I’d like to clarify (mainly because my family, and in-laws, read this comic, heh), that Rick and I are actually pretty lucky. Not only do we get along with our in-laws pretty well, and they get along with each other, but we also often joke that our own parents like our spouse better than they like us.
Also, we have yet to host a Thanksgiving. We have worked out a win-win-win situation where Rick’s family hosts on Thanksgiving, my family holds their big dinner on Friday (because, why the heck not, my mom says), and that last win refers to the lack of needing to clean and cook, on my end, LOL!
I decided that my wife should spend TG with my parents and I’d spend it with hers. It may work out better for us. j/k 😀
ahahah, we have joked about this possibility. If Rick attends a family event without me, all they ask is “where’s DAWN??? Why didn’t you bring her???” and vice versa. Our families like our spouse more than us, we think!
Turkey is the greatest fowl ever, you don’t see Chicken or Duck bringing people together, and if it’s unifying qualities aren’t enough it doses you with enough tryptophan to take down an elephant, so if the discourse starts during the meal all guilty parties are slumbering peacefully shortly there after with the sound of football filling the air.
yup, indeed… it must be the tryptophan. and the booze. Gets us through the holidays!
All the relatives my wife and I got along with and enjoyed have since passed on! They left us with a motley crew of people you can’t even successfully sell on craigslist! … I’ve TRIED! [grin]
Have a happy turkey day! Eat til it hurts and then eat a little more! [go gluttony!]
Thanksgiving dinner with an Ouija board, I’m thinking? LOL Have a great holiday, Jynksie!
my deals the opposite. We don’t interact with any of our inlaws and just cook and clean for ourselves. Works out pretty well.
heh, well I’d say that’s be the path of least resistance! I do enjoy both sides of my family, I’m one of the lucky few. Sure, there will be annoyances and squabbles, but overall, we have a good relationship with both sides.