Thanksgiving is a time to be grateful for your loved ones -- or the fact that you only have to see them a few times a year. Here are some holiday tales of happiness and horror from celebrities and bloggers.

Pink's drunken pyrotechnics at Thanksgiving 2007
"We decided between six of us to drink three bottles of Patron before 11 a.m., and when somebody was saying grace, I decided that the sweet potatoes should be on my father-in-law's head, so I dumped the bowl on his head...And then I set my bedroom on fire because we [Pink and ex-husband Carey Hart] went upstairs to have a quickie and I left a cigarette in the oven mitt." (Celebitchy)

The Turkey Day that turned Sarah Silverman on to tofu
"When I was 9 or 10 years old, my dad took me over to a neighboring farm to help get stuff for the meal. The farmer, Vic, told me to look at all the turkeys and pick one out. I saw a cute one with a silly walk and cried, 'Him!' Before my pointing finger had even dropped to my side, Vic had grabbed the turkey by the neck and slit its throat. Blood and feathers went flying. I had sentenced that turkey to death! Up until then, I didn't know where meat came from -- and I've been a vegetarian ever since." (Marie Claire)

Tim McGraw trims the turkey, but doesn't clean the counter
The country crooner claims his favorite part of Thanksgiving is "me totally messing up the kitchen, and Faith pretending she doesn't even care -- but later cleaning it up when I'm not looking. I'm a good cook, but a sloppy one." (Good Housekeeping)

Demi and Bruce call a truce for Thanksgiving 2008
"We had an unconventional Thanksgiving, and we will all be together for Christmas as well with our three daughters," Moore said. "I think the key with any past is that you recognize and hold on to what you loved and what you gained, and you don't attach yourself to what you've lost." (Popeater)

A day for sharing thanks -- and drugs
BellaSugar editor Annie Tomlin had an unconventional holiday with a former boyfriend a few years back.

"I knew I was in for a wild ride when his family began slamming tequila shots before the turkey was even out of the oven. Then, before dessert, his dad whipped out a Ziploc of pot, packed a bowl, passed it around, and ragged on me for being sober. The night culminated with a hilarious-if-high, awkward-if-not puppet show in the basement. Lesson learned: Not every family celebrates the holidays the way your own does."

Blogger spreads the love of sweet potatoes
BoingBoing blogger Maggie Koerth-Baker never thought she liked her Grammy's sweet potatoes growing up -- until she tried them as an adult. She realized the only reason her dad never made her eat them was because it left more for him. So Koerth-Baker is passing on the sweet potato love, but not the stinginess, to her husband's family this year.

"It's a risk. I mean, what if they're ALL wise people who realize what a joy we have in Thanksgiving sweet potatoes? But it is also a risk that's in the giving spirit of the holiday season. So, this year, I'm thankful for my Grammy, for sweet potatoes, and for all my family members -- but especially for the ones who think they don't like sweet potatoes."

Tiny kitchen + plus turkey and trimmings = headache
Sunny Chanel, who writes for the Fame Crawler and Droolicious sections of Babble.com, took it to the max a few holidays ago. She brined and slow-cooked the turkey, made marshmallows for the yams from scratch and prepared pie from an actual pumpkin. Everything turned out great, but she barely had time to give grandma a hug with all the work.

"I've learned my lesson. I've harnessed the art of delegation and now my sister and brother-in-law come each year and my sister-in-law is also the sort to make marshmallows from scratch, but at least now we can do it together. Now that's something to be thankful for."

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