CHAT Not in the Thanksgiving Mood this Year

Nopie

Nopie

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I'll be doing my usual Thanksgiving with my parents... I can't imagine not spending this holiday with them while they're still alive. I cook the meal and they enjoy it, just the way I want it to be.

I will not let anyone in the government tell me I can't spend time with family. Who would allow that to happen?

My Dad told us kids, "I'm gonna spend the holidays with you. If something happens and I die because I was with you (covid), know that I loved every minute with you and I wouldn't trade it for anything. You can't live forever and I gotta die of something. Don't let the bastards make you afraid of lovin' your loved ones".

Love my Dad.
 
MaisieD

MaisieD

1984 is not fiction.
I'm thankful that we're healthy and have food to eat, a home, reliable transportation, and each other. Our family is okay, not perfect by any means.
We trust in our Lord God. He is in total control no matter what. He said not to worry, and I choose to believe in Him and not mankind's follies.
 
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vestige

Deceased
Nopie said:
I'll be doing my usual Thanksgiving with my parents... I can't imagine not spending this holiday with them while they're still alive. I cook the meal and they enjoy it, just the way I want it to be.

I will not let anyone in the government tell me I can't spend time with family. Who would allow that to happen?

My Dad told us kids, "I'm gonna spend the holidays with you. If something happens and I die because I was with you (covid), know that I loved every minute with you and I wouldn't trade it for anything. You can't live forever and I gotta die of something. Don't let the bastards make you afraid of lovin' your loved ones".

Love my Dad.
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Maryh

Maryh

Veteran Member
I'm not feeling it either. This is the first time in 47 years that my children won't be here. Usually we have 20 or so for dinner and I love the noise and commotion when they are around. We are planning for a huge Easter with everyone maybe eating outside and egg hunt. Something to look forward to. I am exceedingly thankful for my husband still here with me after very serious heart and cancer problems over the last few years. He is 86 so I am cooking a traditional meal and we will enjoy it for no one knows what will be next year but God so whatever His will is that will be ok. Happy Thanksgiving everyone!
 
Milkweed Host

Milkweed Host

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As we've gotten older, many and I mean many of the family and friends that we have enjoyed
Thanksgiving dinner with, have left us for better place.

One of my sons recently transferred from a Des Moines, IA, hospital to one in San Antonio, TX.
Other son works at a New Zealand Air Force base.
So, no family coming for Thanksgiving from them.

DD and her family live locally with MY two grandkids, so just four coming out into the country tomorrow.

DW has been preparing for several days now, so I have to stay out of her path. Otherwise, I'll get run over
and left for dead. The meal comes first.

Most holidays are not what they used to be. People don't get together and enjoy each others company like
they used to.

Maybe the new, modern way of celebrating a holiday is by texting all forms of communication?
You know, the new Covid-19 approved way of living.
 
Signwatcher

Signwatcher

Has No Life - Lives on TB
Faroe said:
Don't do that, the hangover isn't worth it. ((Hugs.))
I didn't even realize that the holiday was tomorrow until I noticed this thread.
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I don't get hangovers. That's why I am sad and dissapointed that I started drinking after a sobriety stint of 27 yrs. 9 mos.

Between Uncle's death at the end of August, the realization that my marriage of 38 years was mostly a total farce and some other challenging things, I know I must get a grip, just not there yet. Mourning the loss if SO many things at once.
 
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vestige

Deceased
Maryh said:
I'm not feeling it either. This is the first time in 47 years that my children won't be here. Usually we have 20 or so for dinner and I love the noise and commotion when they are around. We are planning for a huge Easter with everyone maybe eating outside and egg hunt. Something to look forward to. I am exceedingly thankful for my husband still here with me after very serious heart and cancer problems over the last few years. He is 86 so I am cooking a traditional meal and we will enjoy it for no one knows what will be next year but God so whatever His will is that will be ok. Happy Thanksgiving everyone!
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Count your blessings beloved lady. I am with you though maybe far aesy
 
dioptase

dioptase

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Jubilee, I'm so sorry for your loss. What a rotten time for it.

Packy, that cranberry tonic sounds good! I'll have to look into it for Christmas season. (I have a feeling that I'm going to be doing a lot more drinking than usual the next month or two.)

Thanks to everyone posting uplifting posts. Some of us need them.
 
Signwatcher

Signwatcher

Has No Life - Lives on TB
Meemur said:
Packy and anyone feeling blue: If you have any funny DVDs or something in print that makes you laugh, maybe try a few minutes of laughter therapy. I've been trying to do that for a few minutes each evening. I think it's helping, plus I've cut my news consumption drastically.
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I have been turning to memes
fish hook said:
We should have a spirit of thanksgiving at all times.If we would spend more time counting our blessings,than counting our troubles we would have a happier life.We can't always control what happens,but we CAN control how we react to it.Happiness is a choice,make it.
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I used to think and say that. I've found this year, there is a time and a season for everything. Mourning is a process.
 
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WalknTrot

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It's one year of freakiness, looking back to last year at this time, we had NO idea what was coming. Just goes to show.

Friends and family...many won't be here this year, and it sucks when they are so close, but they'd better get their butts back under this table next year. They all know what they are missing. :)
 
Trivium Pursuit

Trivium Pursuit

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Hang in there, TB 2K family. I was going to drive down to see DD for Thanksgiving, but I've got some kind of a virus. Saw my .doctor yesterday and she saidd its a sore throat thing it's a virus it's gonna take you about 3 to 10 days to get over and don't drive down. I did get somewhat worse today so I am kind of glad I wasn't on the road for 7 hours...

