ThanksGiving Mishaps...

[zero]

I was wondering if anyone here has as hard a time with the family aspect of thanksgiving as I do.... I am gone a lot of the time in and out of state and I see my family all of a coupla times a year so Thanksgiving and X-mas... They seem a bit awkward... Like this year my stepgrandfather fixed Walleye(big fishermen..Dont ask) I suppose not realizing I'm allergic So I ate a TON of mashed potatoes and lefsa... I love lefsa.... Then we(my girlfriend, her daughter, and I) went to her family, once again many many more awkward moments considering I don't know any of them. So her cousin said he would like to kick my as cause I prefer Hockey to Football... Any other fun stories...?

[Somnambulation]

Nothing really interesting happens at my family gatherings. I kinda wish I had that stereotypical loser drunken uncle, making a spectacle at every family gathering. I only have two uncles and theyre both pretty much stand up guys.

[space virgin]

My family gatherings typically end up in a good-natured chase-through-the-house, roll-around-on-the-floor, pound-the-shit-out-of-each-other match with my cousins. We wrestle and laugh. It's what we do.

[The Monsignor]

Mine were pretty much the definition of family drama... there was always the "I'm not going there if SHE's gonna be there" and if we did manage to get most of us in one place at one time, there would always be someone who sits the meal out cause they're miffed...

I never really had the drunken uncle, but my sister's guest (whoever it was at the time) would always seem to provide the after-dinner entertainment... Like the girl who refused wine at dinner, 'cause she was pregnant (by my sister's boyfriend) and concerned for the welfare of the baby, who then proceeded to drain the nitrous oxide out of all the whipped cream cans after dinner, cause she "really needed a quick high"

(the post-dessert catfight between my sister and her was the subject of several years worth of holiday conversation, mind you)

yeah, I usually avoid the big family get-togethers...

[blinkchick2134]

Usually the meals are fine but sometimes my mom's side will play cards after dinner (and drink way too much). Usually all the older cousins hear way too much about our parents/aunts/uncles' sex lives. Not the best thing in the world. Then the was the time my older cousin did a spread for a local boating magazine....that was interesting when the whole family found out around the xmas table.

[weirdbeard]

You know it's really funny. I have a drunken uncle. His name is uncle Carl. Uncle Carl was in the navy. Uncle Carl served in Nam. Uncle Carl has a nude woman tattooed on his arm and shows him to his very young nephews. Uncle Carl even sneaks you a taste of beer when the family isn't looking. At least he used to. At Thanksgiving dinner. Now I can enjoy a beer with uncle Carl. Good ol' uncle Carl.