The Giving of Thanks

[heinleinfan]

This year, I give thanks that I have a husband who would have gone out for chinese if I'd not wanted to cook a turkey.  This year, I give thanks that I had a night of drunken karaoke and my mild-mannered boyfriend took second place and went home with a bag of dicks. (They were delicious.)  This year, I give thanks that though my other boyfriend was

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[rayaso]

. . . and I can see why you did. Your husband sounds wonderful! Thank you for sharing the good with the bad.

[heinleinfan]

Thank you!
I pretty much won the husband lottery with him.

[murielle]

Holidays can be so stressful, and unforgiving. Gotta say, my heart broke for the dog.

[heinleinfan]

Thank you for reading!

I absolutely hated to play the "dead pet" card. It was a seminal part of that trip, though, and my memories of the trip.

[tonithegreat]

Oh wow. Just wow. I'm glad you have your chosen folk.

[heinleinfan]

Thank you for reading!

I have a pretty amazing chosen family now, so it's all good.

[heinleinfan]

Thank you!

It's taken many years past this trip to really get rid of the lingering feelings of "but...they're family...you HAVE to keep them in your life."

[kickthehobbit]

Oh, family. This just about made me cry.

I spent Thanksgiving with my chosen family. My best friend's mom wrote me a message saying thank you for being her son's "Oregon family". Chosen family all the way.

[heinleinfan]

Thank you!

Chosen family are the best, and my chosen family is amazing. Sorry for the tearjerkers. I've got to get out of the "most depressing entries ever" mode for a while, I think...

[kickthehobbit]

"Most depressing entries ever" are okay-write what you're comfortable with and what you want to write, and don't let anyone tell you that you shouldn't. :)