Last year The Tonight Show host Jimmy Fallon kicked off the trending hashtag#MyFamilyIsWeird and asked users to 'tweet out a funny, weird, or embarrassing thing a family member has done or said'. He shared a story about a friend whose family used to send out Christmas cards with everyone's height and weight on it. And what a response he’s got!
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Hundreds of others have shared their unusual traditions, childhood recollections, and cringe-worthy parental habits too, from a dressed-up raw Thanksgiving turkey to an alternative to 'the Christmas clown.
A Christmas choking hazard
According to one Twitter user, his family used to hide an almond in the turkey stuffing, and whoever would find it would get good luck for the next year. But after his brother choked on the almond, the family switched it to a raisin instead.
A post-Christmas mess
According to another user, his family wouldn’t remove Christmas wrapping paper after opening their presents for weeks afterwards. Why? Because their cat loved playing with it.
Jewels on a turkey
My mom likes to dress up the turkey before she cooks it for Thanksgiving. #MyFamilyIsWeirdpic.twitter.com/E1mylzY3eu
— Stephanie (@dallas_steph) March 8, 2021
One family’s turkey doesn’t get to live till Christmas but at least it gets some stylish moments post-mortem. They quite literally dress up their store-bought defrosted bird in jewels before cooking it.
Christmas privacy violations
According to another Twitter user, every year his dad prints off his brother’s entire search history from the past year and makes it into a scrapbook for the family’s entertainment. What a major privacy breach!
A Christmas clown
Since high school, we have had a tradition of hanging “The Christmas Clown.” He is kept in his own special box. He even has a special hook that my dad installed JUST FOR HIM in a beam in the ceiling. Mastroianni Family Tradition. #MyFamilyIsWeird 🤡 🎄 pic.twitter.com/iYGaWZj74w
— Mia Mastroianni (@Tall_Mia) March 8, 2021
One more user writes that since his high school years, his family had a tradition of hanging a ‘the Christmas clown’. The spooky doll was kept in his own special box and even had a special hook that was installed just for him in a beam of a ceiling. Right, who needs a Christmas angel when a clown is so much more fun?
Sources used:
- Mail Online: 'My mom dresses up the Thanksgiving turkey before she cooks it': People reveal the WEIRDEST things their families do, from putting everyone's height and WEIGHT on Christmas cards to drinking 'tuna-water'
