2019 Holiday Family Drama Thread: Anyone Dealing With Family Drama This Year?

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some opinionated idiots who have no clue

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OweO

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My sister-in-law will end up inviting 3 or 4 people from her family to our family's Thanksgiving the day of, like she does every year. And she won't clear the invites with my mother-in-law who hosts Thanksgiving every year, so she'll end up scrambling to add chairs to tables, make sure there's enough food, etc.

It'd be one thing if these people didn't have anywhere to go for Thanksgiving, but they go to their family's for lunch. Last year she showed up with 6 people that weren't on the invite list. My mother-in-law is too nice to tell her to stop.

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My sister-in-law will end up inviting 3 or 4 people from her family to our family's Thanksgiving the day of, like she does every year.

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That's kind of shitty. I am all for being social and meeting new people, but Thanksgiving is one of those days I just want to take it easy.. And for someone to just all of a sudden bring a group of people to the family gathering seems kind of selfish (especially if its people who have places to go. Its its people who had nowhere else to go, that's cool) But just to show up with people seems exhausting for whoever is hosting the party.

This year...every year.

Nope
I’ll be working on Thanksgiving.

I’m drama free these days

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It's not real drama unless blows are exchanged, or two or more people get sloppy drunk and into a verbal altercation, or both.

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One time at a Christmas family party (my mom's side has a huge family. There is a big Christmas eve party every year) one of my uncles left the window down in his truck. It had rained a lot that day and and the few days before.. One of my cousins was leaving and my uncle parked in away my cousin couldn't get out.. So instead of going ask my uncle to move, my cousin tried to maneuver his way out and while doing so he was spinning out and shot mud all over the side of my uncle's truck.. the side with the window open.

When he finally realized he couldn't work his way out, he went ask my uncle to move. When my uncle saw his truck, including the inside, was covered with mud, him and my cousin went at it.

They ended up on the ground, in some areas that was muddy. My cousin hit my uncle in the nose and it was bleeding.. They fight breaks up, my uncle decides he isn't moving his truck. About 20 mins later they go at it again. No one broke it up, they decided to let them go at it until they wear each other out.

After they went at it until they couldn't go anymore, my uncle went move his truck, my cousin left and it was as if it never happened..

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It's not real drama unless blows are exchanged, or two or more people get sloppy drunk and into a verbal altercation, or both.

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My family isn't trashy...we just talk shite behind people's back.

No drama. Mom flies in tonight and staying at my place. Happy to have her for a few days.

How about a post about what you are thankful for? You will miss those same folks when they are gone.

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And she won't clear the invites with my mother-in-law who hosts Thanksgiving every year, so she'll end up scrambling to add chairs to tables, make sure there's enough food, etc.

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that's totally rude on the part of your SIL, but your MIL is a classy lady for making it work rather than making the unexpected guests feel bad... you should bring her a potted mum or something and let her know everyone notices her being awesome and taking the high road