13 Cringeworthy Stories Of When Thanksgiving Went So So Wrong

More from CafeMom: 10 Hilarious & Embarrassing Thanksgiving Autocorrects Every family probably has at least one story of a Thanksgiving that went all wrong, so let’s be honest about how stressful Turkey Day can really be. From drunken aunts to pushy mother-in-laws and sliced-off fingers, we’ve collected some of the most unforgettable Thanksgiving disasters we’ve ever heard. Consider this a dose of perspective as folks look ahead to their own upcoming Turkey Day. More from CafeMom: 11 Woman Share the Thanksgiving Cooking Fails They’l Neber Live Down And hopefully these stories will make us all feel thankful for the small moments of drama we’re bound to have this year. Remember, it could always be worse. (And by the way, the names have been withheld so that we don’t cause anymore unnecessary Thanksgiving drama. These people already have enough on their plates.) One year, we were going around the table saying what we were thankful for and one of her kids (probably age 7 at the time) said ‘I’m thankful for everything.’   In response, our littlest cousin (probably age 3 at the time) said ‘Even your mom? And diseases?’ It got very Jerry Springer, very quickly. Plates were thrown, people were crying, all the little kids were hiding in the closet. The next year I stay home for Thanksgiving and had a pot pie and whiskey for dinner." My redneck cousin seemed really surprised to see us there. I figured out why when she loudly asked me if ’the Jews celebrate Thanksgiving?’ My drunken aunt then chimed in with ‘I think they do but you know they don’t do Christmas because their people killed Jesus!’ Classy." More from CafeMom: 10 Quotes From Comedians on Spending Thanksgiving With Family (PHOTOS) This was the same Thanksgiving the same brother-in-law was vacuuming for the big day, and, with the hose attachment vacuuming cobwebs out of the ceiling corners, [he] knocked an heirloom turkey platter off the wall in the dining room. This turkey platter has been passed down to the first born daughter in my grandma’s Irish clan for the last 150 years." I immediately sprung up and gave her the Heimlich Maneuver (thank God for all those nanny CPR/first aid trainings!) with my daughter still in the carrier. It wasn’t until her airway was clear and my daughter started crying that I realized I didn’t take her out of the carrier before springing to action. Questionable baby wearing at its finest!" This was just about the same time grace was being said. The little one just looks at him and says, ‘F*ck you!’ That was greeted by dead silence. To this day, we still chuckle about that moment — talk about awkward!"  More from CafeMom: 9 Hilarious, Messy, and Totally Unforgettable Thanksgiving Mishaps That whole night, my 20-something cousin was crabby and complaining of bad cramps. Later that night, my mom called to say our cousin ended up at the hospital AND GAVE BIRTH TO A FULL-TERM BABY BOY. She allegedly had no clue she was pregnant." I told her no the first time and thought that would shut it down but she kept going! ‘Oh come on, she’ll love it. It’s about time she had REAL food…’" Because it was covered in plastic wrap, he didn’t get messy and nobody knew until it was time for pie. She didn’t tell us that it was foot pie until after she served it." I realized I had forgotten some item (can’t remember what it was) and went out to my car to drive to the store. When I got to my car and opened it, I realized the entire interior was covered in mustard yellow colored dust. Turns out someone had emptied an entire chemical fire extinguisher into my car. Isn’t it Halloween when you’re supposed to be pranked?! It was a nightmare to clean. I used a shop vac and then took it to be detailed. Until I sold that car, mustard yellow powder would come out of the vents. Yuck." We had no food because no one had thought to go to the grocery store for actual food before it closed. I think we ate refried beans from a can and spoons of peanut butter for dinner." We learned a few years ago that they actually make it a few days before, and then reheat it all in the MICROWAVE! The story is even better knowing that my husband’s grandma grew up on a turkey farm, so should know how to make a good turkey." So, Thanksgiving morning we got to go to the ER. I had to take him because my mother-in-law was cooking and my sister-in-law and husband are both squeamish about blood/medical stuff. True bonding experience. He was outlawed from using power tools on holidays from then on."

