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AITAH for losing it on my thanksgiving guests
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The rant is vicious, specific, and absolutely not made for the Family-Friendly category. Dad gets called out for his health and hypocrisy. Sister’s degree and living situation get dragged. Anti‑military in‑laws get told to stop eating at a soldier’s table if they despise soldiers so much. Guests leave fast, someone hits record, and suddenly the man of the house is the villain for saying out loud what nobody wants on speaker.
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Is it harsh? Absolutely. Is it random? Not even a little. This is what happens when politeness does all the work and boundaries never get invited to dinner.
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Retired Army warrant officer loses it on Thanksgiving guests who mock his service and his wife, delivering a speech that clears the room: ‘My dad said something that just set me off’
Thanksgiving at this house is less warm family gathering and more like an endurance showdown with side dishes. A retired warrant officer and his wife keep trying to host the big happy holiday she always wanted, while both extended families show up every year, determined to prove why that dream never had a chance. Dad takes shots at his service, sister sneers at his wife with those racially loaded little comments, and the in‑laws from a country he deployed to treat every visit like an open mic about how much they hate the US army.
By the time this year's dinner rolls around, the pattern is carved in stone. Wife cooks with the one decent relative she has, while the designated problem-stirrers hover nearby, complaining. Brother‑in‑law tries to hang out, but every conversation gets hijacked by someone who either wants to belittle the military, brag about their degree, or remind the host that his life choices apparently do not measure up. Four beers in, sleep deprived, and carrying years of swallowed comments, the host finally snaps when his father drops the line about at least one kid not wasting their life in the army.
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