Meeting the (Crazy) Family
Let’s face facts, people. Some of us come from families that are a little…eccentric. You have to be sure that when you bring someone home for the holidays they can actually handle seeing you in your family element.
If you are brave enough to take someone home for the holidays this week, you should warn them about what to expect. Especially if you have a wide cast of crazy characters in your family that could possibly embarrass you. Let them know what to expect!
Have you ever gone home with your date for the holidays? Did it end well? How do you know if it is a good time to bring someone around your relatives? May I suggest you watch Meet the Fockers for homework before bringing someone over. You can learn what to do when you meet crazy relatives of your date!
Who is the most outrageous family member that you actually worry about introducing your date to?
What are your Thanksgiving Day plans this year?
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Dream_n- 2 days til turkey day
November 24th, 2009
12:56 pm
coconut rice ‘n peas.
@ Cbratz.. that sounds interesting. HAve you ever ate this cake called Tres Leche… His mom makes it for birthdays and holidays.
Melo
November 24th, 2009
12:56 pm
Hey everybody….
Hold up..
where is everybody sleeping??,in the hotel or they gon be sme in the living room,others in beds upstairs and maybe some sleeping on the porch??
Coz im trying to see where sexx is gon fit in all this food,football and liquor thing…
When its all over,the eating,talking,football and liquoring,aint it gon down some place??
i'm swiss
November 24th, 2009
12:56 pm
Dream_n — Yeah… sh!t like that is why I have nothing to do with certain of my cousins. Relatives or not, I have no place in my life for people like that.
Dan
November 24th, 2009
12:57 pm
Um question (before I go), how does working at Hosea’s do anything for a resume?
Cemeeli
November 24th, 2009
12:57 pm
i got a sorry meeting today…just sorry…sorry…busy and sorry…i’m ready to go…i’ve been WORKED!…time is flying tho.
Leggs
November 24th, 2009
1:00 pm
Hello Cee. Enjoy your family, and I already know you’re thankful for quite a bit. Keep forging ahead.
@czB ~ I don’t have a recipe in terms of measurements. It’s all in my head but I’ll see what I can jot down.
BFF = Best Friends Forever.
Melo
November 24th, 2009
1:01 pm
how does working at Hosea’s do anything for a resume?
past that up on the hobbies/activites u do…u neva know whoe reads it
Melo
November 24th, 2009
1:01 pm
paste
Raqi
November 24th, 2009
1:01 pm
LMBO @ Melo. First of all in answering your craziness, I don’t know where the Man and his fam are sleeping but me and bundle are sleeping in a hotel.
And it’s only 2 days away from home for most people so “sexx” can wait. Or be gotten out the way before you go or put on hold ’til you get back.
You ain’t gon die if you don’t get your jollies for 2 or 3 days. And folks gon be to full and stuffed to even feel like fooling around. LOL
Cemeeli
November 24th, 2009
1:01 pm
@ mqew – my friend her younger sis is here from NO…she holding a grown’folk conversation on her cell phone to include….
…mofo..baybah…another slick mouf cussword…okay i’ll meet you deh <== there, bye gahdammit!
I'm thinking like dag, for real!?!!?….
Leggs
November 24th, 2009
1:02 pm
It does a lot for a resume. Volunteerism is a true indicator of one’s character (as long as it’s not a one time thing that is).
Sassy Me...juicy fruit...there can be only one :-)
November 24th, 2009
1:03 pm
how does working at Hosea’s do anything for a resume?
It depends..but usually on certain types of applications(college,fraternity/sorority,certain types of jobs) volunteering is a plus and if you can tie it in with a reputable,long standing association like Hosea Feed the Hungry then that might raise an eyebrow.
Dream_n- 2 days til turkey day
November 24th, 2009
1:03 pm
Swiss
I would love to love them from a distance. It’s my dad’s side of the family and you kinda get immune to it, but when you leave you find yourself saying.. Now why didn’t I say something when they said that.
You have member of your family that show a theis azzez?? Is it because the Mrs. is a different race??
Dream_n- 2 days til turkey day
November 24th, 2009
1:04 pm
*their*
Dream_n- 2 days til turkey day
November 24th, 2009
1:05 pm
Leggs
You’re absolutely right on your 1:02.
Leggs
November 24th, 2009
1:06 pm
SCool ~ you get all the recipes?
SexyCool - The Upgrade
November 24th, 2009
1:08 pm
I’m printing them and laminating them as we speak.
