*grumps*

[kyburg]

There is nothing like getting sick when you're not supposed to and getting robbed when you're not supposed to, to really make you feel like a total failure.

Add not being able to find a way to make it all work seamlessly in spite of it just makes you feel like a waste of time.

Guess it's just my turn.

But damn. Two years ago, I had twenty people over for dinner. This year - nothing. We'll be lucky to go have something that resembles a holiday dinner out somewhere. If not, it's Kraft's finest out of the box.

No, I'm not kidding.

Kid's first Thanksgiving. What a fucking joke.

Comments

[peachtales.livejournal.com]

I can offer virtual tea, scones and hugs, and my hope that it will get better soon.

Edited to stop all 3 sentences from starting with "I". Yes, even when I'm tired as heck I try not to sound quite that repetitive.

[elfwench.livejournal.com]

{{tight hugs}} It'll be okay and there will be other Thanksgivings to remember. Next year will be better, I'm sure. And will probably mean more to him as he becomes more assimilated into the American culture and his palate for American foods further develops. This is just one year out of many, many that he'll have with you.

[caitlin.livejournal.com]

Yeesh.

Sorry to hear that.

I would go out but I think I am allergic to LA for the moment...

[redqueenofevil.livejournal.com]

Thanksgiving is about being together, not about some fancy turkey dinner. The truth is, you, the kid, and Jim will be together on Thursday. That's what matters. Whether you eat Kraft in a box (that sounds appealing to me, quite honestly), or if you want to go the whole nine yards, is up to you. It's how you spend your time together, not what materials are available for that day.

One of my most memorable TGs featured some of the worst food ever, but I had a great time. We had turkey breast in a toaster oven, microwaved mashed potatoes, and the parents drank wine that tasted like gym socks. We didn't have a working kitchen- only a microwave, hotplate, and a toaster oven. We DID have each other though, and despite the horrid food, we had a great time together in our condemned (should have been torn down) house that had holes in the floor, and no walls on the first floor. This year, we're not even bothering with TG festivities, but we're going to spend quality time together. We may eat tv dinners, for all we know, but it's going to be our last TG without kids- so we're going to do whatever fits our fancy when we wake up Thursday morning.

I know you're depressed about things, and you seem to have been for a couple of months now- but rather than seeing all of this as a curse, think of the possibilities you do have for Thursday. You have a roof over your head, and that's tons more than a lot of people in LA. You do have each other, again, tons more than many people have right now. And lastly, you have so many possibilities. So what if it's not some traditional TG thing? Many people don't even get a meal on Thursday, unless they're lucky enough to make the soup kitchens. I've worked those kitchens, and it's really enough to change your perspective on things. You'll pull through, but you have to put your chin up, and want to pull through. Celebrate what you have. The kid's only 4, and will love you whether it's a feast for 20, or mac N Cheese for 3.

[gvdub.livejournal.com]

Yup, broke because somebody else helped themselves to your bank account is no fun and being sick on top of it at the holiday adds to the suckage. But you and Jim and Xander get to be together, and that's important.

[caitlin.livejournal.com]

Oh, yeah, I forgot... one of the BEST Thanksgiving dinners I ever had... was McDonalds. I was in Toronto, and terredancer and I were waiting for word on our misappropriated luggage.

But it was still fun.

[batshua]

*very big hugs*

It will be Okay.

[snobahr.livejournal.com]

We can drop something off at Casa De Plague your place on Thursday...

[pixievixen.livejournal.com]

wish you were closer. we are having an odd lot of orphans here for a feast. would love to add you to the mix.

hope you feel better soon at least!

[dracowayfarer.livejournal.com]

This.

You have your first kid. You're alive, have your own roof over your head, and can afford food. You have dozens of friends, even if you can't afford to share the day with them. I know it's trite, those are all things to be thankful for.

[lesliepear.livejournal.com]

(HUGS) Hope you feel better soon.

Make the best of it, maybe someone can invite you over or get some take out. In it's own way it will probably be memorable.

My ex and I once drove 6 hours in a snowstorm, ended up back home and ate chicken patties and ziti for thanksgiving.

[drlaurac.livejournal.com]

I can think of a lot better things to be thankful for, than what's on the table. How about a hug-a-thon for the three of you. Read him a story, go for a walk, visit a park. He has YOU and that's the most thankful thing ever.