Misadventures in Atlanta Blog is on the Move!
Attention Readers! We have moved! The Misadventures in Atlanta Blog can be found here. The new technology will improve our blog and commenting experience. Update your bookmarks and RSS feeds!
AJC.com > Living > Blog > Archives > 2008 > November > 26
Wednesday, November 26, 2008
Giving thanks for family, even when they’re not yours.
The Atlanta Journal-Constitution
This year’s Thanksgiving is sure to be memorable. Why? Because I’m meeting a certain someone’s family for the first time.
Yes, I know. We’ve only been dating a short while, but things are strangely very comfortable and rather serious, so I accepted Roland’s offer to have me join his family tomorrow. (Full disclosure: he met my parents last weekend. We’re jumping in headfirst, I suppose!)
I have the normal meet-the-family-the-first-time jitters. Will they be warm and receptive? Will they like me? How harshly will they judge my cooking? (I’m taking a pumpkin roll to the meal. Wish me luck!) Is that whacky sister of his indeed as whacky as he warned? Will they watch how I interact with the nieces and nephews?
We both want eachother’s families, of course, to accept us as a sort of missing piece to the puzzle. Open-armed. Glad to see you. Come on in we’ve been waiting our whole lives type thing. In a way, we want eachother’s families to be our second set of hugs and support.
Of course, there’s always a downside: when you break-up. In my last serious relationship, my brother and father became very attached to my ex-boyfriend, so much so that they even invited him on a golfing trip after our two-year relationship ended. (They asked my permission first, but I didn’t have the heart to tell them no. I knew they missed him a great deal.)
Meeting your partner’s family brings on a whole new set of issues; maybe you’ll love them, maybe you won’t. Maybe they’re insane, maybe they’re not. Heck, you could even end up liking them more than you do your partner.
What’s your best advice when it comes to meeting your significant other’s family? Who here has horror stories, and what about you who have had some of your most memorable experiences thanks to a partner’s family?
No blog tomorrow, so have yourself a Happy Thanksgiving!
Permalink | Comments (88) | Post your comment | Categories: Family
