Thanksgiving plans?

[jazzypaul]

Thanksgiving has always been my least favorite holiday. Why, you ask? Well, I'm allergic to poultry. Now, when I was a kid, this wasn't an issue. All of the people on my mom's side of the family were never fond of turkey, and on my dad's side, well, there's not many turkeys to be found in Morocco, so my grandmother never learned how to cook turkey...so it was always lamb. So, besides the weird looks from people when I'd tell them that our traditional thanksgiving feast was cous cous, malga and leg of lamb, it was excellent.

Then, enter our very own personal Yoko. My uncle's second wife is all about tradition. And, after my grandparents moved out of their homey little joint in Chicago and came out to the suburbs, the uncle's and aunt's place became the place for holiday dinners. Well, as we all know, Thanksgiving traditions include turkey. Over everyone else's objections, a few years ago, she made a turkey, and nothing else. And everything had turkey broth in it. I was told this in advance, and I swore I wouldn't go to Thanksgiving dinner. Well, after hours of begging and pleading from various family members, I decided to come. Even though I'd be spending a couple of hours watching everyone else eat. These things don't sit well with me...so I stopped off at the local McDonald's and grabbed a Big Mac and a large coke, and then came to dinner. While everyone else was eating their Thanksgiving dinner, and now scowling at the aunt in question, I sat and chowed down on a big mac. Needless to say, it's been lamb every year since. But, now, I also get tons of grief from said aunt and uncle every year right around this time. And being that they are also my landlords (they own my condo), this is hardly my favorite time of year.

Sorry to be a buzzkill...

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