Dan
November 24th, 2009
1:09 pm
Y’all talking about a “relationship resume”. Ion bother with that mess.
I mentioned it because this is my first time going (after years of “planning to”). I found a way to use a talent to help some folks. But that on me (and the blog I guess) and not something to be used to enhance my reputation in anyone else’s eyes.
Ewww, people do that?
Cemeeli
November 24th, 2009
1:11 pm
Ms. Leggs of course…and thank you. I am very thankful.
…mostly tho…Thankful to my God on High how still sits on the throne!
for what he has done, and what he hasn’t done in my life…i do praise him.
Leggs
November 24th, 2009
1:11 pm
Now, I’m officially laughing….printing and laminating.
Leggs
November 24th, 2009
1:12 pm
@mqew ~ I will have too much leftover, come on thru. You know how to contact me (I think).
Professor
November 24th, 2009
1:13 pm
…stepping in late as ever trying to catch up
Dream you took the words from my keyboard with that 12:47 post. It is ignorant as hell not to think they we don’t eat food from other cultures…if that was the case the Chinese food would have been out of business before they ever opened shop in America!
Wonderwoman~ chica, I know you will do what is best for you! I am wishing you the best!
mqew
November 24th, 2009
1:13 pm
Oh #3 They like to talk about me as I’m the ’skinny one’ <—— size 6/8 which ain't skinny to me who eats alot. I just give it right back to them now. I lose 5lbs to have room for THE Day.
Get off me 
i'm swiss
November 24th, 2009
1:14 pm
“You have member of your family that show a theis azzez?? Is it because the Mrs. is a different race??”
@ Dream_n — I do have one cousin in particular who is about as stereotypical white-trash racist as you can get. And he has been that way since loooooong before Mrs. Swiss & I ever met. I’ve never gotten along with the guy & have made a point to have nothing to do with him since the day I left home for college 17 years ago. Any family event where his family (and potentially he) might be there, I’ve avoided ever since. Of course, now, he’s run off on his former wife (with whom he had 3 kids before marriage) and is shacking up with some other woman (with whom I understand he has another 2 kids without being married) and has no contact with his parents or siblings. Good riddance, IMO.
Dream_n- 2 days til turkey day
November 24th, 2009
1:15 pm
Leggs
Don’t forget about me in the next few weeks… I plan on being a cooking machine if these yams come out edible. I might just set the yams out w/out telling the folks that I cooked a pot and see which one they like the best….
Elijah ....
November 24th, 2009
1:15 pm
@Professor, Professor…. Lemon Pepper wings are here when you want them,how you want them, just let me know when you are ready for them!
Sassy…. I will be in the great State of Tennessee breaking bread with some thick relatives!
Ah….Ms. SexyCool…. It is a lot of fun serving at the HFTH but too many servers are just like here take the food and keep it moving! When serving we need to engage and encourage folks!
Professor
November 24th, 2009
1:15 pm
@Swiss I am with you on that 12:56!
Leggs
November 24th, 2009
1:17 pm
Ms Cee, I can see you’re “full” while typing that and your fingers had a mind of their own (LOL). I’m know as “nubby” to my email buddies. Can’t seem to type a lick when emailing them.
mqew
November 24th, 2009
1:17 pm
And Dream n – You are funny! Chicken without the head
Don’t mean any harm but, you don’t cook often, hunh? (Said in my best NO imitated voice) 
mqew
November 24th, 2009
1:19 pm
Leggs – Would love to get out and get someone else’s good food. Hit me with your email addy again simplynd@gmail.com
czBrat
November 24th, 2009
1:20 pm
yeah, Dream_n. we have several desserts like tres leches, flan, platano dulce. but i don’t have a sweet tooth so i don’t eat them. and ceviche is just plain ol’ disgusting
the rice n’ peas is the only ethnic food we include in Tday. everything else is traditional american fare.
Cemeeli
November 24th, 2009
1:21 pm
Swiss cousin is a “rolling stone”?…
Dream_n- 2 days til turkey day
November 24th, 2009
1:21 pm
swiss
That’s awful to have to deal with. Now I don’t believe that any of my relatives are racist, just ingnorant at its finest. In your case yeah I think it’s best to avoid contact with that family member at all costs.
Sassy Me...juicy fruit...there can be only one :-)
November 24th, 2009
1:21 pm
I will be in the great State of Tennessee breaking bread with some thick relatives!
