https://boards.hellobee.com/ Pregnancy, Baby and Parenting blog, by Hellobee en Sun, 05 Apr 2026 00:51:32 +0000 https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/would-you-spend-thanksgiving-without-your-husband/page/2#post-2592283 Mon, 25 Jul 2016 15:29:44 +0000 ottilie 2592283@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I would (and have) but I think it depends on your husband and the situation. For example, my husband isn't too into holidays in general so wouldn't care if he was home alone. He has also worked on several Thanksgivings in the past, so it didn't matter if I was there or not. But if he was going to be sitting home alone, I'd probably stay and do Thanksgiving with him. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/would-you-spend-thanksgiving-without-your-husband/page/2#post-2592282 Mon, 25 Jul 2016 15:28:38 +0000 smocks 2592282@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I would, I have, and I will continue to do so, Lol. DH works in the ER so he's is at the hospital working most holidays. He had actual thanksgiving off last year, but worked a ton all surrounding days and our family on both sides is 6+ hours away. I took the kids, he got invited to one of the docs houses for thanksgiving dinner. And his mom sent me home with thanksgiving leftovers to give him. He had it pretty easy, I'd say ;)</p> <p>But yeah, this is our life. Holidays not celebrated on the actual holiday. We make it work. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/would-you-spend-thanksgiving-without-your-husband/page/2#post-2592134 Mon, 25 Jul 2016 13:43:11 +0000 PawPrints 2592134@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Doing it once wouldn't bug me that much, but I'm not thrilled about the precedent it would set. I would want to establish that it's most important for our immediate family to be together on holidays than to be with extended family. Growing up, we always did holidays just with the immediate family so that seems most normal to me. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/would-you-spend-thanksgiving-without-your-husband/page/2#post-2592054 Mon, 25 Jul 2016 12:34:28 +0000 Mama Bird 2592054@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>No, I'd rather spend Thanksgiving with him than anyone else. Unfortunately we've never managed to celebrate by ourselves... family wants to see us on allll the holidays. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/would-you-spend-thanksgiving-without-your-husband/page/2#post-2592050 Mon, 25 Jul 2016 12:30:07 +0000 birdofafeather 2592050@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>i would and i do. DH is a firefighter, so all holidays are on the table in terms of when he's working and when we're alone. he's working christmas this year, which stinks when the girls are young, but it's par for the course. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/would-you-spend-thanksgiving-without-your-husband/page/2#post-2592004 Mon, 25 Jul 2016 11:48:33 +0000 Trailmix 2592004@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I would. My husband is not sentimental about holidays AT ALL and would probably love a free weekend at home without having to manage two toddlers :) </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/would-you-spend-thanksgiving-without-your-husband/page/2#post-2591946 Mon, 25 Jul 2016 10:42:39 +0000 JerricaBenton 2591946@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I wouldn't want to but in your situation and if dh didn't mind I might. It's only one year, and Christmas is so soon after. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/would-you-spend-thanksgiving-without-your-husband/page/2#post-2591896 Mon, 25 Jul 2016 09:54:54 +0000 MaryM 2591896@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I would. </p> <p>DH often has to work holidays, so we don't always spend them together (except Christmas. I put my foot down for that one). </p> <p>We are fairly independent anyway, so it's never been a huge deal to us. I visit my family a ton (and for many holidays) without him. </p> <p>I only wouldn't do it if he actually had the day off but for some reason couldn't travel. </p> <p>Also, when we have celebrated holidays together at home, we've ended up hosting some of his friends whose wives and kids have traveled for holidays without them. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/would-you-spend-thanksgiving-without-your-husband#post-2591888 Mon, 25 Jul 2016 09:51:08 +0000 caterw 2591888@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I probably would, but my DH wouldn't mind. If he was upset or didn't want me to go, then I would stay home. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/would-you-spend-thanksgiving-without-your-husband#post-2591862 Mon, 25 Jul 2016 09:38:52 +0000 alphagam84 2591862@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I would, doesn't seem like a big deal. I wouldn't miss Christmas with him but Thanksgiving is really mostly eating a turkey and being sleep so no biggie. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/would-you-spend-thanksgiving-without-your-husband#post-2591794 Mon, 25 Jul 2016 08:46:54 +0000 snowjewelz 2591794@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I wouldn't want to, but if he's okay with it and pushes me to, then I would. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/would-you-spend-thanksgiving-without-your-husband#post-2591782 Mon, 25 Jul 2016 08:37:26 +0000 MaisyMay 2591782@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Last year I had to work Christmas eve and the day after Christmas. I sent Dh and LO about 6 hours away to see extended family. Now we have 2 lo's so we probably won't do that again. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/would-you-spend-thanksgiving-without-your-husband#post-2591780 Mon, 25 Jul 2016 08:36:36 +0000 nana87 2591780@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I would if it was the only time I could see family for a long time like you're saying, and we would just have a second "thanksgiving" on a different day together as a family. I haven't seen my brother/sil/nieces in almost a year and it sucks! