Write a story about a family dinner from the perspective of an in-law who's married into the family.

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“Kate from Canada” by Ashley Frerichs

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It’s odd. We speak the same language, we share the same Queen, but this country feels like a different planet. Everything is huge. The food portions, the cars, even the people seem bigger. Not fatter, necessarily. We have fat people in England, too. Just… louder. She swears she’s not American, but it all feels very American to me. But I guess it’s the red checkered flannel, the hockey caps, and the mandatory runs to Tim Horton’s that set them apart. Oh, and the lack of guns. She’s lucky I love her. I left my sophisticated, history-rich coun...

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“family Dinner” by Ivania Moreno Palomar

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The house was already bustling. There wasn't a moment of silence. The younger nieces and nephews were running after the family cat, Garfield, who's name strangely fit considering the resemblance to the actual orange feline from the comics. Thomas's mother and grandmother, were in the kitchen making tamales while trying to teach his little sister how to correctly distribute the masa on the corn husks. She had just turned 15 last week and was still coming off of her quinceanera high, not really showing that she cared but still retaining all ti...

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“Pumpkin Pie” by Unknown User

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“What are you thankful for Kai?” Kai was quiet. He was used to Thanksgiving. He had lived in the States all his life and had experienced Thanksgiving before. He loved gorging himself on the turkey and mashed potatoes, gravy and cranberry sauce, brussel sprouts, bread and butter, and pie. Oh, Kai loved pie. Sweet and crunchy pecan, sour lemon meringue, creamy cheesecake, old-fashioned pumpkin. He loved all the foods, but the pie was his favorite. However, Kai had never really liked Thanksgiving. He never had. For him, it meant eating at...

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“Golden Rule” by Annie Kirkpatrick

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The moment Mr. Walker said,”amen,” everyone at the narrow dining table fell into a quiet rhythm. Cut. Bite. Drink.“Jenny, will you pass the salt?”Cut. Bite. Drink.“Little hot in here.”Cut. Bite. Drink.“Excuse me.”Cut. Bite. Stab.“Turkey’s dry.” Mrs. Walker’s fork scraped her plate as Jenny took a long swig of water. I leaned over to Jacob.“Was it a fight,” I whispered.“War,” he answered, then swallowed a bite of dressing. I fumbled with the potatoes on my plate and kept my eyes low. Jacob had warned me of the hostility in his family tha...

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“Preparing For Thanksgiving ” by Courtney Slee

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Hello there! My name is Alice. I arrived in America today at daybreak. The sunrise here in America is so pretty. I went to England to get my family. Father says we will be having something called Thanksgiving. He said we have to prepare a whole bunch of foods. I am still kinda surprised my father likes to cook, normally most men put it all up to their wives. My mother the main cook of the family was washing and preparing potatoes along with my grandmother. My brother and father went out to get a turkey, they have to hunt and kill it. I...

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“Home, Home, Home” by Hailie Durante

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Sam had always felt like the odd one out when he attended his wife's family dinners. Not that her family wasn't welcoming or loving towards him. no, they were the exact opposite. His mother-in-law always made sure he got seconds, maybe even thirds on all of his favorite dishes. His-father-in-law always made sure to ask him about last night's game before he asked his own sons about it. His wife's brothers and sister treated him like one of their own, a firm member of the Vaugn family. No, he felt left out because he was never going to be t...

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“Crazy In-Law” by Candice Metcalf

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"Come on, we're gonna be late!" Adam shouted to me at three in the morning as I had just gotten out of bed. As far as I have known him, he and his family have been super into Thanksgiving. "Babe, I just woke up, why do we have to be there by four anyway? Ain't Thanksgiving normally celebrated around lunchtime? Plus you aren't cooking." I stood up after stretching a bit. I yawned. "I know that I'm not helping cook. And I usually would, but our family tradition for newlyweds is that we don't have to help with anything this year. We have to be...

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“MAKOTI” by Mercy Duke

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It was Christmas Eve of 1985 and an important day of my life, the day I was to prove to my in-laws that I was indeed the right daughter-in –law to join the family. Having arrived at the Mayo family a few days earlier I was still learning the customs of the family. My aunt had warned me to brace myself and prepare a dinner that was to steal the hearts of my in-laws to get their favor.I have been at the homestead four days now and everyday new family members were coming, they were almost fifty people on that day and some of them I had al...

