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haele

(14,945 posts)
4. Allow people to choose their seats. And Set up a card table in the kitchen
Thu Nov 27, 2025, 02:19 PM
Thursday

Warn everyone ahead of time that anyone over the age of 10 who starts getting too loud or excited can take their plates and sit at the card table until they settle down.
And if during the meal, anyone wants to change seats and talk about planning next year's gardening, or a Holiday recipe, or planning to adopt or foster a shelter rescue with Grandma, or talk Dr. Who, the MCU/DCU and Anime with Uncle Albert can do so.

Doesn't matter where you end up sitting, y'all will get pumpkin or apple pie afterwards, and home made Carmel kettle popcorn in brown paper bags to either sit and watch "the game" or go out walking to the nearest park with. And hot tea or cocoa afterwards

Of course, I've never hosted or been to a T-Day with authoritarian extremists like John Birchers or MAGA before, so I'm not sure how the kitchen table time out works in those situations.

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my advice lapfog_1 Thursday #1
Trumpers sit at the kiddie table. Efilroft Sul Thursday #2
Trumpers sit in the garage! rsdsharp Thursday #3
Good One - I think Martha Stewart would approve of that seating arrangement too! waterwatcher123 Thursday #10
Outside is better durablend Friday #30
Beat me to it! nt doubleplusgood Thursday #9
You'd trust MAGAts around children? 0rganism Thursday #12
Just joking. There aren't any MAGAbillies here at dinner. Hell, I don't trust them around other adults. Efilroft Sul Thursday #16
Allow people to choose their seats. And Set up a card table in the kitchen haele Thursday #4
Tell them their seats are in the East Wing Jersey Devil Thursday #5
D'OH!! Leghorn21 Thursday #6
If you're hosting Aviation Pro Thursday #7
LIKES ACROSS, UNLIKES NEXT AnnaLee Thursday #8
This has become inconceivable Trumpdumper Thursday #11
I think MAGA should be seated... returnee Thursday #13
No Trumpers allowed. None. No exceptions. Celerity Thursday #14
At one of those Axe Throwing businesses? Attilatheblond Thursday #15
feed progressives first. red staters can have the leftovers. GreenWave Thursday #17
lol right! Tell the trumpers they should take responsibility for their own food and not rely on help from others unblock Friday #29
Separate tables in separate rooms. QueerDuck Thursday #18
First the Trumpers are locked in the bathroom. milestogo Thursday #19
I'm so glad our family is all democrats. Uncle Gary Emile Thursday #20
The Repukes should be seated at the picnic table outdoors synni Thursday #21
Two different tables in 2 different rooms. Vinca Thursday #22
Trumpers take a vote as to which one of them deliver their food. the rest of them bluestarone Thursday #23
Put the Trumpers at a folding card table on the patio. Or in the garage. LOL mucholderthandirt Friday #24
100% empty, no-show Progressive seating. Paladin Friday #25
Trumpers in the basement. doc03 Friday #26
Inside, outside. Progressives inside; Trumpers outside rurallib Friday #27
NO POLITICS OR RELIGION .PERIOD and strictly enforced. AllaN01Bear Friday #28
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