Not sure where or with whom I'll be, but smoked turkey I ordered last week was delivered today.

It’s so abnormal, uncivilized, unloving

I realize it happens all the time, I'm just fortunate that all of my family/extended family are on the same page politically.

But what I really want to comment on is... baked beans! I've always loved them, but my wife has allergy problems with beans so they've dropped off my radar screen. I WANT some, and dammit, I'm going to make a batch just for myself!

Thanks so much for reminding me, and have a GREAT Thanksgiving!

Eat the musical fruit.

Believe it or not, I didn’t get it right off. And my dad would recite the rhyme every time my mom would put baked beans on the table. But you know, I’m not sure how he ended it…he was not one to teach five boys to use the word “fart”….Ever.

Thanksgiving with that pissant. Your Plan B is much better.

Some of my best Thanksgivings have been Thanksgivings of choice, with a crowd of people that chooses to be together.

Plus, I got a laugh out of “40 year-old pissant.”

If there is a harder way to go through life, that kid will find it. He'd be a tragic except that he's always so all fired sure in his perfection that he's insufferable. He was born a pissant and will die one. Sadly.

And honestly I think that describes most MAGAs.

I'm sure your friends and neighbors will enjoy your 5 bean baked beans (sounds yummy) and I'm guessing you won't really miss that Truth Social sandwich.

Maybe go out Thanksgiving weekend with some of those in your family that you get along with?
I love baked beans, so your family will be missing out!

Sorry your extended family member hurt you. Not cool! Have a great time at your party!

Thanksgiving is for people who who are gracious and grateful. Sounds like the current plan is more on point with the day. Sorry for whatever family loss is involved.

You would enjoy our conversations, and we would love your beans!

But maybe it does. I'll check. Meanwhile, you've inspired me to suggest this here in my village!

I live in a more Christian oriented place, which is really only about half church going types. But we tend to attract people that just aren't into... ahem ... "adult" pursuits and into charitable type things instead. We have some official groups but people group up all the time for things. Also, part of the mix living here is that friends are continuously ending up in a tough way or need a little help. You'll find those opportunities as you go along ....

and let us not forget the guys who gather up in front of the TV in the library to yell at the umps for bad calls against the Patriots.

I base my belief in the fact that I have my father's Masonic Bible with all of its strange designs on page after page which have some explanation somewhere. I showed them my Bible and hoped it was just what was needed to get us in here. It does have a chapel and announces services. I think it is largely Protestant, altho Catholic and Jewish services are also announced on our TV. No pressure is applied, tho, and the folks I have met and dined with are well educated, nice people. The only difficult one was a lady who let it be known that she was a graduate of a Seven Sisters College. Since my daughter is a graduate of Mt. Holyoke it gave me great pleasure to announce that to her! My son is also a graduate of an Ivy League college so I laid that on her as well. It is not my habit to go around bragging about this stuff. It's idiotic.

The other folk here are not assholes.

Happy Thanksgiving.

Have a great Thanksgiving!

will be going through the same drama over the holidays. My sister's side of the family is overpopulated with cacklin' righties who are true cult members. My sister is the lone liberal. Her husband, who was a regular Limbaugh listener back in the day and an initial Trump backer in 2016, went mute during Trump's first term after the cold political light of day began to break for him. Their children, who refused to get Covid vaccines and wear masks, have infected my sister and bro-in-law three times. Their last bout resulted in three days of intensive care for both of them. I will not visit when their family gathers. It is a sad situation.

You're gonna have a lot of fun. Enjoy without regret. You rock.

So GOOD on you! There's no reason to spend holidays with toxic people. You'll have more fun, and not only feed bodies, but also hearts and souls (including your own) at the senior center sister site, making all those otherwise alone elders feel happy, warm, and full.

That's a real Thanksgiving.

Congrats to you. Have a happy Thanksgiving and be thankful for your good fortune.

I hated Christmas and the holidays when I was a kid. Every single one ended up in a violent argument either between my parents or between other family members. No difference after I grew up. Now it’s just two people. When, if, I’m ever on my own, I’ll skip every frigin holiday and watch movies all day long. No cooking, no dishes, just pizza!

get prepared to avoid a barrage of invitations from people who don’t have the same freedom (and are jealous.). My husband and I have to deal with constant invitations to holiday dinners. It gets old.

