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(that would be his wife's parents),
I commented that it was such a nice meal, and that I missed cooking for family.
Just after my divorce, it was funny (strange) to hear the hostess say:
"When you remarry, then you can have the dinners at your house".
But to the funny things said..I had an uncle who was late sometimes getting to the gathering and we never waited so when they came in we would be stuffing our faces and someone or two would say 'well we waited for you' I guess you had to be there. It was a family joke (on Daddy's side) all us youngens would giggle.
I'm sure there have been a lot of inappropriate things said over the years at my family gatherings.
One year we all sat down to dinner and my mom asked "Does anyone want to say grace?" Everyone looked uncomfortable, then my obnoxious B I L said to my mom "well, you are the only religious one at the table" I piped up "no she isn't" Anyway, what should have been a nice, sacred moment turned into an awkward moment and no one ended up saying grace.
Last year my sister has this thing where she describes every dish she made. Kind of like what the waitress does at a restaurant when she's describing the specials. Last year my sister said "So, guys how do you like the broccoli?" My other sister who has always rolled her eyes at Sis's food descriptions piped up "it tastes like shit" My S I L's brother who attended last year just couldn't stop laughing and my sis (the hostess with the mostest) looked none too pleased.
There was a silence as we waited for the cooks....
I peeked into the kitchen, and the 3 of them had left. There was a
12 qt. pan of mashed potatoes upside down on the floor.
I kept their secret....
I love this!
And Happy Thanksgiving To All!!
8-)
So he would then turn to me and it was obvious that it pained him to thank me.
The other annoying thing that he would say was that his wife didn’t like turkey for thanksgiving and prefers ham! Grrrrrrr.
Rather rude to say that when I cooked a delicious turkey dinner and all the trimmings. plus desserts.
Thankfully not hosting this year, going to my youngest brother's for them to host. Hooray.
Here, when I host, in my home, I have a very small kitchen. Perhaps DH is seated at the kitchen table, electric knife, carving up the turkey. I'm flittering about in the small kitchen, getting rolls onto a pan to pop them in the oven last minute, setting out drinking glasses and ice and tea and any other last minute things you do before calling the masses to come serve their plates.
I will never understand why people don't see/observe ... if I didn't call you in here to assign you a specific task then why are you in here. There's not enough space to be flittering about in and out of this and that cabinet and drawer and having to ask each individual to scuse me, scuse me, I need to get in that drawer .. need you to move, scuse me ...you're in the way I need to grab something out of that cabinet
I finally did, stop the presses and announce with much aggravation to my tone "unless you were asked to be in here to do something..scram ..all of ya..I'll call you when it's all ready .. don't need yall in here all in my way.
People did .. scatter like roaches and scram. Not very warm and inviting atmosphere by the host.
But dang ... get outta the way .. can you not see that your presence along with the 5 or 6 others that decided to amble into this small space, you're just in the way .. why make me have to be rude.
MIL was always one of the worst offenders ... she & her walker .. and not able to .. cant move fast ..hop outta the way.
Just dangit .. stay outta the kitchen .. unless you were asked to help.
Not real funny ...but yea probably me that did/said something awkward. Yep.
Dorker, good for you for SAYING something! Sometimes we have to speak up.
"We're not hungry, can't stay long"
Mwah ha ha ha ha!
"Was beginning to think she did not have a son".
So my sister's boyfriend at the time proceeded to stand outside the bathroom door and say loudly "anything over 5 pounds you better lower down with a rope"
We all sat at the dinner table and cringed. (but laughed)
OMG. We have the same mother!
I'm 54 yrs. old. My mom likes to monitor my plate and complain if I didn't put x or y on my plate. (I like almost anything, mind you).
Anywho, a few years ago (I was in my early 40's, not five) she was sitting next to me and I was eating fresh collard greens. Suddenly something felt odd in my mouth. I spit it into a napkin and it was the half carcass of a stink bug! I sat there quietly for a moment, dry heaving with my napkin over my mouth and trying not to attract attention or disrupt the meal. My mother was sitting next to me, monitoring all plates and behavior, and noticed immediately. She whispered, "Did you find a bug or something?" I nodded my head. She then whispered "Don't say anything. It will ruin the meal." I had no intention of saying anything to anyone about it. Was only trying not to gag. She would not leave it alone though. She proceeded to try to get me to EAT MORE COLLARDS!
In some of the crazy families, it would be very fortunate!
There was an episode on one of the TV comedies (either Green Acres or Petticoat Junction) in which there was a meeting to discuss some situation, and one character said "Well, as I understand the problem...well, I don't REALLY understand the problem....in fact, what IS the problem?"--I hope I get an appropriate opportunity to say this sometime before I'm dead!
Nice Thanksgiving convo around the dinner table!
Finally - one holiday dinner she was standing up while we were eating and yelling at us "have you found Jesus?!!!" My uncle put down his napkin, stood up and said "I didn't know he was lost - i'll go look for him" and left the table. I was 10 and of course enjoyed the ensuing drama - her getting VERY upset - yelling and crying, other relatives telling her to stop being a pill about religion. I feasted and watched the drama - better than any movie.
Then there was the time my sister's SIL stormed out of a gathering because she forgot to bring popcorn (for popping with the nieces and nephews for a movie later) and none of the kids wanted to leave their game to go with her to the store to buy the popcorn. It was a year before she spoke with anyone in the family - she can really hold a grudge.
There are times I chuckle about all of the family dramas - but honestly, would rather watch them in a movie than around a table.
One of my brother’s ex wives had a son who was a religious fanatic. He got upset because we didn’t say the blessing for an hour before we ate our dinner. We were sorry he came to our house for dinner!
He actually screamed saying our prayer of thanks was too short! Someone told me that when he says grace that it lasts an hour! Can you imagine? Hahaha
We say grace before meals but certainly not for an hour.
He called everyone up on the phone a few days after our holiday meal and asked if they were saved and had welcomed Jesus in their lives. He went overboard with religion.
Personally, I still love Santa! Hahaha
People do say the funniest things. I have a friend who hates Christmas music! The odd thing is that she is the pianist at her church and has to play it. She plays beautifully.
When we go out for coffee and they have Christmas music playing she says, “I hate Christmas music! I don’t want to hear it.”
She loves music but I think since she’s had issues with her family. She and her sisters are quarreling and she can’t handle the warm, fuzzy emotions of Christmas music.
My mom hosts Thanksgiving, Christmas, Easter, etc. She loves to host the meals and has the china, crystal, silver, etc to set a beautiful table. We all gather around the living room to join hands and say a prayer.. which Mom says and takes very seriously.
Anyway, Mom was saying the prayer and I looked up to check on my (then) eight year old son. He was holding my brother's hand and dry heaving. I thought my brother had passed silent gas (his specialty) and that my son was at the height to be "in the line of fire." I couldn't help it and began to giggle. I really tried hard to stifle it but that just made it worse! My husband was squeezing my hand trying to quiet me but that also made it worse. I just couldn't stop!!!
I ruined my mom's prayer and she was, understandably, not happy. I apologized but was still reminded how to behave during the prayer for the next several holiday dinners.
Turns out, my son was standing near an appetizer tray of cheese and crackers and was getting an unwelcome whiff of blue cheese. Not surprisingly, neither of us like that cheese!
Still laughing 20 years later. Love this thread, thanks!