This is kinda my week. My birthday is this Wednesday and Thanksgiving is Thursday. Last night I attended a Friendsgiving which had so much food that I was full for the rest of the night.
This is what I wrote about Orphan Thanksgiving five years ago. https://medium.com/@niche/orphan-thanksgiving-def791110a40.
This is what I wrote about Orphan Thanksgiving ten years ago. ORPHAN THANKSGIVING: Having Thanksgiving dinner with your family is like feeding tacos to a toddler. After a few pleasant moments, there will be a explosion of crap. So this year, I avoided the crap by staying here in New York and having Thanksgiving dinner with friends. It was so nice to eat, drink and swear as much as I want without criticism from family members. Plus, none of my friends asked me why I wasn't married yet. The only problem I have "Orphan Thanksgiving" is the term itself. It totally blows. It sounds like my friends and I are bunch of characters from Oliver Twist sitting around the table with cockney accents begging for more porridge. In fact, we had more food on Thanksgiving than any Orphan Annie could ever imagine. So I suggest a new title like, "Avoid A Meal With Your Family Thanksgiving" or "Thank God, I'm Not At My Folks Thanksgiving." It's wordy, but oh so true. Thanksgiving with Friends: A. The term “Orphan Thanksgiving”: D.
Have a great week!
Nichelle