Like mother, like daughter.

that my family had some rabid Marxists in it, just to make things more interesting. But hey, I've got a drug dealing second cousin and a great aunt who never comes out of her house full of cats... That's gotta count for something, right? :P

that is, if I have the same boyfriend. 'Cept, I'm the one with the cats!

It all counts! As the STBE always tells me, "That which doesn't kill you, makes you stronger," and "Pain is just weakness leaving the body." Comforting words, as I'm sure you can imagine. :P

Aunt Edna and Uncle Edwin were actually mother and son: John Bircher and rabid Marxist.

Sounds like my grandmother and my father. We don't do the extended-family thing very often (for this and many other reasons) but the last time we had a reunion, my father brought a flask and was nipping in the corners like a high school boy.

that's not really what you think the day is about, right?

Another DUer here had me over for thanksgiving once, and thought it would be fun to wait til I arrived to go shopping. We sat for a while trying to hold frozen cornish game hens over the vent in her kitchen floor, hoping the heat from the apartment below would defrost them (her heat had been shut off). In the end, we cooked dried peas and rice.

I have better memories of that thanksgiving than any that had the perfect menu.

Long story. Anyway, we did it and nobody was killed or even suffered permanent emotional damage, as far as I am aware. :hi:

Hang in there, Crim. It gets better.

Plus, he still pays for the groceries. Nahhh, I have sympathy for him, I guess. Thank you Bucky. I do expect it to improve!

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I hope your went very well. Next stop: Christmas. Woohoo! :bounce:

:)

You've met my eldest son? :P KIDDING!

MY CAPS ARE LOCKED - SORRY!

my time did too

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filets were awesome

cheesecake rocks

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While looking through the Christmas cookie recipes I found my old chocolate-caramel cheesecake recipe. I can't wait to make the thing and eat it ALL. :D :hi: :loveya:

ours was storebought

but yummy

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I like to bake, is all.

Fortunately, some of us men have some common sense and know that the bird needs to be defrosted prior to prep!

In fact, I did the family turkey, brined it, and it got rave reviews.

Good luck on your own, I know you'll make it from your posts here!

Saying yes to his plan.

You gotta cut the cord, kiddo. If you don't, it will NEVER get better.

(Just friendly advice from someone who, under different circumstances would, you know...you know.)

Redstone