Thanksgiving etiquette; Fellow old people don’t show up early

I love early arrivals… “here you go Barbara, finish mopping the kitchen and arrange the crudités while I go sober up and put some clothes on.”

Old people love to help.

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It’s way worst

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Woof

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My kids entertain the early arrivals, which guarantees early departure

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thats my nightmare

My dad comes to our house for Thanksgiving lunch every year since my mom died. Lunch is high noon every year. He gets here at 11:30 every year and says " What time we eating?"

Better than family who shows up 2 hrs late.

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Thanksgiving etiquette; Fellow old people don’t show up early

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are you so blind as not to see they are there to help you?

even if not to help cook or clean, they can keep the kids out of the house and out of your way which is a great help in almost all cases

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Old people love to help.

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Yep and young people don’t.

I'm guessing you're speaking of your parents and/or in-laws.

Well, I just spent the past 13 Thanksgiving dinners with friends and family, but not with my parents as my dad passed away in 1994 and my mother in 2010.

That said, just be THANKFUL that you still have them and not bitching if they show up before your appointed time.

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That said, just be THANKFUL that you still have them and not bitching if they show up before your appointed time.

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Sure, I’m thankful to have them around still, but it’s not a mutually exclusive situation.