11/24/2025
PSA: You do not have to eat turkey with your ex this year.
If your family invites your ex to Thanksgiving and acts like nothing happened…
First of all, I’m sorry. Second of all — you’ve got options.
1️⃣ You don’t have to go.
2️⃣ You can leave if you want to.
3️⃣ You can hold your head high, be a good sport, and deal with your family later.
You get to decide how much emotional chaos you’re willing to sit in this year.
And yes — sometimes it can work out. My friend’s bringing her ex-husband, her fiancé, and her mom to dinner at my house this year.
We’re all grown-ups, and it’s actually fine. (Wild, right?)
So if your family wants to pretend it’s all “one big happy,” let them.
But you get to choose your peace.
They don’t.
-parenting
