My sister had to go to her boyfriend's grandparents house for Thanksgiving because our family isn't as important as theirs. His grandma actually apologized to my mom a week prior for my sister not being able to be there.
This is how Thanksgiving works there: His grandma makes all the food, including like 10 pies. You can't bring your own dish because that would be telling her that her's isn't good enough. Everyone sits down at the table, you pass each item around until everyone has filled their plate, then you start eating. Then after dinner, everyone gathers in another room, sits and talks about the weather and looks at the black Friday ads for 2-3 hours, no TV, maybe some board games. Then finally dessert.
Christmas there is also something else.
Yikes. I understand families all have their own traditions, but that just sounds more like prison than a family holiday together.
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My sister told me a story about how a kid at Grinnell was asking a question in class or something, and used the the word 'straightforward', and it caused everyone to freak out.
The Vixen.
I almost posted that one, but I'm not mocking stormy.I always remember John Hurt saying that sarcastically to Elizabeth Perkins later, after the meeting.
"I don't get it, I don't get it!"
Apparently you're not supposed to say the word 'straight' in any context because it's offensive to people who are not straight, I don't know...
Apparently you're not supposed to say the word 'straight' in any context because it's offensive to people who are not straight, I don't know...
At Christmas, everyone opens their gifts one at a time and has to show everyone what it is. There's like 16 people too so gift opening takes like 3 hours.Yikes. I understand families all have their own traditions, but that just sounds more like prison than a family holiday together.
Like I said, I don't believe it happened.Serious?
At Christmas, everyone opens their gifts one at a time and has to show everyone what it is. There's like 16 people too so gift opening takes like 3 hours.
Ours is everyone's gifts are handed out, and then paper flies for a few minutes and we're done.