title: “13 Cringeworthy Stories Of When Thanksgiving Went So So Wrong” ShowToc: true date: “2024-09-21” author: “Lori Shropshire”

More from CafeMom: 10 Hilarious & Embarrassing Thanksgiving Autocorrects Every family probably has at least one story of a Thanksgiving that went all wrong, so let’s be honest about how stressful Turkey Day can really be. From drunken aunts to pushy mother-in-laws and sliced-off fingers, we’ve collected some of the most unforgettable Thanksgiving disasters we’ve ever heard. Consider this a dose of perspective as folks look ahead to their own upcoming Turkey Day. More from CafeMom: 11 Woman Share the Thanksgiving Cooking Fails They’l Neber Live Down And hopefully these stories will make us all feel thankful for the small moments of drama we’re bound to have this year. Remember, it could always be worse. (And by the way, the names have been withheld so that we don’t cause anymore unnecessary Thanksgiving drama. These people already have enough on their plates.) One year, we were going around the table saying what we were thankful for and one of her kids (probably age 7 at the time) said ‘I’m thankful for everything.’   In response, our littlest cousin (probably age 3 at the time) said ‘Even your mom? And diseases?’ It got very Jerry Springer, very quickly. Plates were thrown, people were crying, all the little kids were hiding in the closet. The next year I stay home for Thanksgiving and had a pot pie and whiskey for dinner." My redneck cousin seemed really surprised to see us there. I figured out why when she loudly asked me if ’the Jews celebrate Thanksgiving?’ My drunken aunt then chimed in with ‘I think they do but you know they don’t do Christmas because their people killed Jesus!’ Classy." More from CafeMom: 10 Quotes From Comedians on Spending Thanksgiving With Family (PHOTOS) This was the same Thanksgiving the same brother-in-law was vacuuming for the big day, and, with the hose attachment vacuuming cobwebs out of the ceiling corners, [he] knocked an heirloom turkey platter off the wall in the dining room. This turkey platter has been passed down to the first born daughter in my grandma’s Irish clan for the last 150 years." I immediately sprung up and gave her the Heimlich Maneuver (thank God for all those nanny CPR/first aid trainings!) with my daughter still in the carrier. It wasn’t until her airway was clear and my daughter started crying that I realized I didn’t take her out of the carrier before springing to action. Questionable baby wearing at its finest!" This was just about the same time grace was being said. The little one just looks at him and says, ‘F*ck you!’ That was greeted by dead silence. To this day, we still chuckle about that moment — talk about awkward!"  More from CafeMom: 9 Hilarious, Messy, and Totally Unforgettable Thanksgiving Mishaps That whole night, my 20-something cousin was crabby and complaining of bad cramps. Later that night, my mom called to say our cousin ended up at the hospital AND GAVE BIRTH TO A FULL-TERM BABY BOY. She allegedly had no clue she was pregnant." I told her no the first time and thought that would shut it down but she kept going! ‘Oh come on, she’ll love it. It’s about time she had REAL food…’" Because it was covered in plastic wrap, he didn’t get messy and nobody knew until it was time for pie. She didn’t tell us that it was foot pie until after she served it." I realized I had forgotten some item (can’t remember what it was) and went out to my car to drive to the store. When I got to my car and opened it, I realized the entire interior was covered in mustard yellow colored dust. Turns out someone had emptied an entire chemical fire extinguisher into my car. Isn’t it Halloween when you’re supposed to be pranked?! It was a nightmare to clean. I used a shop vac and then took it to be detailed. Until I sold that car, mustard yellow powder would come out of the vents. Yuck." We had no food because no one had thought to go to the grocery store for actual food before it closed. I think we ate refried beans from a can and spoons of peanut butter for dinner." We learned a few years ago that they actually make it a few days before, and then reheat it all in the MICROWAVE! The story is even better knowing that my husband’s grandma grew up on a turkey farm, so should know how to make a good turkey." So, Thanksgiving morning we got to go to the ER. I had to take him because my mother-in-law was cooking and my sister-in-law and husband are both squeamish about blood/medical stuff. True bonding experience. He was outlawed from using power tools on holidays from then on."

