Episode notes
This week on Internet Friendsy, we’re going full “Feast Mode” with the wildest, sweetest, and most unhinged Thanksgiving stories Reddit has to offer. We’re digging into the viral r/AskReddit thread asking “Who ruined Thanksgiving this year?”—from kitchen catastrophes to in-law meltdowns—and following it up with a wife who posted AITA because she tried to ban football on Thanksgiving and accidentally started a holiday civil war. But it’s not all chaos: we also dive into a heart-stopping story of pure human kindness, where a woman hospitalized with severe eye burns is surrounded by love, warmth, and support from complete strangers. And finally, we explore the quiet struggle of an introverted OP who hates Thanksgiving but keeps hosting every year for her disabled, social-butterfly mom—venting to Reddit because sometimes the emotional labor hits harder than the food coma. It’s messy, wholesome, relatable, and peak holiday humanity. Tune in for drama, comfort, and the real stories behind Thanksgiving traditions, breakdowns, and unexpected acts of compassion.