Orphan Thanksgiving

[jipsy]

Just wondering if any of you ever do this. It started two years ago - it was just me and my BF and one of his friends couldn't go home for Thanksgiving, so we had him over. Again last year he came over.

This year I think there will be three "orphans" coming for Thanksgiving.

I feel like Bob's Discount Furniture. We just keep growing and growing.

 

[chyam]

Believe me..........US orphans are glad for people like you! Years ago when my mother was alive, it seemed like we always had the orphans, now that I have just about now one around or left, I am the orphan and very thankful for folks like you!

 

[psammie1025]

We always had extras at our table for the holidays when I was growing up. We were a family of 8, but always had room for more.
I've had my daughter's girlfriend join us for all the holidays for the last 3 years! Her family lives in Puerto Rico & now we are her florida family! My son will sometimes have one of his friends join us cause his parents work in restaurants & I don't want him to miss out on a holiday dinner!
I hope my kids will invite others to join their holiday tables too when they get out on their own!!!
HAPPY THANKSGIVING TO ALL!

 

[Nancyg56]

We always had "orphans" for Holiday meals. I cleaned houses for years and most of my customers were elderly. I never wanted anyone to be alone for a holiday, so I invited everyone and my DS would chauffer them back and forth. There were times when he and I would go to one lady's house on Christmas Day, she and I would share a glass of wine while she opened her gifts. Then we went to my home for the meal. If the meal was at my sisters, they all came to my sisters home. It took my DH a while to get used to it, though. Now we have no orphans, they are all family, funny how the definition of family changes, isn't it? Now DH just brings up another table like he was born with all these people.

 

[noodleknitter]

Our orphans are like family. We've had college students, friends missing their families, neighbors, etc. We've 2 coming this year, but THanksgiving is still a couple of days away!

*Extra dessert goes to those that bring instruments!

 

[DISUNC]

Always room for one (or 2 or 3 or 4) more!!!

I have a very good friend who does this every year on Thanksgiving and Christmas....She calls it the "Friends of the Friendless Club" from I Love Lucy!

 

[okeydokey]

We do this too, we call them the strays instead of the orphans. It does seem to make the holiday more festive to me.

 

[Devil_Dog99]

We had a friend who didn't go home to Ohio one year, none since, but there is always room at the table for one more!

 

[lovemygoofy]

This is the reason I just bought a dinning room table that can seat 8 comfy and 10 crowded when it's just the two of us. We always have "family" from the barracks coming over for the holidays or just for a home cooked meal.

 

[believe]

The family rule for Thanksgiving is that you can invite any friends or other family that doesn't have a place to go. I never know how many we will have....just our regular family (mine and DH's) is 30 people. We are usually closer to 40 when the day is over.

 

[nealymouse]

We had the same orphan several years in a row. One year he showed up as expected but didnt stay. He was now dating his now wife but wanted us to know how thankfull he was for all the years he did join us.

 

[RadioNate]

I host one every year. This year I think we have 4 coming which is down from past years. I think we had 12, 2 years ago.

 

[nordkin]

Growing up in a military family we always had single guys from the barracks come over for Thanksgiving and Christmas. All of my siblings and my family have continued the practice and invite people over who will be alone for the holidays. There are times we have 1 and other times we have had 10. It is such an easy thing to do that makes a difference in a person's life and enriches our holiday celebration as well. I just hope my children continue the tradition.

 

[Hedy]

We always had stragglers when I was growing up, we haven't had many recently, but we will have Droomie this year.

 

[icebrat001]

That's a nice little idea.

Dear Partner is away with the rest of her family in IL, and I am here alone in Florida. I didn't go because I couldn't get the time off of work.

My Thanksgiving will be spent on the Dis, Nest & Knot.

 

[Mom to a Princess]

Oh I love to have many people over! Strays, orphans, friends, and family make the day more festive. Over the years as I have lost family my definiton of family has changed and while I dearly miss those that are gone I enjoy my extended family very much.

 

[Melwood23]

Since my Mom passed in 2002, I been orphaned for TG. But last year and this year I did/am making my own TG.

But I won't be orphaned for Christmas!

going to sunny Calif to spend the holiday with some good friends who have been asking me for a few years to come.

And with a possiblity of going to Disneyland AND Universal to boot!

 

[pixie dust 112]

The more the merrier! Everybody needs someplace to go for thanksgiving. Giving thanks and sharing with friends and family is what it's all about!