'My stepmother sabotaged my stepsister's cooking': 15 tales of Thanksgiving family drama

Ben Weiss • Writer and Editor

Nov 23, 2023 8:00 AM EST

There is no such thing as Thanksgiving without a little family drama. It's part of what makes this Holiday so memorable. I'll always remember the year a family member wasn't allowed to leave the hotel room because they were under the weather. Then, there's that time someone spilled a side dish all over my hair. And who could forget the time no one wanted to ask the old lady in the room if she had changed out of her onesie at all the whole weekend? This kind of family tension is perhaps the most universal aspect of the whole holiday. Someone is bound to ask an unfair question or bring up a difficult topic at the dinner table. Someone is bound to do next to no work. And someone is bound to overstay their welcome.

Keep scrolling below for this collection of dramatic Thanksgiving stories. When you're done, here are some Thanksgiving cooking mishaps!