Everyone wants to swoop in on Thanksgiving day and remind their parents, aunties and grandparents just who remains the one the grandparents brag about. Basically the one getting a bigger cut in their will. In order to do this, there are a few hacks for Thanksgiving to help you survive the day and come out on top.
1. The Outfit
The first rule of showing up to a family event, is dressing to impress while also being adequately prepared for the event. if you have siblings, cousins, or other family members close to your age, these are the ones to out-dress. You wanna roll up looking better than them in your own style. When building your look there is a big thing you should keep in mind.
You're going to Thanksgiving dinner... there will be food up to your eyeballs. This means wear STRETCHY pants!!! Leggings are always a great go-to. If that's not your style, innovative technology has come forth with jeggings.
If that's still not dressy enough for you, throw on a maxi dress or a short dress with tights. All these options allow for you to look cute and give your tummy room to be filled with delicious foods! Thanksgiving is not the time to break out your ultra skinny jeans! No one looks cute when they're a miserable busted can of biscuits.
2. "So when are you going to bring a boyfriend home?"
This is a dreaded question that many of us not blessed with a face of goddess have suffered. No one wants to keep telling their aunt every year that they are single even though they try to mingle.
At some point you just want to tell sweet granny to shove it, but that just won't do. There are a couple different choices you can make when asked this.
The first choice is to pretend you never heard them ask and start up a conversation with someone else before they try again. This doesn't always work because sometimes family members try to corner you. They'll call your name, wait for your attention, then drop the bomb. It's then that you must give some form of an answer. Smoothly respond with a clapback.
Don't let Grandma Cynthia ask you where your mans is when she lost her teeth about a decade ago. WARNING: This may get your mouth slapped, but you can give it a go if you're brave enough.
3. Staying away from the unknown foods
As soon as everyone walks in the door they go on and on about how you should try whatever concoction they cooked up and brought over.
Most of the dishes are normal and make your mouth drool, but there is always at least two dishes that are scary and move when you look at them. God only knows what's actually in them. It never fails that whoever cooked it is gonna brag about it and insist everyone try it before they judge it based on looks. You can do some wizardry and dodge looking rude.
Put a little bit on your plate and spread it thin so it looks like more than what you got. And then throughout the meal start pushing it towards the edge of your plate. I swear by the time it's over it looks like you ate at least half what you put on your plate. This trick of the eye can save your manners and your stomach.
4. The Pre-meditated Goodbye
We all know there is only so much time you can spend in a room crowded with relatives. There only so many lipstick kisses you can get on the cheek before you gotta cut out of there to save your sanity.
The hardest part of family events is being able to figure out when it's too early to leave and when is the opportune moment. If you try to go too early, your mom gonna throw you one of those looks that suggests she will send a demon to snatch you back if you try to walk outta there. The best way to avoid this look is to tell your mom an excuse days before the event goes down.
This can be almost anything she will believe and let you leave to go do. Then when you're ready to leave. Say you're sorry to cut out early, wish you could stay, but you made a prior commitment and have to go do whatever it is. Booyah! You're home free and can go nap off the turkey, mashed potatoes, and gravy!