So lying abed here in my place, I'll have a TV dinner tomorrow and raise a glass of water to all!
PS, for the record I had a swab test done middle of last week, and as of Friday officially do not have the Rona.
 
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etdeb

Veteran Member
packyderms_wife said:
Maybe things will change by tomorrow but I'm just not in the mood for thanksgiving this year. Anyone else finding themselves in a glum mood? Of course it doesn't help that it's been cloudy here for the past four days.
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I feel the same way, I will share a meal with my nephew that I work with each day and his wife and son, my daughter that lives near me and is in my bubble and my SIL that is my age. My brother and his extended family ,I told I would have to pass on being with because he refuses to not take chances of getting exposed. He attended a RV rally in Louisiana with over 250 people and his wife attends church that has a number of active cases and set right beside a gentleman 2 weeks ago that died of Covid less than a week later and then the attend the funeral of over 75 people. Add to these issues he has grandkids and kids coming from 4 other states.
I don't ask anyone to not live their, life as they wish, but I am 66, overweight and have chronic bronchitis so I will protect me. I just ask them to not get butt hurt if I remove myself from a situation I am not comfortable with.
 
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vestige

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energy_wave said:
I turn 60 tomorrow. No family or friends to spend the holiday with. I might not even have beer on hand.

How's that for depressing.

But, I can cook a great dinner for one.
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A very happy birthday to you.

Our Thanksgiving Dinner will be greatly diminished because of the Chink Virus.

It is my hope that we soon visit them with 10 megatons at Wuhan and other places of interest.

It will be hell in the long run. But better to get it over with now.

I would have preferred it in the Reagan years but they are past.

We may still be able to prevail.but we cannot put it off. ..we should have obliterated the yellow peril way back then.

Can I get a witness?
 
mzkitty

mzkitty

I give up.
vestige said:
A very happy birthday to you.

Our Thanksgiving Dinner will be greatly diminished because of the Chink Virus.

It is my hope that we soon visit them with 10 megatons at Wuhan and other places of interest.

It will be hell in the long run. But better to get it over with now.

I would have preferred it in the Reagan years but they are past.

We may still be able to prevail.but we cannot put it off. ..we should have obliterated the yellow peril way back then.

Can I get a witness?
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Happy Birthday !!

I never liked them. They are The Borg.

Here's your birthday/Thanksgiving pie. It's for you and Energy Wave. :lol:

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Doomer Doug

Doomer Doug

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My 98 year old dad died in June of 2019 and that killed off the blended family Turkey day.
For decades we would all get together at his house on Emerald Lane in Beaverton, usually 30 to 50 all told.
We did get a couple of family outings with about 8 family or so in both November and December of 2019. I have a group picture of my sister, me and my step brother and his family. 8 total in a restaurant with people literally inches apart

The last official one was November 2018 with about 35 total.
We sold Dad's house on November 4th of 2019, plus he was dead, and his house was where we met.
Still, one of my apartment building neighbors, it is a 60 unit building, and I have 10 units per floor. He taped a sign on his apartment door saying "THANKSGIVING IS CANCELLED." :lkick:
Now, that's hardcore.
 
Betty_Rose

Betty_Rose

Veteran Member
hunybee said:
As you have gathered by now, I am sure, I am a perpetually happy and perky person. Haha

I love to laugh. I am rarely without a smile or one at the ready. I can't help but see the silver lining, to count my blessings, to want to be happy even if times are tough. Always joking even if the circumstances are bad. Usually always up for mischief haha

But believe it or not, I do have sad things, and hard things, and horrible things. Sometimes, I can really not feel like it, but I slap a smile on my and fake it till I make it. Most of the time, it works and I end up happy!

But you know what? Sometimes it doesn't, and sometimes I am just not in the mood.

It's ok, guys. It is perfectly ok to NOT be a hunybee. It is completely normal if after all the crap of this year, both as a country, and personally, to just....not.

It ok to have it be mellow or do nothing or (and some may think it a sin) to be sad and feel bad. It's ok. Take the time you need, however long and however you need to. It is also completely possible to know and be grateful for every single blessing that you have, and STILL have off days. Even if they fall on a holiday. It's perfectly fine to know that you have good things in your life, but still be lonely (if you are) and to take the time to BE lonely.

Even Jesus had sorrow.

If the person whose unbearable happiness and perkiness makes you want to throat punch her is telling you it's ok if you are not in the holiday mood right now, then don't sweat it. You can still be grateful and thank God, even if you are not bursting into song.
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Thanks so very much for this post!! Very helpful and accurate.
 
packyderms_wife

packyderms_wife

Neither here nor there.
vestige said:
I can imagine.

Cornish hens are delicious alone. Wild rice makes them sound much better.

BTW


Momma and I had fresh salad out of the cold frame this evening. Dammit I have missed my fresh salad. I won't eat salad from "the store.,"

Cornish hens woulda been perfect with wild rice.

Chicken breast was what we had
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I love chicken breast. Get yourself some wilD rice in house, and some walnuts. It makes the best stuffing ever.
 
packyderms_wife

packyderms_wife

Neither here nor there.
vestige said:
Sounds good. Not sure how to stuff a chicken breast but I have experience with breasts.

I will figure it out
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Pound it thin and then put a layer of wild rice dressing on it and roll it. Tie off with cooking twine, sear on all sides and finish off in the oven.
 
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