Their loss your GAIN! You WILL have a GREAT Thanksgiving!!

Some people just don't get it, until family gatherings are impacted. I detached from a few obnoxious trump-worshipping relatives some time ago; never have regretted it.

Sounds like you've got a much more meaningful and enjoyable Thanksgiving planned. Once again, congrats.

It's the company and the appreciation.

have a great time.

oh, and how dare he.

Life is too short to waste time and energy on foolishness. I am sorry about your family but glad you have an amazing plan b.

We have a Friendsgiving here. It was started years ago by a fantastic banjo player. After he passed they continued it at a local music hall. Great food, great friends and great music after the meal.

And really, when you think about it. What good is being thankful if you can't give someone else something to be thankful for themselves? Have a joyful day bringing smiles to faces that don't have much to smile about.

The mother lost a valuable opportunity to teach her kid (40 ???) manners

You will have a far better time at the event that sounds FAR more in line with the (vanishing?) spirit of REAL Thanksgiving.

The best T"ing I ever had was not the same, but a bit off beat. My ex, then GF, and I spent the long weekend helping friends build their chalet at Whistler. On "the day", my friend and I spent the day slowly building our way up the side of the building until we had a deck built, that accessed the second floor, but without stairs, as yet. It had been sleeting somewhat all day, and we came in freezing and soaked.

"Inside" was the home of the next-door neighbour who was incredibly gracious and generous. He let the gaggle of us sleep on foamies on the floor, shower, etc. My GF and I had the most enjoyable, almost hedonistic shower I've ever had, and when I had thawed out, we finally went upstairs to find 2 cars full of people had arrived, bringing what was basically 2 turkey dinners.

There was next to no furniture in the place, and lots of finishing work left to do on the place, so we took 2 bedroom doors off their hinges, put them on....I don't remember what...and we all sat on the floor around this huge makeshift table. I knew - at most - 13 of the people, but the feel of the room was incredibly close.

Never had a T'ing close to as good, before or since, and I would do that exact day again and again....except for the working in the sleet part. That was almost 50 years ago, and there is NO WAY this old body could do that part now.

we may not have thanksgiving were i normaly go this year. i have other options including going to a friends house and or banquet tv dinner with a single slice of marie callanders lemon marangue pie. playing it by ear this year.

along with a healthy community spirit and loads of loving kindness.

Congrats on setting the pissant straight!........

KY

Better to be where the family you want to build is and leave the jerks you got stuck with at birth behind.

Have a great time being with people who respect rather than denigrate!

I love baked beans and one made with 5 beans sounds delicious.

I use extra onion, molasses, mustard. Garlic powder. Maybe a little bbq sauce and a dash of wishishishashire.... I have even added a little A1 to it. I don't measure things so I can't tell you. Any beans recipe will do. Mostly the draw is the visual of different beans. Black beans and lentils do not work.

I use dry beans but you could use cans. 1 big can baked beans, regular cans of beans drained .. just pick different colors add you extras like onion and brown sugar... bake it... voila

Usually the middle one.

There's an adage about who wins in a relationship.

The answer is, whoever cares the least.

What will your 40-something extender relative do if he loses his job, and the next one he gets does not offer insurance as a benefit?

Hmmmmm?

Like pissant turkey's immediate family.
He's terminal turkey leftovers.

For which experience you can offer true thanks.

And Baked Beans. 😁 🍽

May you enjoy a wonderful day with them!

and their siblings no longer talk to them. One of them married a religious nut and the other one just grew up hateful.

Had I been forced into contact with them for some reason, I might send them Xmas cards once a year, signed with a rubber stamp (to save my sore hands) with the message "I told you so" and a happy face.

Yeah, sometimes salt in the wound is the best medicine, it does kill some infections.

Someone really needs to sell one.... pre loaded in Orange ink.

Made me laugh THANKS

Someone out there has got to have orange ink.

This is a good starter business on Etsy if anyone is interested in doing it.

I'm just perverse enough to hope somebody out there is.