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Pony Talk => Off Topic => Topic started by: BlackCurtains on November 22, 2021, 08:57:12 AM
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Despite the actual history of America, are you doing anything for Thanksgiving? :)
When I was a kid we would decorate with fall leaves and corn, maybe a pilgrim here and there. But it was always mainly about the food. My mom used to host the extended family and sometimes the neighbors back in the day. Sometimes she'd make two whole turkeys. Cherry pie from scratch. Homemade mashed potatoes and marshmallow yams! Yum.
This year it's just going to me and my parents, so we're doing it simple. Mashed potatoes and stuffing from a box. Can shaped cranberry for my dad. A premade pumpkin pie (I'm not much of a fan) and a small skinless boneless turkey breast. I'll be making the green bean casserole and olive dip (this is my famous dip - cream cheese, green olives and walnuts. It's delicious!)
We don't really do the whole "giving thanks" thing. We never did, even back at the large parties. We just eat :lol:
What's your tradition?
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In our family, Thanksgiving is about getting together as a family and being thankful for what we have. It's not about Pilgrims and their interactions with the inhabitants of the land they crashed into.
So this year my nephew came down from college (I'm not old enough for him to be in college!) and my mom is going to make both a turkey and a ham because he doesn't like turkey (and grandma spoils the grandkids so she doesn't mind doing both) and I'm sure my brothers will come out with their kids and we'll all eat and play card games and listen to the nonsense that comes out of my brother's mouth (not G-rated but generally hilarious). And we usually go around the table and say something that we're thankful for. My mom will make multiple pies (Pumpkin, peanut butter, chocolate, banana, and a cheesecake), though my nephew also doesn't like pie so she might do brownies or imitation Crumbl cookies this year (our neighbor has a cooking blog and just released a cook book of the cookie recipes so we have that) as well. We tend to have fresh-mashed potatoes, sweet potatoes with toasted marshmallows on top, cranberries (both whole and jellied), stuffing, green bean casserole (which I don't like but everyone else does) and my mom's home made rolls to eat with the turkey. And I'm sure my sisters-in-law will bring salads or Jell-O of some kind. The children will shoot each other with nerf guns, chase the dog, feed the dog, watch Spider-man or Disney cartoons and generally have a grand time.
In short: food, family, and fun. :)
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My girlfriend will be staying with my family for a few days and we're going to celebrate on Wednesday! My mom works all day on Thursday. We just take it as an opportunity to eat. We used to see extended family, but since my Celiac diagnosis we no longer do, and even before then, if my mom had to work that day, we would usually stay home.
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I will be going a few blocks to my sister's house. I am making the stuffing. Our tradition is usually good food and company. It's probably my favorite holiday because of the weather. But Halloween is good too. Hard to choose.
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I already had Thanksgiving with my boyfriends family last week (they did it early bc half the family is going out of town), then on thanksgiving day I'm going to see my family. Black Friday will be my 'Friends-giving' which is a nice potluck this year, and I have a lottttt to cook. I'm looking forward to that the most. I just like having the food cause I can't always afford groceries these days.
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My parents are coming over and we are keeping it simple! :)
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Just gonna be me, my partner, his mother and close friend of mine this year. I'm not doing a ton of side dishes and my friend is bringing dessert, so it's gonna be really low key.
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Everyone's plans sounds nice :)
I forgot to mention Thanksgiving is my cats "gotcha day". She was a tiny little fluff on my porch :inlove:
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On the actual day will be staying home and cooking a turkey for the first time in my whole life because the Thanksgiving gift basket from work ending up being /everything/ for a Thanksgiving dinner. Not at all what I expected and floored by the generosity. Planning on visiting my family on Saturday.
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Other then the obligatory thanksgiving meal? No. I don't even wanna do that.
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Went to visit my parents over the weekend and had Thanksgiving dinner there just my parents and my partner. we're not that into the holidays but we like to eat so we do enjoy the holiday food.
We haven't done the big family thanksgiving in quite a long time. Family drama. i love them but being around all of them is really stressful and tbh i don't feel like they really like me or make an effort to talk to me. and now that i live out of town i feel less pressured to try to have holidays with my extended family. The holidays haven't been the same without my grandmother. she was a character but i miss her. she always made the best desserts. but overcooked the turkey. she was kind of the glue holding us together.
