Comments on: This Year Stuff the Turkey, Not the Guests

By: Leslie M

Leslie M — Sat, 03 Jan 2009 21:12:09 +0000

Gracious host or not I think there are times when you have to be a little more in tune with your guests and their needs and shoving food at them all night long is not the way to do this. How about some pleasant connversation instead?

By: Shannon

Shannon — Fri, 02 Jan 2009 14:28:37 +0000

I experienced this same thing at a new year’s eve party the other night even though I rarely drink at all. I suppose this is the season of bringing outt he worst in your host, because if your hand is empty someone is always trying to fill it with something alcohol based. maybe all of this will end now that the new year has begun and for the most part the partying is through for a while.

By: Mark

Mark — Tue, 30 Dec 2008 09:31:15 +0000

I am a diabetic from childhood and most festival food is out of bounds. Some of my friends have now started keeping me in mind when they plan their menu.

By: Michael

Michael — Mon, 29 Dec 2008 11:49:44 +0000

I hated going to my cousin’s place this christmas. It was booze booze booze and end of the day it felt like a local pub. We had it all drunken brawls, the police knocking on our door and the worst hangover in my life. I would never do that again.

By: Erica

Erica — Mon, 29 Dec 2008 11:47:45 +0000

I loved reading this one. I was in rehab 2 years ago because of a drinking habit in college which all started around the festive season. I stopped socialising a lot as I realised that it was the major cause of temptation. I got married 4 months ago and I had a house party for relatives and close friends. I did exactly this. The only booze in the house was punch and fresh home made wine. That’s all and in limited proportions.

By: Joanne

Joanne — Sun, 28 Dec 2008 20:48:42 +0000

I am so bad. I want to be a good hostess so I feel that if someone is without food or drink in hand that it is my job to bring that to them.

By: Risa

Risa — Sat, 27 Dec 2008 20:31:13 +0000

There was one year where a hostess kept literally shoving things in my face and by the end of the party I was ready to shove her against the wall. I wish that more people could take no for an answer when it comes to refusing food and drink. If I want something then I am a big girl and I can get it for myself.

By: Lee Kotsalis-Thulin

Lee Kotsalis-Thulin — Fri, 26 Dec 2008 23:22:19 +0000

Congratulations Liza, that’s a significant amount of weight to release! In my experience, it’s enough of a challenge to differentiate all the voices in my own head when it comes to deciding what and when and how much to eat — am I eating because I’m hungry, or because I’m bored, or because it’s there, or because everyone else is eating, or because it smells/looks good, or because I’ve hit that ‘what the hell’ point etc. etc. For me, adding others’ voices, perceived pressure, or alcohol to that mix just jumbles it further.

By: Liza

Liza — Fri, 26 Dec 2008 14:05:54 +0000

I have some lost about fifty pounds this past year but had this fear that the holidays would be my downfall. At work clients were always bringing baked goods and the dinner parties felt like they would sabotage all of my efforts. I tried to remian strong and did so most of the time but I did encounter a few instances where I did feel the pressure from others to indulge. I just wish that everyone could just fill his or her own glass and not constantly remind me or think that they are reminding me of what I am missing by not having that one drink or monster brownie.

By: tudy

tudy — Thu, 25 Dec 2008 22:19:36 +0000

Some of us are on diets and trying to watch what and how much we eat. I applaud anyone who hosts a holiday dinner and lets the individual decided on their own when they have had enough, not when WE think they have had enough.

By: Kylie

Kylie — Thu, 25 Dec 2008 22:17:38 +0000

Holidays for some reason are sometimes stressful. I find my self getting stressed when I am trying to cook everything all at once…. I come from a family that don’t really like alcohol or the thought of it in the house, which I on the other hand, like to have a drink while I am cooking. I think it’s a good idea to have something different for guests who’s not into the drinking.

By: Rene

Rene — Wed, 24 Dec 2008 14:20:26 +0000

Why is it that so many of us allow the holiday season to totally stress us out? The holidays are supposed to be about family and friends and love, not the tension that so many of us allow to permeate the atmosphere. We are having a very low key holiday season this year but in years past have had a lot more entertaining to do. But I have never let it all get to me. These are the things and times that I enjoy and look forward to most in the world and I will never let my spirits be dampened at Christmas. the season should be about so much more than that. Here’s wishing everyone a joyful and stress free holiday season this year and best to you in the new year!