The Most Complicated Thanksgiving Planning Ever!

[flowergirl]

Geez, I'm in the middle of high drama here, people! Right now, I couldn't give two s****ts about Thanksgiving. Here's why. My family insists that I be at my family's Thanksgiving dinner. My boyfriend's mom has invited me over. My boyfriend wants to watch the stinkin' football game, and since his team's playing, it's neccesary. My family wants my boyfriend to come over and socialize. Now, thus far, my boyfriend has come up with a compromise. He says that I can go over to his mom's house with him and eat dinner there, while they watch the first half of the game, and then he can come over to my house and watch the rest, as long as he can sit and watch the game, not have to sit at the table and be formal. This is fine, except that my family is gonna wanna sit and talk to him, which, as anyone with a remote knowledge of men and football knows, ain't happenin'. My boyfriend is happy to come over during the week, or for dessert on Thanksgiving, or another day, as long as it doesn't interfere with football, because he could care less about sitting down to a long, three course meal and formalities. He just wants to sit and watch football, without being interrupted and having to talk to anyone, which, I've been told isn't socially acceptable. I believe my family and I are on day four of negotiations, and I'm getting po'd. First of all, is there anyone else on this board who has a really pushy family, and secondly, is there anyone else here wo's dating or is married to a football fanatic, to the point that they structure there lives around it, and won't be social if there team loses? I'm going crazy here.