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Is this just another excuse to beat up on millennials? Just the way we have constant threads about how American women are destroying the world?

I see nothing wrong with contributing to one person's buying and cooking the meal although I don't ask guests myself. Especially if someone is pinching pennies. But, as a guest, grandma should do the washing up with a few volunteers while the boys retreat to the cigars or football game.

I’ve never had a family that gathers for some sort of huge Thanksgiving dinner. We used to go to the In-Laws but we moved out of state. FIL is gone but we visit MIL for a week at Christmas and the 800 mile drive is too much for just a long weekend. (I did it once on Thanksgiving weekend. Normal 9 hour drive stretched to 15 hours. It was only 600 miles)

Three of our four kids are coming to our house, but the immature little runts don’t like turkey so instead of frying up a nice juicy turkey, I’m going to be frying up a mess of chicken wings. Ooookay.

But, we got our turkey fix last week. Our Trail Life USA troop hosts a family potluck just before Thanksgiving. The troop supplies the turkey and families bring sides and desserts. They always ask me what to bring and my answer is always “I don’t care.” I call it a true potluck. It’s always great. This year, we hosted about 90 people in the dining hall of a rustic campground. He had five turkeys, two fried, one smoked and two Trash Can Turkeys. (google it and then try it on Thursday. You’ll never oven cook a turkey again)

We had zero leftovers and tossed the carcasses out in the woods so the local critters could have a feast.

For years we hosted Thanksgiving dinners for friends w/o local families and others - sometimes as many as 25 at our tables in our home. Often still up and cleaning dishes/pots, etc., at 10:30 at night.

After Katrina, our house was wide open because I had removed all the sheet rock and we had makeshift everything but still held it and it was one of the best ever.

Now that the kids have moved on and we are getting a bit older, we organize a dinner at another location and get some folks to help out with what they can and the wife insists on cooking a few extra turkeys and baking a few extra pies because it's supposed to be a thankful event and she keeps me in the spirit whether I want to be in it or not.....A good woman can make a decent man if he realizes how fortunate he is to have her.....

My wife and I always have everyone over for Thanksgiving. We buy everything and would not think of charging anyone. We usually send them home with extra food. It is somehwat expensive, but it’s only once or twice a year for Thanksgiving and Christmas (and sometimes Easter). Of course, some guests may bring a dish, like a dip with chips, or a dessert, or beer.

I’m always amused to the “food control” guests. They come with a laundry lists of foods they won’t eat and get miffed if any are served. The vegan girlfriend. The in-law who suddenly goes Paleo just before Thanksgiving.

We went to my wife’s family’s event yesterday. All way-back-in-the-holler Appalachian folk featuring a meth head. It is a multi-racial crowd which is fun because I get to eat collards and sweet potato pie. The meth head forgot her teeth this year. The family, who paid for them, were not amused. Great times.

My cousin is stingy. One small turkey.
You get 1 thin slice of turkey and no vegetables. No gravy as they fry the bird. I would buy gravy at Marie Calendars. I have offered to bring more turkey but am turned down.
Swanson tv dinner offers more.