Now see there Eli just for that one of those same “thick” relatives gonna step on your “pinky toe”….lol.
SexyCool - The Upgrade
November 24th, 2009
1:22 pm
BTW – I will be halving that mac and cheese recipe. That’s enough to feed an army.
Raqi
November 24th, 2009
1:23 pm
Tropical Rojo at it’s best.
Cemeeli
November 24th, 2009
1:24 pm
@ Ms. Leggs – you get what i’m saying…all good.
Melo
November 24th, 2009
1:24 pm
uall luv mac and cheeese..i dont see the appeal.
Dream_n- 2 days til turkey day
November 24th, 2009
1:25 pm
@ mqew
What gave it away??? lol. I’m a work in progress.
@ Professor I like the way you think chica!!!
Tazzee - a little crazy myself
November 24th, 2009
1:27 pm
SCool – Are you going to the Hawks game Thursday? We’re going after dinner, I’ll probably be too stuffed to cheer like I normally do.
Cemeeli – Hey Lady!
I need some recipes. If anyone wants to send me some recipes, feel free. I’m planning to start cooking more once football season is over. Tazzee@gmail.com
Raqi
November 24th, 2009
1:27 pm
uall luv mac and cheeese..i dont see the appeal
Melo, try eating it with FuFu, you may like it then.
(Don’t take that serious, just playing with you but I for a reason).
Raqi
November 24th, 2009
1:29 pm
I need some recipes. If anyone wants to send me some recipes, feel free.
OOPS!!! Tazzee Sorry I forgot. Give me a minute. LOL
Leggs
November 24th, 2009
1:29 pm
@Dream_n ~ I won’t forget and good luck on the yams. Also remember it’s also about the yam itself. You don’t want them mushy, but you do want them tender. Good idea, don’t tell them you cooked them. Nothing like a biased opinion! Remember, no one starts off knowing how to cook. It takes time, patience, tasting and sometimes you can just “smell” when the dish is done!
SexyCool - The Upgrade
November 24th, 2009
1:29 pm
We haven’t talked about post dinner plans yet. I’m playing it by ear.
Cemeeli
November 24th, 2009
1:29 pm
“I’m planning to start cooking more once football season is over.”
Too cute!!
mqew
November 24th, 2009
1:35 pm
Melo – Personally I don’t care for Mac N Chz either, but It’s a very popular item on my Personal Chef and Catering menu. People can’t get enough of it. I think that it’s that everyone tries to find the best recipe for it and others love trying to eat the best.
I use about 8 cheeses in mine. And is very expensive to make…. for me and my recipe.
I’ve been making it sooooo much through catering, I don’t want it on Tday <——- thanks whoeva said that
Leggs
November 24th, 2009
1:35 pm
@Cee, yes, I get what you’re saying.
How many you plan on feeding SCool? I’m usually cooking for others who need a big pan and know how to scale down when just cooking for me and lil leggs (that girl ain’t lil anymore).
Melo
November 24th, 2009
1:37 pm
try eating it with FuFu
@Raqi
that wld be a tripple dose of cholestorol…
maybe with lipitor as dessert, on my side,that cld wrk!
M. (pronouced M dot)
November 24th, 2009
1:37 pm
@ Raqi
“so what have they been doing for the past two years (730 days, 104 weeks) if not getting to know each other?”
Like I said, he proabably likes getting to know and hang out with this woman, but she may not be worth meeting his mom in his mind yet. To some guys, this is a big deal and they dont just bring any woman around their family and parents, etc.
I think so many people value the opinions of their families
Naaah, after two years (in fact even less than that) you should be telling your family this is who I have chosen to be with, either like it or shut up.
I see what you mean. They should be telling their families that but also sometimes guys can be unsure about a woman and maybe waiting for that certainty with her. It all depends.
i'm swiss
November 24th, 2009
1:40 pm
Dream_n — Yup. I would hate to have to whup his a$$ over some stupid comment that he would undoubtedly make.
But avoiding he & and his family is definitely no skin off my back. The guy is just a total waste of carbon in my opinion, and while the rest of his family is not that bad, I’ve never really felt I was missing anything by not being around them.
There’s really only 1 negative affect this guy has had on me & it’s all because he looks almost exactly like Andy Murray the tennis player. Consequently, I just can’t bring myself to like Murray, even though I really like his game….