My mother hosts Christmas, so my brother hosts Thanksgiving. Both live close. My brothers first wife, was real high class, no disrespect intended, knew her since we were kids, and we showed horses on the same circuit.
She also knows, what a die hard Dallas fan I am, and could never be bothered, to eat, BEFORE, the game started, 4pm, so we ate, in the "formal" dining room, during the game. Made me turn the TV off, would not even let me listen to it, even tho my brother asked her too. NOPE, this was a high class affair, ya even had to dress up.
So I ate as fast as I could, and went in the kitchen, and watched the game, which royally pissed her off.
Finally I said enough. The Dallas TG game is huge, for me, so I just stayed home. Its quiet, no stress, I enjoy the day, and, the game, don't call me, don't come over, unless you want to watch the game.
Middle Child, I wouldn't leave my kitty either, if he was sick, and my attitude was, if they can't understand, then the heck with them. Happened to me once, only with a sick horse.
Walked in the barn TG morning, horse down with colic, called the vet, who altho he was 1 1/2 hrs away, always came for me. Had to walk, walk, walk him, and watch him, and if he got worse, the vet said call him back, then to a Cornell, we will be a going.
That year, we were invited to friends of my brothers, I called the lady and told her, she said don't worry about it, come when you can.
Was in the barn all day with him. Finally by the end of the day, he did was horsies are supposed to do, when the crisis has passed, and he ate. Got to their house, around 7pm, they had kept a plate for me. They had the game on. I walked in, to Miami attempting a FG, which would have won them the game, they missed the FG, Dallas wins, but wait, Oh heck no, Leon Lett, of Dallas attempts to recover the ball, which is loose in the endzone, which he didn't need to even touch the ball, and he fumbles it. Miami recovers, kick another FG, this one good, Miami wins. And this, in a blizzard, in Dallas.
This game has since been called The Blizzard Bowl, some call it The Leon Lett Bowl.
A horrible ending, to a horrible day.
And guess, who Dallas plays, on TG, yes mam, Miami. We be a lookin for some payback, m-o-l.
Anybody else got TG horror stories?