People Share Their Weirdest, Most Awkward Thanksgiving Dinner Moments

Thanksgiving dinner only comes around once a year, and it means so much to some people they will do anything to have a normal, traditional holiday dinner. Even if it means having their dinner alone in the kitchen while suffering a severe allergic reaction. Dads are known for always trying to maintain a “business as usual” facade.

Dads usually don’t like to admit that anything’s wrong or that they’re in pain; they want to maintain a certain reputation, even if it’s only in their heads. So, one Thanksgiving dinner, this person’s dad decided to act normal when he was having an allergic reaction to the shrimp cocktail. I don’t know if you can call this story ‘normal,’ but we all have our own eccentricities.