Thanksgiving is a unique day of the year. It doesn’t revolve around candy like Halloween or Easter and doesn’t involve gift-giving like Christmas or birthdays.Instead, it focuses largely on your skills in the kitchen and your ability to tolerate people. But while we expect the rich aroma of roasted turkey or the warmth of pumpkin pie, sometimes life brings us kitchen fires and slippery stairs.So, in an attempt to remind you that our holidays don’t have to (and probably will never) be perfect, we at Bored Panda put together a list of some of the most unfortunate Thanksgiving fails.Oh, and while you’re at it, don’t miss the chat we had on surviving and even enjoying this hectic festivity withDr. Jennifer Hardy, a psychologist from Maryville, Tennessee. You’ll find it spread between the pictures.This post may includeaffiliate links.
Thanksgiving is a unique day of the year. It doesn’t revolve around candy like Halloween or Easter and doesn’t involve gift-giving like Christmas or birthdays.
Instead, it focuses largely on your skills in the kitchen and your ability to tolerate people. But while we expect the rich aroma of roasted turkey or the warmth of pumpkin pie, sometimes life brings us kitchen fires and slippery stairs.
So, in an attempt to remind you that our holidays don’t have to (and probably will never) be perfect, we at Bored Panda put together a list of some of the most unfortunate Thanksgiving fails.
Oh, and while you’re at it, don’t miss the chat we had on surviving and even enjoying this hectic festivity withDr. Jennifer Hardy, a psychologist from Maryville, Tennessee. You’ll find it spread between the pictures.
This post may includeaffiliate links.
It’s important not to allow setbacks such as the ones we see in the pictures to get the best of us, since the holidays can already be demanding due to the intensified focus on family, work, and money.
Stress and the harmful behaviors it causes contribute to some of our biggest health problems such as obesity, heart disease, and diabetes. So it’s imperative that people prepare not only the table but also themselves for Thanksgiving.
“There are so many reasons why the holidays are stressful,” psychologist Dr. Jennifer Hardy, who also shares valuable tips on mental health onher Instagram, toldBored Panda, listing “changes to your typical rhythm and routines, the avalanche of work before and after any vacation, long-standing family conflicts that refuse to be ignored, and sensory overwhelm from dozens of family members packed into living rooms and around dining tables.”
“The trick is that expectations are often unspoken and may not even be conscious,” Dr. Hardy highlighted. “When they aren’t met, it’s a recipe for anger, resentment, and disappointment.”
“If you need a solid nine hours of sleep to feel human, then it’s pretty unrealistic to assume you’ll be your calmest, happiest self after a night in a sleeping bag on the living room floor,” Dr. Hardy explained.“As much as possible, identify your most important routines and rhythms. Protect them. Communicate your needs ahead of time with the people they may impact, and accept that you may need to advocate for yourself and your boundaries.”
“If you need a solid nine hours of sleep to feel human, then it’s pretty unrealistic to assume you’ll be your calmest, happiest self after a night in a sleeping bag on the living room floor,” Dr. Hardy explained.
“As much as possible, identify your most important routines and rhythms. Protect them. Communicate your needs ahead of time with the people they may impact, and accept that you may need to advocate for yourself and your boundaries.”
Fun fact: If heated high enough silicone vaporizes and does this to the oven.
If you need a quiet thirty minutes to drink a cup of coffee in the morning and surf the internet, Dr. Hardy suggests informing your house guests about these things ahead of time. After all, cooperation is in everyone’s best interest here.“They will be much more likely to roll with your routines if they actually know what they are. People can’t read your mind. In that vein, take the opportunity to ask them what they may need in return.”
If you need a quiet thirty minutes to drink a cup of coffee in the morning and surf the internet, Dr. Hardy suggests informing your house guests about these things ahead of time. After all, cooperation is in everyone’s best interest here.
“They will be much more likely to roll with your routines if they actually know what they are. People can’t read your mind. In that vein, take the opportunity to ask them what they may need in return.”
There’s probably no point in obsessing about every little detail, too. So many of them are out of your control.
“Abandon the pressure to curate a perfect holiday experience,” Dr. Hardy added. “You do not need to have Instagram-ready decorations, desserts, and crafts. Accept that the family dinner table may not be the best place or time to hash out unresolved family issues and political disagreements.”
Instead, “plan ahead with phrases you can use to stop conversations that are only going to ruin the day. It may frustrate people, but it also saves you another unproductive, yet stressful argument.”
This morning, Whole Foods delivered the groceries that I ordered yesterday but forgot to remove the lock from the bottle of champagne.
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Yesterday was my first time hosting Thanksgiving. I had planned to make cinnamon rolls from scratch for breakfast, which is a ton of work. Anyway, I was running late, and everybody was starving, so I put the pan in the oven when I thought the time was right and waited patiently. I noticed a stringy substance that had formed on top of the rolls. I thought it was the sugar getting gooey or a weird product of the yeast, sugar, and gluten free flour. I took the rolls out of the oven and began to ice them. I touched the side of the pan and felt hardened plastic wrap. It was plastic wrap.
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