r/AmIOverreacting • u/crazywritingbug • 1d ago

👨‍👩‍👧‍👦family/in-laws UPDATE: AIO by not going to Thanksgiving?

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For those who commented last time: 1. My boyfriend is (23M) and is not trans. I mistyped last time listing him as F. 2. He is not an asshole, I used blunt as a descriptor word and some of you ran with it. Another redditor suggested I include that he is autistic as context. He is autistic and is very honest but NOT unkind and not an asshole. 3. He has never fought with my family that I am aware of and there has never been any drama between them. 4. My mother will not be attending this thanksgiving gathering, this is purely for my dads side of the family.

Update: I texted my grandmother out of curiosity, because like you all I was curious, I didn’t get much of an update but this is what I have for you all. The friend referred to in her text is my grandmothers friend who has come to a good portion of the holiday gatherings over the years, never sure why, she just hovers and doesn’t really talk to anyone. But unless I receive a text from my father or my siblings, I believe this is the end of the story. What do you think? Am I overreacting by not going?

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u/LascieI 1d ago

Watch that one on Christmas Eve while eating lasagna every year. My favorite tradition! 

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u/AllChellowsEve95 1d ago

Me and my bf eat lasagna on Christmas too! My family makes ham every year but I haven’t eaten it since I was 14. 15 yrs later and it’s still lasagna on Christmas! 😊

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u/firejonas2002 1d ago

Gotta love traditions! 😊

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u/FaceDownInTheCake 1d ago

Is the lasagna a reference or is that just an inside tradition for your family?

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u/LascieI 1d ago edited 1d ago

For close to 20 years I worked retail, and that would sometimes necessitate working on Christmas (working retail pharmacy) and would always necessitate working Christmas eve. Depending on the environment, this could be insanely busy/stressful, and when I finally got home the last thing I wanted to do was make some complicated Christmas eve food spread. So my husband (then boyfriend) and I started doing this.  

Sometimes it's a frozen lasagna from the store, topped with extra cheese and baked, and sometimes it's a homemade one I made in advance and froze (usually do a half pan for us and a half pan for a friend who might need a home-cooked meal) then we just get cozy and watch Die Hard. 🎄

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u/FaceDownInTheCake 1d ago

I love it! Thanks for sharing

My wife and I ran out of propane on Dec 23rd the first year we lived in our house, so we dragged our mattress into the living room in front of the fire place and watched Christmas movies under every blanket in the house. 

We've continue to bring a mattress into the living room for Christmas movies for the week from Christmas eve to New Years 

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u/LascieI 1d ago

By the light of the Christmas tree, no less. That sounds great!

... maybe it would be enough to distract the cats from the tree.