Is your husband helpful at Your Thanksgiving Dinner Party Or?
823820
Thanksgiving Dinner is a time when I insist on cooking diner and doing all the clean up. All the ladies in our house and who attend the diner will be doing nothing but relaxing Thanksgiving day and just enjoying everything. But Thanksgiving day is not the only time that I cook and clean, but is the time that I absolutely INSIST on it. And I'm not a husband...but a soul mate.
208375
bite me    you rule for having the courage to ask this question,  i was in this jam myself earlier on in my marriage,  then i asked someone how to make this happen and the advice was do housework, like dishes and laundry and vacumning,  and on days when i do this it makes my life easier\n\nthe last two mornings i have done dishes before i left for work,\ntremendous change of attitude when i get home\n\nthink about it
861535
Hey, maybe you could get together with the person 10 minutes ago who was asking how to make a "desert" for Thanksgiving dinner.  You'd make a perfect couple.
914844
I, my husband and  kids visit my parents home on Thanksgiving Day.  We also, visit his parents on Thanksgiving Day. We make it a priority to be with our loved ones at this time of year because we don't always see each other throughout the year as we live in different towns and have jobs, etc.  So, we catch up on Thanksgiving Day.  We reminisce of days gone by. There is always good food and memories to last until we meet again.  Happy Thanksgiving.
761160
In MY family, instead of saying a long, boring prayer, we go around the table---starting with the oldest person there---and each of us names something we are truly thankful about.\nIt makes you appreciate the reason for the holiday, and be grateful for all that you truly HAVE!
1160195
you're father in law is very fortunate to have a daughter in law like you since he is feeling useless let him get in on some of the suggestions maybe he would like to go out for a nice dinner with his family being with you all should  make him feel that he is very important to his family ,ask him to tell some stories from his past when he was a young boy i have noticed older people enjoy doing this ,and last but not least each one of you tell him what he means to you and what an inspiration he has been in your life and how much you admire him as a husband a dad a grandfather  and a father in law this should make him see he is the #1 dad
1049333
simple! ask your husband help for cleaning the house..
133774
Aside from a gift from you, maybe you can help in the coordination of the surprise party. Like asking your Mom to help you buy something while your Dad and friends fix up the house...
682422
It makes me feel so very special, loved, and most of all, appreciated, when my husband helps me with dinner AND the dishes, and spends time talking to me about my job. He tells me how proud he is of me, and how lucky he feels to have me as his wife. He makes sure to acknowledge how hard I work, both inside and outside of the home.\n....And of course, I do the same for him!
142538
LOL!! okay, two things, the guy hands me some roses and said" I brought you some roses, I just thought that it was something I was supposed to do" \n\nWhen we were eating dinner the guy openly admitted that he needed a woman to fix him decent hot meals and to keep his house clean. \n\nI was glad to get home!! LOL
803859
My sister in law didn't show up after saying she would come.  My brother walked in the door without her.  She didn't come because I didn't invite her son from her first marriage his wife and their child (6  years old) and his wife's son from a first marriage (16 years old) and her daughter from that first marriage (18) and that girls boyfriend that she is shacked up with.  I was already cooking for 9 people and my husband is not with me this Thanksgiving because he is overseas.  (He is the big cook in the family)  I didn't feel I could cook for more than 9 people and still keep my sanity.  That was the drama this year.
798914
I once helped a friend and her 19 year old daughter out when they became homeless.  They were living in their car.  During this period I paid their car insurance, fed them,  loaned them money and let them spend the night a few times.\n\nI asked them to Thanksgiving Dinner, they came, they ate, they stayed 5 weeks.  When they left they never said a word of thanks \nNot one single word................\n\nI stood in the driveway waving bye........3 months later they asked to stay with me again?  My responce was, I can give you a couple bucks but I really don't want house guests right now.\n\nI think I would have agreed, if they had at least said "thanks" for all the help I had given before. Doing favors and helping out  friends is just something you do.  But I think the level of kindness becomes burdensome without appreciation.
867225
Find out if any of your friends are going to be alone and invite them over.  Or volunteer at a community Thanksgiving dinner.
735146
I have a hard time understanding this kind of thing...men not helping around the house. BEFORE my husband and I were married, I told him I wanted us to be EQUAL partners. That meant, we'd both work, we'd both do housework, and we'd both pay the bills and raise the kids TOGETHER. I didn't want him to HELP. I wanted him to SHARE the responsibilities. He agreed, so I married him. Yes, I do a bit more housework, but he does a bit more working outside the house, and we do share the childcare. You need to sit down and TALK to him.  It goes like this: "I want us to start sharing more of the work. I am getting exhausted doing all the housework myself. If you don't want to do your 50%, then YOU need to hire me a cleaning service. It's your choice."
95094
We do.  My husband and I like to have a quiet, formal dinner at least once a week.  I feel that it's important to use the beautiful things we have and enjoy, rather than putting them away and only bringing them out for formal occasions.  Life is short.  Let's enjoy it now, while we can.
318181
oh yeah. my husband cooks 4 me sometimes, and he is sooo sexy when he does. We also like to cook together
229257
Yes.  He and his wife are good friends of mine.  We just had dinner over the weekend.  Why do you want to know?