title: “13 Cringeworthy Stories Of When Thanksgiving Went So So Wrong” ShowToc: true date: “2024-09-20” author: “Marcia Spaulding”

More from CafeMom: 10 Hilarious & Embarrassing Thanksgiving Autocorrects Every family probably has at least one story of a Thanksgiving that went all wrong, so let’s be honest about how stressful Turkey Day can really be. From drunken aunts to pushy mother-in-laws and sliced-off fingers, we’ve collected some of the most unforgettable Thanksgiving disasters we’ve ever heard. Consider this a dose of perspective as folks look ahead to their own upcoming Turkey Day. More from CafeMom: 11 Woman Share the Thanksgiving Cooking Fails They’l Neber Live Down And hopefully these stories will make us all feel thankful for the small moments of drama we’re bound to have this year. Remember, it could always be worse. (And by the way, the names have been withheld so that we don’t cause anymore unnecessary Thanksgiving drama. These people already have enough on their plates.) One year, we were going around the table saying what we were thankful for and one of her kids (probably age 7 at the time) said ‘I’m thankful for everything.’   In response, our littlest cousin (probably age 3 at the time) said ‘Even your mom? And diseases?’ It got very Jerry Springer, very quickly. Plates were thrown, people were crying, all the little kids were hiding in the closet. The next year I stay home for Thanksgiving and had a pot pie and whiskey for dinner." My redneck cousin seemed really surprised to see us there. I figured out why when she loudly asked me if ’the Jews celebrate Thanksgiving?’ My drunken aunt then chimed in with ‘I think they do but you know they don’t do Christmas because their people killed Jesus!’ Classy." More from CafeMom: 10 Quotes From Comedians on Spending Thanksgiving With Family (PHOTOS) This was the same Thanksgiving the same brother-in-law was vacuuming for the big day, and, with the hose attachment vacuuming cobwebs out of the ceiling corners, [he] knocked an heirloom turkey platter off the wall in the dining room. This turkey platter has been passed down to the first born daughter in my grandma’s Irish clan for the last 150 years." I immediately sprung up and gave her the Heimlich Maneuver (thank God for all those nanny CPR/first aid trainings!) with my daughter still in the carrier. It wasn’t until her airway was clear and my daughter started crying that I realized I didn’t take her out of the carrier before springing to action. Questionable baby wearing at its finest!" This was just about the same time grace was being said. The little one just looks at him and says, ‘F*ck you!’ That was greeted by dead silence. To this day, we still chuckle about that moment — talk about awkward!"  More from CafeMom: 9 Hilarious, Messy, and Totally Unforgettable Thanksgiving Mishaps That whole night, my 20-something cousin was crabby and complaining of bad cramps. Later that night, my mom called to say our cousin ended up at the hospital AND GAVE BIRTH TO A FULL-TERM BABY BOY. She allegedly had no clue she was pregnant." I told her no the first time and thought that would shut it down but she kept going! ‘Oh come on, she’ll love it. It’s about time she had REAL food…’" Because it was covered in plastic wrap, he didn’t get messy and nobody knew until it was time for pie. She didn’t tell us that it was foot pie until after she served it." I realized I had forgotten some item (can’t remember what it was) and went out to my car to drive to the store. When I got to my car and opened it, I realized the entire interior was covered in mustard yellow colored dust. Turns out someone had emptied an entire chemical fire extinguisher into my car. Isn’t it Halloween when you’re supposed to be pranked?! It was a nightmare to clean. I used a shop vac and then took it to be detailed. Until I sold that car, mustard yellow powder would come out of the vents. Yuck." We had no food because no one had thought to go to the grocery store for actual food before it closed. I think we ate refried beans from a can and spoons of peanut butter for dinner." We learned a few years ago that they actually make it a few days before, and then reheat it all in the MICROWAVE! The story is even better knowing that my husband’s grandma grew up on a turkey farm, so should know how to make a good turkey." So, Thanksgiving morning we got to go to the ER. I had to take him because my mother-in-law was cooking and my sister-in-law and husband are both squeamish about blood/medical stuff. True bonding experience. He was outlawed from using power tools on holidays from then on."