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/would-you-spend-thanksgiving-without-your-husband#post-2591775 Mon, 25 Jul 2016 08:32:14 +0000 Smurfette 2591775@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I wouldn't. I would look at doing Thanksgiving another time with my family so DH could come. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/would-you-spend-thanksgiving-without-your-husband#post-2591773 Mon, 25 Jul 2016 08:30:09 +0000 Truth Bombs 2591773@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I wouldn't. My husband's old job forced us to spend some holidays apart and after that, we won't do it willingly. I would be really sad to be home alone on Thanksgiving and so would my husband. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/would-you-spend-thanksgiving-without-your-husband#post-2591763 Mon, 25 Jul 2016 08:19:36 +0000 Baby Boy Mom 2591763@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I did this once and then sort of regretted it because DH ended up going to a bar or something that night and that just made me sad. He was totally on board and encouraged me to go but in retrospect and having done a bunch of solo trips with the kids I think I'm not going to do that anymore unless it's for something really important. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/would-you-spend-thanksgiving-without-your-husband#post-2591760 Mon, 25 Jul 2016 08:18:46 +0000 catlady 2591760@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I would if DH was ok with it. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/would-you-spend-thanksgiving-without-your-husband#post-2591758 Mon, 25 Jul 2016 08:16:48 +0000 Finfan 2591758@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I have. We only had one LO at the time and I took her to see my family while DH was helping his parents move. Their old house was too small for all of us to stay and LO and I would have been in the way. It was fine. </p> <p>I really wanted to be with my parents that holiday because of a recent death in our family but it would have been fine anyway. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/would-you-spend-thanksgiving-without-your-husband#post-2591750 Mon, 25 Jul 2016 08:05:05 +0000 FaithFertility 2591750@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>My DH if he had to work would tell me to go! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/would-you-spend-thanksgiving-without-your-husband#post-2591742 Mon, 25 Jul 2016 07:55:18 +0000 LuLu Mom 2591742@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Yes I would as long as DH was okay with it (which I know mine would be.) </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/would-you-spend-thanksgiving-without-your-husband#post-2591737 Mon, 25 Jul 2016 07:53:05 +0000 Jess1483 2591737@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Yep, if DH was on board, I'd totally go. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/would-you-spend-thanksgiving-without-your-husband#post-2591736 Mon, 25 Jul 2016 07:52:23 +0000 ladybee 2591736@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I would. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/would-you-spend-thanksgiving-without-your-husband#post-2591735 Mon, 25 Jul 2016 07:50:35 +0000 NCSUchick27 2591735@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Yes, I would. Sometimes DH has to work holidays so he doesn't always get Thanksgiving and Christmas off. We only get to see family a few times a year so if DH has to work I still drive down to visit with family. We usually do our celebrating together either before I leave or when I get back. We usually make a mini Thanksgiving/Christmas dinner to enjoy together. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/would-you-spend-thanksgiving-without-your-husband#post-2591724 Mon, 25 Jul 2016 07:35:20 +0000 T.H.O.U. 2591724@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I would! </p> <p>I took the kids to my moms the week before christmas and we celebrated an early christmas without DH. it sucked but we came home on the evening of the 23rd, and still had our family time. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/would-you-spend-thanksgiving-without-your-husband#post-2591722 Mon, 25 Jul 2016 07:32:55 +0000 whiskers 2591722@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I would! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/would-you-spend-thanksgiving-without-your-husband#post-2591718 Mon, 25 Jul 2016 07:24:59 +0000 SweetiePie 2591718@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I would! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/would-you-spend-thanksgiving-without-your-husband#post-2591715 Mon, 25 Jul 2016 07:16:19 +0000 Mamaof2 2591715@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I would! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/would-you-spend-thanksgiving-without-your-husband#post-2591710 Mon, 25 Jul 2016 06:51:20 +0000 erinbaderin 2591710@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I think if my husband said he was ok with it, I would. Maybe you could have a family Thanksgiving dinner the weekend before or after, so you still get that experience, and then he could spend the weekend golfing or seeing movies or whatever he likes to do. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/would-you-spend-thanksgiving-without-your-husband#post-2591705 Mon, 25 Jul 2016 06:07:03 +0000 looch 2591705@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I would, because holidays don't have to be celebrated just on a specific day! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/would-you-spend-thanksgiving-without-your-husband#post-2591703 Mon, 25 Jul 2016 05:46:31 +0000 Silva 2591703@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I did twice during my husbands residency, he didn't get the day off. It was fine. Christmas would have been harder for me. I'm not a particularly sentimental person about the holidays though, and neither is he. I brought my daughter to my parents and we enjoyed thanksgiving with family there. </p>