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Everything You Need To Survive Thanksgiving Dinner With Your Crazy Family

Insane relatives: Can't live with 'em, can't live without 'em.

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Insane relatives: Can't live with 'em, can't live without 'em.

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Rose Co Bangle Bracelet Flask

<p><strong data-redactor-tag="strong" data-verified="redactor"><em data-redactor-tag="em" data-verified="redactor">$27</em></strong> <a href="https://www.amazon.com/Womens-Bracelet-Bangle-Flask-Stainless/dp/B071F96TND?tag=bp_links-20" target="_blank" class="slide-buy--button" data-tracking-id="recirc-text-link">BUY NOW</a></p><p>If taking shots is frowned upon at your family's Thanksgiving, just casually use this bracelet flask to pour some vodka into your glass under the table. Or just drink straight from it. No one will notice over all the shouting.&nbsp;</p><p><strong data-redactor-tag="strong" data-verified="redactor">More:</strong> <a href="http://www.bestproducts.com/lifestyle/g1912/amazon-interesting-finds/" target="_blank" data-tracking-id="recirc-text-link">The Coolest and Most Interesting Stuff You Can Get On Amazon</a></p>

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If taking shots is frowned upon at your family's Thanksgiving, just casually use this bracelet flask to pour some vodka into your glass under the table. Or just drink straight from it. No one will notice over all the shouting. 

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Ostrich Pillow

<p><strong data-redactor-tag="strong" data-verified="redactor"><em data-redactor-tag="em" data-verified="redactor">$99</em></strong> <a href="https://www.amazon.com/OSTRICH-PILLOW-ORIGINAL-Airplanes-Accessories/dp/B00B4S6SLW?tag=bp_links-20" target="_blank" class="slide-buy--button" data-tracking-id="recirc-text-link">BUY NOW</a></p><p>This pillow is perfect for when you need to take a nap after dinner but don't want to be *rude* by excusing yourself.&nbsp;</p>

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This pillow is perfect for when you need to take a nap after dinner but don't want to be *rude* by excusing yourself. 

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The Official BS Button

<p><strong data-redactor-tag="strong" data-verified="redactor"><em data-redactor-tag="em" data-verified="redactor">$8</em></strong> <a href="https://www.amazon.com/Gemmy-32651-The-Official-Button/dp/B000L70MQO?tag=bp_links-20" target="_blank" class="slide-buy--button" data-tracking-id="recirc-text-link">BUY NOW</a></p><p>Press this button every time your racist uncle starts trying to prove his conspiracy theories to you.&nbsp;</p>

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Press this button every time your racist uncle starts trying to prove his conspiracy theories to you. 

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Loftus International Funny Fork

<p><strong data-redactor-tag="strong" data-verified="redactor"><em data-redactor-tag="em" data-verified="redactor">$6</em></strong> <a href="https://www.amazon.com/Funny-Fork-Telescopic-Extendable-inches/dp/B001MKG5V0/?tag=bp_links-20" target="_blank" class="slide-buy--button" data-tracking-id="recirc-text-link">BUY NOW</a></p><p>This two-foot-long extendable fork is ideal for when your brother takes the last piece of pie and you're like "hell no, I'll kill you" and you eat off his plate from across the table.</p>

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This two-foot-long extendable fork is ideal for when your brother takes the last piece of pie and you're like "Hell no, I'll kill you" and you eat off his plate from across the table.

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5

Ban.do Sip Sip Tumbler

<p><strong data-redactor-tag="strong" data-verified="redactor"><em data-redactor-tag="em" data-verified="redactor">$14</em></strong> <a href="https://www.bando.com/collections/drinkware/products/sip-sip-tumbler-with-straw-i-am-very-busy" target="_blank" class="slide-buy--button" data-tracking-id="recirc-text-link">BUY NOW</a></p><p>S/O to my brother who's brought a Styrofoam cup full of some sort of liquor/soda drink to every Thanksgiving dinner we've ever had. Be like my brother (minus the Styrofoam because it's bad for the environment, FOR SHAME) and start bringing your own booze-filled cup to dinner.&nbsp;</p>

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S/O to my brother who's brought a Styrofoam cup full of some sort of liquor/soda drink to every Thanksgiving dinner we've ever had. Be like my brother (minus the Styrofoam because it's bad for the environment, FOR SHAME) and start bringing your own booze-filled cup to dinner. 

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Scented Pink Floam Slime by KonradKreations

<p><strong data-redactor-tag="strong" data-verified="redactor"><em data-redactor-tag="em" data-verified="redactor">From $5</em></strong> <a href="https://www.etsy.com/listing/542041953/scented-pink-crunchy-floam-slime?" target="_blank" class="slide-buy--button" data-tracking-id="recirc-text-link">BUY NOW</a></p><p>Give yourself something to fidget with so you don't end up breaking someone's face when the family starts to talk politics. This "floam" is like a foamy slime that won't stick to your hands.&nbsp;</p>

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Give yourself something to fidget with so you don't end up breaking someone's face when the family starts to talk politics. This "floam" is like a foamy slime that won't stick to your hands. 

