Micromanaged Thanksgiving: A Question of Control?

[Math Is Hard]

Do you sense any control issues here?

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[Ivan Seeking]

Do you sense any control issues here?

Nope, nothing unusual.

 

[Danger]

Thanksgiving was in October. Aside from that, I would tell her to go **** herself.

 

[rhody]

MIH,

Is there such a thing as an un-invitation, or relational rehab, yep...

Rhody...

 

[lisab]

Thanksgiving was in October. Aside from that, I would tell her to go **** herself.

Yes, and I'd add: WITH A LID, NOT ALUMINUM FOIL!

 

[Vanadium 50]

If that were my family, I'd be consuming as much turkey as I could. Wild Turkey.

 

[DaveC426913]

Yes, and I'd add: WITH A LID, NOT ALUMINUM FOIL!

 

[HeLiXe]

definitely NOT controlling...he/she totally omitted which direction napkins should be folded in

 

[turbo]

definitely NOT controlling...he/she totally omitted which direction napkins should be folded in

There you go! Too much left to chance! You can't leave so much potential disorder and discord for such an important holiday!

 

[Drakkith]

I'd bring a frozen turkey on a paper plate wrapped in aluminum foil with a kiddie spoon and a pair of scissors.

 

[TheStatutoryApe]

Yes, and I'd add: WITH A LID, NOT ALUMINUM FOIL!

Speaking of domination, LisaB is a cruel mistress.

 

[Borek]

Before criticizing I would like to see how the family behaved in the previous years. Could be this mail is just a tip of an iceberg.

 

[turbo]

Before criticizing I would like to see how the family behaved in the previous years. Could be this mail is just a tip of an iceberg.

In my family (either side of the family) Thanksgiving was a huge mash-up with everybody contributing what they wanted. When I was a kid, we didn't have a telephone, so it wasn't as if my mother could coordinate with my aunts. I think that it was understood that the person hosting the event would supply a roasted turkey, make gravy, and supply mashed potatoes. Aside from that, it was a free-for all.

If we were celebrating with my father's family, it was pretty much expected that his baby sister would bring a wonderful pie made of brandied mince-meat. She brought a lot more, of course, but the fact was that my food-hound father would always save room for her pie. It was served in the dessert-phase, along with the apple, pumpkin, cherry, lemon-custard pies and ice cream. His mother always made her famous lemon chiffon pie (his favorite), so he had to save room for that, too.

As for serving-spoons, knives, etc, none of us were rich enough to have a surplus of that stuff. If you had to grab the "big" spoon out of the mashed turnip to grab a helping of squash or potatoes, that was just the way it was. Want another helping of steamed pearl onions and green peas? You might end up "contaminating" them with the garlic-y mashed potatoes, but after you covered them with turkey gravy, who could complain?

 

[HeLiXe]

There you go! Too much left to chance! You can't leave so much potential disorder and discord for such an important holiday!

Exactly! Chaos could ensue...the butterfly effect, just from omitting this essential detail. I'm sure somebody ended up with stuffing in their hair just because of this.

 

[rhody]

Just a thought, wouldn't it be cruel if the OP's card was a hoax, intended to send a message to some family member who was leaning toward becoming MORE controlling.

Rhody...