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“Thanksgiving Grace” by Unknown User

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The kitchen smelled of Thanksgiving turkey and savagery.The turkey had just been pulled out of the oven by my mother-in-law Donna. The savagery she had been dishing out for quite some time, along with her sisters Betty and Jeanne. They were in the midst of a heated political scuffle when Ryan and I walked trepidatiously through the door.I gripped the edges of the green bean casserole I'd spent two hours on. Donna glanced up from basting the bird. "Well look who's here! Ryan and Grace!""I made a casserole," I offered, searching for a clear sp...

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“The Final Dinner” by Logan Peare

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The In-Laws."Honey what's taking you so long!" Logan had been waiting in the living room for almost an hour.Ohhhh... if he only knew what was on his wife's mind.This type of late wasn't just your typical getting dress late, oh no it was the kind of late that made Lily contemplate going into the woods and willingly let a bear slowly chew away at her legs than visit her in-laws late.They were ungrateful, arrogant, pompous over the top little shits that deserve a first class R.I.P package from death himself and she'd gladly pay all the expenses...

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“A Family Dinner to Remember” by Nefertari Lankford

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Growing up in a big family was something very normal for me in turns of having family dinner. Family dinner was usually held on Sundays. I'm talking relatives from all over. As I grew older and made a family of my own family dinner had become somewhat of a tradition in the Carson household. Until one day my husband suggest that we switch it up one year and have Thanksgiving at his parents house.Thanksgiving dinner at the in-laws I thought to myself, boy was I scared. Change was just something I wasn't very use to.As the Thanksgiving day arri...

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“New Traditions” by Shelley Lerea

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Thanksgiving was always my favorite holiday. I love waking up, smelling my mom’s delicious cooking, watching the Thanksgiving Day parade, and eating glorious food. Turkey, stuffing, cranberry sauce, and yams made my mouth water.This is the first year that I won’t be spending the holiday with my biological family. I will be with my new family. I got married two months ago, and my in laws insisted that we all spend the holiday together. They invited my parents and sisters, but my mom doesn’t trust anyone’s cooking but h...

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“Pumpkin Pie” by Catherine Kennedy

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From the first time I met John’s family, they welcomed me because I was someone that John cared about. But it was also clear, especially when we women were all together, that I was “different”. I was both a city girl and a college girl and they were not sure about me. We had some common interests, gardening, sewing, and so forth…. but I was still “different”. I took some home-made cinnamon rolls to a family gathering and they were a big hit… but there was still this “feeling”…… The women still seemed a bit “leery” of me, and I...

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“A Not So Happy Thanksgiving ” by Taylor Weborg

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“When we got married I didn’t know we would be attending every holiday with your family,” I remark as my wife and I pull into the driveway of her parent’s house. “Babe,’ she starts as her eyes roll over to meet mine, ‘It’s only for one evening and it’s not even that bad.” I let out a long sigh as I turn off the ignition and step out of our car. I come around to the other side and open the passenger side door to help my wife out. Even after an eight-hour drive she still looks as beautiful as ever. Her tight blue jeans perfectly hug her h...

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“Arnold Levin Considers Shooting His In-Laws” by Wayne Scheer

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Arnold Levin Considers Shooting His In-LawsArnold Levin considered the punishment if he shot his in-laws. Would the shooting be considered justifiable or would he get a judge who never married and thinks all life is precious?It's not that his in-laws were terrible people; in fact, they were good, loving people. That was the problem. Too much of anything is too much, even love. Especially the kind of love that wants to embrace you and share every intimate detail of their lives with you.Arnold and Marie had made a solemn vo...

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Write a story about a family dinner from the perspective of an in-law who's married into the family.

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✍️ 33 stories

“Kate from Canada” by Ashley Frerichs

“family Dinner” by Ivania Moreno Palomar

“Pumpkin Pie” by Unknown User

“Golden Rule” by Annie Kirkpatrick

“Preparing For Thanksgiving ” by Courtney Slee

“Home, Home, Home” by Hailie Durante

“Crazy In-Law” by Candice Metcalf

“MAKOTI” by Mercy Duke

“Thanksgiving Grace” by Unknown User

“The Final Dinner” by Logan Peare

“A Family Dinner to Remember” by Nefertari Lankford

“New Traditions” by Shelley Lerea

“Pumpkin Pie” by Catherine Kennedy

“A Not So Happy Thanksgiving ” by Taylor Weborg

“Arnold Levin Considers Shooting His In-Laws” by Wayne Scheer

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Write a story about a family dinner that includes someone unexpected showing up.

Write a story about a "chosen family" dinner, where no one is related by blood, but they still feel like family.

Write a story about a family dinner that takes place in any time period other than the present.

Write a story about a family dinner that involves some kind of reconciliation.

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