Imagine driving four hours to enjoy a warm, comforting Thanksgiving dinner with your family, only to find your cheating ex parked in your parents’ driveway. That’s exactly what happened to one woman, who was left reeling when her parents invited her unfaithful ex to join the festivities. Let’s dive into this tale of holiday heartbreak and family drama.
The Long Drive Home

An Unwanted Surprise

The Painful Past

The Heartbreaking Confrontation

The Great Escape ♀️

The Ex’s Apology

The Final Showdown

The Harsh Exit

The Aftermath

A Thanksgiving to Remember… or Forget?
In a shocking twist of events, a woman found herself face-to-face with her cheating ex at her family’s Thanksgiving dinner, thanks to her parents’ surprising invitation. Despite the ex’s pleas for forgiveness, she chose to leave the painful situation, sparking a heated argument with her parents. The emotional encounter ended with her dad labelling her an a**hole and her friends suggesting she should have stayed for her parents’ sake. Let’s see what the online world has to say about this holiday hullabaloo…
NTA. Your ex encounter at Thanksgiving was incredibly insensitive.

NTA. Outrageous AH thing! Friends siding with parents? Unbelievable!
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NTA: Block those “friends”. Odd reaction from them.

NTA for leaving Thanksgiving dinner after encountering cheating ex. Supportive replies.

“Parents prioritize pleasing others over their own family. Unbelievable! “

NTA: Surprise ex encounter at Thanksgiving dinner, Christmas will be worse!

NTA. Surprised ex at family dinner? No thanks!

NTA – Outrageous Thanksgiving ambush by parents. Stay strong OP!

Toxic family and ex ruined Thanksgiving. Find joy elsewhere!

NTA: Set boundaries with parents and ex, good luck!

NTA. Hallmark movie plot: Surprise ex, flat tire, and a kind stranger.

NTA. Parents sprung ex on you, pushing reconciliation? Re-evaluate ‘friends’.

NTA, time to find new friends and family. ♀️

Betrayed by parents: NTA for leaving Thanksgiving dinner with ex

You’re not the a**hole, they are!

Dad wants forgiveness from ex? NTA, get that Ferrari!

NTA! Setting boundaries and going no contact is completely understandable.

Woman escapes drama-filled Thanksgiving dinner, everyone else is the a**hole

NTA but set boundaries, get new friends, and prioritize yourself.

NTA but my petty ass would have sat down at the table and interrogated your ex in great detail, when the cheating started, with whom, how many times. How it felt, how the sex with them, how he could cheat then come back and lay in the bed with you, in uncomfortable detail. Where they met to cheat, which positions, what excuses they would use to cover their a** so you wouldn’t find out.

Toxic family pressure? Cut them off! Surround yourself with positivity!

NTA: Ex at Thanksgiving? Super weird, even without cheating.

Shocking ex encounter at Thanksgiving dinner, unsupportive parents

NTA- Cheater gets what he deserves. Time to cut ties.

Not the a**hole for fleeing a surprise ex encounter

Good for you! Standing up to your parents. #NTA

Woman flees Thanksgiving dinner after surprise ex encounter. Mom’s reasoning?
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Woman escapes awkward ex encounter at Thanksgiving dinner. NTA!

Dad’s forgiveness for cheater raises eyebrows. NTA wins!

Toxic ex, meddling parents, unsupportive friends: Cut them off and thrive!

NTA. Your parents are trying to get you back with your ex
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Parents meddling in adult children’s affairs? NTA for fleeing!

Betrayed by parents, NTA flees after surprise ex encounter

NTA. Ex, parents, and friends ambushed you. Betrayal hurts.

Cut off toxic friends and family for your own well-being ✂️
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Commenter offers support and advice for dealing with toxic family.

Woman escapes toxic family dinner after cheating ex encounter!
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NTA. Avoid them for now. Why prioritize your parents over you?

NTA, obvs. OP’s frenemies are no better than cheater’s apologists

Family prioritizing ex over OP? NTA, take a well-deserved vacation!

Betrayed at Thanksgiving: NTA, they chose your betrayer over you.

OP’s traumatic encounter with ex at Thanksgiving sparks family drama

NTA. Parents prioritize ex over you. Show them your strength.

NTA. Escaping toxic parents

Cut ties, block ex, and prioritize family. You’re not the a**hole.
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Father’s questionable choice sparks heated comment and snarky reply.
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Sh*tty friends, surprise ex, and a Thanksgiving dinner disaster

Caught in a lie? The truth comes out in comments!

NTA. Drama, betrayal, and a Thanksgiving escape.

Friends and family condone parents’ actions? Dreadful position. NTA.

OP’s family pulls a cruel stunt, NTA for leaving

Friends slept with ex, everyone’s an AH except OP. NTA

Is this Thanksgiving drama too unbelievable to be true?

NTA. They were definitely wrong and they knew it.

NTA: Cut ties with family if they support cheating ex!

Cutting toxic ties and living your best life

NTA. Supportive commenters agree that leaving was necessary for self-care
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Escape Thanksgiving drama with us next year!

NTA. Epic exit from family dinner after surprise ex encounter!

NTA. Unsupportive parents invite ex to Thanksgiving without telling you. ♀️
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NTA. Your emotions, your forgiveness. Others should keep opinions to themselves.

Parents prioritize forgiveness over daughter’s assault. Unbelievable!

NTA: Ex cheated, tried to scam back, trust your gut

Drama at Thanksgiving dinner! Friends invite ex, chaos ensues

Betrayed by ex-husband, friends, and family. Time to start fresh!

Apologies don’t always deserve forgiveness. NTA for leaving.

Woman seeks support after fleeing family dinner due to ex encounter
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NTA! Your family’s betrayal and lack of support is outrageous!

Ambushed by ex and parents at Thanksgiving dinner. Not the a**hole!