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Guzzle Buddy

<p><strong data-redactor-tag="strong" data-verified="redactor"><em data-redactor-tag="em" data-verified="redactor">$22</em></strong> <a href="https://www.amazon.com/Guzzle-Buddy-Turns-Bottle-Glass/dp/B0182U49IS/?tag=bp_links-20" target="_blank" class="slide-buy--button" data-tracking-id="recirc-text-link">BUY NOW</a></p><p>Don't bother filling up your glass four times at dinner — just pop the glass right onto a bottle of wine! It saves you valuable time and energy that can otherwise be used for arguing with your cousins or playing with their kids.</p>

$22 BUY NOW

Don't bother filling up your glass four times at dinner — just pop the glass right onto a bottle of wine! It saves you valuable time and energy that can otherwise be used for arguing with your cousins or playing with their kids.

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The Official High Times Cannabis Cookbook

<p><strong data-redactor-tag="strong" data-verified="redactor"><em data-redactor-tag="em" data-verified="redactor">From $10</em></strong>&nbsp;<a href="https://www.amazon.com/Official-High-Times-Cannabis-Cookbook/dp/1452101337/?tag=bp_links-20" target="_blank" class="slide-buy--button" data-tracking-id="recirc-text-link">BUY NOW</a></p><p>If you're hoping for a chill Thanksgiving dinner this year, your only option is to make a pumpkin pie with weed in it.</p>

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If you're hoping for a chill Thanksgiving dinner this year, your only option is to make a pumpkin pie with weed in it.

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Flents Quiet Please Ear Plugs

<p><strong data-redactor-tag="strong" data-verified="redactor"><em data-redactor-tag="em" data-verified="redactor">$12</em></strong> <a href="https://www.amazon.com/Flents-Quiet-Please-Plugs-Pair/dp/B001J4HB1C/?tag=bp_links-20" target="_blank" class="slide-buy--button" data-tracking-id="recirc-text-link">BUY NOW</a></p><p>Get these "Quiet Please" ear plugs for when you're just straight-up done&nbsp;listening to everyone's garbage. Daydream about the nap you're going to take when this fresh hell is over.&nbsp;</p>

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Get these "Quiet Please" ear plugs for when you're just straight-up done listening to everyone's garbage. Daydream about the nap you're going to take when this fresh hell is over. 

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Spanx Faux Leather Moto Leggings

<p><strong data-redactor-tag="strong" data-verified="redactor"><em data-redactor-tag="em" data-verified="redactor">$110</em></strong> <a href="https://www.spanx.com/leggings/new/faux-leather-moto-leggings" target="_blank" class="slide-buy--button" data-tracking-id="recirc-text-link">BUY NOW</a></p><p>These Spanx leggings hold you in so well, it'll look like you're down a size or two — even when you have half a turkey in your stomach. Trick your&nbsp;jerk aunt who always body-shames you&nbsp;when you eat into thinking you lost weight, so you can finally go for that&nbsp;third helping without her saying a damn word.&nbsp;</p>

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These Spanx leggings hold you in so well, it'll look like you're down a size or two — even when you have half a turkey in your stomach. Trick your jerk aunt who always body-shames you when you eat into thinking you lost weight, so you can finally go for that third helping without her saying a damn word. 

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Stress Relief Squishy Cake By YoYa Toys

<p><strong data-redactor-tag="strong" data-verified="redactor"><em data-redactor-tag="em" data-verified="redactor">$14</em></strong> <a href="https://www.amazon.com/dp/B072F2Y8Y1?psc=1&amp;tag=bp_links-20" target="_blank" class="slide-buy--button" data-tracking-id="recirc-text-link">BUY NOW</a></p><p>Because sometimes we just need to squeeze something to keep from screaming out loud.&nbsp;</p>

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Because sometimes we just need to squeeze something to keep from screaming out loud. 

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What Do You Meme?

<p><strong data-redactor-tag="strong" data-verified="redactor"><em data-redactor-tag="em" data-verified="redactor">$30</em></strong> <a href="https://www.amazon.com/What-Meme-Adult-Party-Game/dp/B01MRG7T0D/?tag=bp_links-20" target="_blank" class="slide-buy--button" data-tracking-id="recirc-text-link">BUY NOW</a></p><p>It's the end of the evening when&nbsp;everyone's slightly drunk with their cups of coffee, and you're trying to avoid the point at which someone asks about when you're getting married or having children. What better time is there to play a rousing game of What Do You Meme (which is basically like Cards Against Humanity, but with memes from the internet)? Everyone will laugh and maybe pee their pants a little, and you may see a different side of your family that you weren't prepared for.&nbsp;</p>

$30 BUY NOW

It's the end of the evening when everyone's slightly drunk with their cups of coffee, and you're trying to avoid the point at which someone asks about when you're getting married or having children. What better time is there to play a rousing game of What Do You Meme (which is basically like Cards Against Humanity, but with memes from the internet)? Everyone will laugh and maybe pee their pants a little, and you may see a different side of your family that you weren't prepared for. 

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The Container Store Fridge Locker

<p><strong data-redactor-tag="strong" data-verified="redactor"><em data-redactor-tag="em" data-verified="redactor">$20</em></strong> <a href="https://www.containerstore.com/s/collections/banks-safes/fridge-locker/12d?productId=10030818&amp;" target="_blank" class="slide-buy--button" data-tracking-id="recirc-text-link">BUY NOW</a></p><p>For when you need to keep your leftovers safely stored from thieving hands.</p>

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For when you need to keep your leftovers safely stored from thieving hands.

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