TOP 10 - THANKSGIVING GIFTS 2011

If the stress level of your family’s Thanksgiving is equivalent to fishing, then going to your significant others' Thanksgiving can feel like catching stingrays with your mouth. The good news is that most families will be too embroiled in their own holiday dynamics to focus on you. That means many of your flops from the past year will slip under the radar.

Help breeze into the party by starting off on the right foot and not showing up empty-handed. No matter how rich they are or where they come from, you’ll look like a deadbeat if you show up with nothing. Bring the right gifts and your host will give you the benefit of the doubt when you make other mistakes, like ripping on soccer when her dad loves Pele, or giving the diabetic dog pumpkin pie with whipped cream.

Here are the top 10 things to bring on Thanksgiving.