Thanksgiving thangs
Facebook has killed blogging, at least for me. Why? Because, obviously, everyone can not only read what you write, but they know exactly who wrote it and, as always, the people who are worried or offended are typically not the people you are talking about and anyone else will just get pissed. Case in point, as we all know, your family.
Not that I'm doing specific family bashing this year, what I'm sorting through is actually a kind of nation-wide phenomena, wherein people go to their family gatherings, only for everyone to offend each other, try not to offend each other, get into squabbles and other unpleasant situations. Here's an example:
*Scene setup* We are at Cracker Barrel, meeting some of my boyfriend's family for early Thanksgiving, we get a table and sit down.
The first thing my bf's brother does is open up his phone and show off a picture. I look over thinking it is a picture of a dog or something cute. Nope, I'm an idiot. It's a picture of a huge, naked black woman holding up one of her huge naked boobies at the camera. I should probably add here that the entire family is white folks and there are children present. My bf's little niece who is inquisitive, looks over and says "Daddy, daddy!!! What is it, let me see!!!" I can't help myself, I say quickly, "It's puppies being funny". Her father looks over and says, "It's nothing honey, just a monkey holding a watermelon". The other family members laugh. My bf and I look miserable and horrified. Then they make jokes about putting bacon in our food and scoff at vegetarianism. The rest of the meal consists of none of their family even looking at or addressing me whatsoever because I disapproved of their nasty, racist joke in a restaurant. We are still in a public place full of people surrounded by children.
I've got an idea, maybe we should have Thanksgiving with strangers and friends who are like-minded instead of our families. They could have themes. Here are my ideas:
* "People who think their children are idiots".
* "People who disapprove of their family member's interracial relationship"
* "Support feast for those in an interracial relationship"
* "Families who forbid homosexual family members"
* "Big Gay Thanksgiving, Children welcome"
* "Support for people with Drunk Spouses that can't be trusted at Thanksgiving"
* "Drunk Thanksgiving, held in bar with security"
* "We hate everything but Love Jesus"
* "I love Jesus, but I drink a Little"
* "My grandchildren are interracial, some are gay, and we are all disapproving of it".
* "Bitching about Liberals and Vegetarians"
* "Vegan Thanksgiving"
* "You can bring your dog and your kids, Outdoor Thanksgiving".
Ideas???
Not that I'm doing specific family bashing this year, what I'm sorting through is actually a kind of nation-wide phenomena, wherein people go to their family gatherings, only for everyone to offend each other, try not to offend each other, get into squabbles and other unpleasant situations. Here's an example:
*Scene setup* We are at Cracker Barrel, meeting some of my boyfriend's family for early Thanksgiving, we get a table and sit down.
The first thing my bf's brother does is open up his phone and show off a picture. I look over thinking it is a picture of a dog or something cute. Nope, I'm an idiot. It's a picture of a huge, naked black woman holding up one of her huge naked boobies at the camera. I should probably add here that the entire family is white folks and there are children present. My bf's little niece who is inquisitive, looks over and says "Daddy, daddy!!! What is it, let me see!!!" I can't help myself, I say quickly, "It's puppies being funny". Her father looks over and says, "It's nothing honey, just a monkey holding a watermelon". The other family members laugh. My bf and I look miserable and horrified. Then they make jokes about putting bacon in our food and scoff at vegetarianism. The rest of the meal consists of none of their family even looking at or addressing me whatsoever because I disapproved of their nasty, racist joke in a restaurant. We are still in a public place full of people surrounded by children.
I've got an idea, maybe we should have Thanksgiving with strangers and friends who are like-minded instead of our families. They could have themes. Here are my ideas:
* "People who think their children are idiots".
* "People who disapprove of their family member's interracial relationship"
* "Support feast for those in an interracial relationship"
* "Families who forbid homosexual family members"
* "Big Gay Thanksgiving, Children welcome"
* "Support for people with Drunk Spouses that can't be trusted at Thanksgiving"
* "Drunk Thanksgiving, held in bar with security"
* "We hate everything but Love Jesus"
* "I love Jesus, but I drink a Little"
* "My grandchildren are interracial, some are gay, and we are all disapproving of it".
* "Bitching about Liberals and Vegetarians"
* "Vegan Thanksgiving"
* "You can bring your dog and your kids, Outdoor Thanksgiving".
Ideas???