Is AUTHOR wrong in the post ? POST : So my parents are going to a family friends house instead of doing a meal.  I've been invited to that Thanksgiving and it's going to be a big celebration. I have also been invited to a couple other celebrations with other friends.  But if I'm being honest a whole day to myself doing nothing but ordering some Chinese,  drinking beer,  and watching football  sounds like a super nice treat.  I have a very demanding job and my weekends are always full of errands and social obligations.  It's rare that I could get two days where I get to just sweatpants and chill. 

I guess I feel like I'm being an ungrateful dick if I were to decline these invites to spend the holiday alone  because I know many people are forced to spend the holidays alone who don't want to be alone.   But man does a day alone sound way better than having to go through the motions with a bunch of distant relatives/family friends. 