My partner and I are going to have a quiet meal at home. which is good because i'm tired from traveling. i usually put up the tree after dinner but i'm not sure if i will this year. sometimes i just don't feel the holiday spirit. and we're moving soon so one more thing to repack.
my parents will probably go to my uncle's for thanksgiving dinner. as far as they know everyone is vaccinated. even the previous hold outs.
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Me, my parents, brother's family and sister's family were supposed to get together last Sunday since my parents are at the beach this week. But brother canceled and sister canceled, saying they were sick. So I get to be all alone. But that's nothing new. I'm always alone.
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Aw, Gator :( :deathhug:
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My husband will cook Thanksgiving dinner this year, just for the kids and us. It's been a rough year...my husband's grandma passed away, and that is where we usually went. My parents and siblings always went to my aunt's, but she passed away in March. We thought maybe my parents would host it, but now my mom is in the hospital. I've been really lethargic these days, and told my husband I didn't want to cook (or more specifically, I don't want to do the cleanup!), so he decided to take it on.
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We usually stay home for Thanksgiving. My mom makes a lot of stuff the day before like pies so she doesn't have as much to do on Thanksgiving.
Before my grandpa died we would usually travel out of state to spend Thanksgiving with him. Those times were not easy for me because my grandpa was in a nursing home and that usually meant my mom and I stayed at my grandpa's house 99% of the time while she cooked Thanksgiving dinner and then brought it to the nursing home to share with my grandpa until we finished eating and then we would go back to my grandpa's house so my mom could start cleaning up with while my dad stayed with my grandpa as long as he wanted. I usually had to work on homework or a project for college during that time to so that meant that I was also trying to get that done.
A couple of years ago we went to my cousin's house for Thanksgiving but my mom got food poisoning because she ate some food that had been sitting out too long.
We have the traditional Thanksgiving foods although my mom alters the recipe for green bean casserole because she doesn't like mushrooms or things with mushrooms in it. We also have a family dish that we call noodles that I don't really know how to describe. It's noodles that are cooked in broth and something else. They are really good. :)
Ponyfan
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My family and I usually do Thanksgiving the same every year, which is meeting with my dad's side of the family in the afternoon and then my mom's side in the evening.
This year is going to be a bit different, as there are some family tensions on both sides of my family. If I'm being honest, I would have rather had just done a Friendsgiving or just a dinner here at the house with just the four of us alone. Nonetheless, I'm excited to be at both houses tomorrow, even if some people are missing.
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Me, my parents, brother's family and sister's family were supposed to get together last Sunday since my parents are at the beach this week. But brother canceled and sister canceled, saying they were sick. So I get to be all alone. But that's nothing new. I'm always alone.
:hug:
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Me, my parents, brother's family and sister's family were supposed to get together last Sunday since my parents are at the beach this week. But brother canceled and sister canceled, saying they were sick. So I get to be all alone. But that's nothing new. I'm always alone.
I hope you get better!
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My parents cooked and had turkey. I didn't partake though because I don't eat turkey. lol I'm super picky. Not much I will eat.
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Man, I remember in grade school Thanksgiving was such a big production, like they laid it on heavy with the myth and all. These days we just gather with family and have a meal. Though, we didn't the last two years because of covid, it was just my husband and I. Still, any excuse to eat a lot lol! I made a pecan pie.
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Man, I remember in grade school Thanksgiving was such a big production, like they laid it on heavy with the myth and all. These days we just gather with family and have a meal. Though, we didn't the last two years because of covid, it was just my husband and I. Still, any excuse to eat a lot lol! I made a pecan pie.
yeah so many hand drawn turkeys and, in hindsight, unfortunate construction paper hats. a lot of thanksgiving myth back in the 80s and 90s. i don't remember learning much about it until college. maybe in high school? though on some level i think we all knew it wasn't the whole story.
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yeah so many hand drawn turkeys and, in hindsight, unfortunate construction paper hats. a lot of thanksgiving myth back in the 80s and 90s. i don't remember learning much about it until college. maybe in high school? though on some level i think we all knew it wasn't the whole story.
Wow, I didn't remember the paper hats until you mentioned it lol. My school did a lot more painting than paper, and despite the unfortunate art projects, I think most of our teachers accepted that all the kids cared about was the days off from school! Ah, November was so sweet - every Friday off except 1.