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18 Lesbian Thanksgivings
This year, Ledcat and I will celebrate our 18th Thanksgiving as a family. Our plans include watching the parade with our traditional blueberry muffins, diner with her family, then back home to just chill out in the evening after many hours of family time.
In past years, we’ve spent the holiday with our family of choice (aka The Sarahs and their 2 kids) who are vegetarian but prepare turkey breast for us. Highlights included being schooled in a video game and get a personal narration of “Frozen.” Mostly, we eat and then lounged on the furniture talking about interesting stuff.
We’ve been trying to recall some of the highlights of the past years.
The “Two Thanksgiving” Approach — on several occasions, we’ve had one meal with my family and one with hers. This could have worked if someone was willing to eat at like 12 noon and the other at 6 PM. Instead, they both insisted on mid-day meals.
The “Combined Family” Approach — on several other occasions, we brought everyone together under one roof. This was a whopping total of 11 people. This worked okay if you like all of your family drama compacted into one dining room.
The “You Have No Kids So Must Comply” Edict — as relatively young people with no…
