Why do you dread Thanksgiving?
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Billions might be a stretch...Because it's celebrating the unnecessary death of billions of turkeys.0 -
..because I'm a Lions fan and it seems like they always manage to lose
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I love the time with my family, but I dread it because it makes me miss my Grandmother even more. She passed Thanksgiving Day 10 years ago :sad:0
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I don't dread it ... I'm in the UK! I hope you all have a wonderful Thanksgiving!!! :bigsmile:0
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I dread when the turkey dark meat runs out. Turkeys need bigger thighs.0
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Usually I love the holiday, but late last month my husband died unexpectedly and I just don't want to be around people, I don't want to fake a happy face, and I don't want to try and choke down food around happy people. I am going to hole out alone and probably rock out to some Zumba videos or anything to just get me through the day.
Very sorry for your loss.
My family is quite small. My workout place is planning a special 1 1/2 hour workout in the morning...going to kick the day off with that and spend a quiet day at home with my daughter...watching the balloon-less Macy's day parade and eating a somewhat healthified turkey dinner!! Looking forwrd to the day!!0 -
I'm not dreading it nor am I looking forward to it, it's actually not a holiday I celebrate so it's just a great day to be able to be around family that I don't always get to see otherwise. So I guess I could say I am looking forward to Thursday, not specifically Thanksgiving.0
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I don't anymore. I loved Thanksgiving for years. Then my mother managed to make it the most miserable holiday. I am Jewish and my husband Catholic, we have ONE shared holiday and my mother would make me miserable over it. She said my mother-in-law ruined her Thanksgiving. Yes this is my mother. My daughter dreads all family holidays because of my mother and my sister-in-laws.
Now a lot has change, my mother-in-law passed, my father passed, my brother is getting a divorce (losing one sister-in-law) and my other SIL doesn't come for Thanksgiving, so I don't mind it as much. I miss everyone, but my mother is not as big a ***** about it.0 -
Grandma always gets really drunk and gives us the good old Jewish guilt trip.0
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The reason i dread it is because i have to work.0
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Because I have to work 7p-4a on Thanksgiving. 0
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Who the hell dreads mashed potatoes and gravy?
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I don't dread the holiday. However, this year I am worried about gaining back weight. So, that could be a reason.0
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I love Thanksgiving...no dread here.0
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Not only is there a ton of awesome food, family, (and probably some wine and beer), Hanukkah also shares Thanksgiving this year, thanks to that awesome Lunar versus Gregorian calendar fun.
Thanksgivinukkah. It's a celebration for just about everyone.0 -
It's a holiday honored with copious amounts of food... I'm a fan.
Those that dread it should GTFO to CANADA!!!
We celebrate Thanksgiving in Canada.....
yeah, but does a dozen Tim Horton's donuts and a shot glass of maple syrup really count as "celebrating"???
LOL That actually made me laugh. I don't have a comeback for that either0 -
^^ First LOL... but seriously yeah why would you dread Thanksgiving? It's one day out of 365. Embrace it!
EDIT: Oh and @ Determined_erin and anyone else who is worried about the same thing - i.e. gaining weight 'back'. Think about this - how much weight do you think you can possibly gain from one meal or one day of eating? 3-5 maybe.... which in the grand scheme of things is small potatoes... If you just get back on the horse you will have that licked in no time. = Stop dreading! ENJOY!!!! :flowerforyou: :drinker:0 -
Because my family is completely insane.
Yeah, yeah, everyone says their family is crazy, I get it. BUT try having a family function where you sit across from your father new girlfriend that is a 22 year old heroin addict (I'm 31 btw) and then you can get on my level.
Ha, I feel your pain. You just described my family, especially if your parent has been married/divorce 5 times.
I just dread not being able to bring alcohol because someone is a closet alcoholic and can't control herself.0 -
Because I'm going to cheat on my diet, and I know it, and I'm doing so well!0
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If there is anything that makes me dread Thanksgiving, it's all the stress and phone calls we get between now and Christmas asking, "Do your kids need this," "Would your kids like that," or "What do you want for Christmas?"0
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I'm dreading the hangover on Friday, but Thanksgiving? Bring it on.
I'm dreading the hangover I'll have on Thanksgiving.
Thanksgiving eve is always a night I have my bowling league.. so naturally we all drink a lot that night. Two years ago we took the party to a bar, where Wild Turkey reps were passing out shots.
The next day was the first Thanksgiving where I spent too much time puking to eat...0 -
Food, food , & more food. Oh, wait, who am i kidding. I love food, especially all the yummy carbs!0
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What's not to like? Good food, good drinks, good people, no work0
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Because I drink all the wine and (much to the amusement of others) start talking in a very affected, Mid-Atlantic accent ... Then I stat drinking the Limoncello and Frangelico, and before you know It, I'm belting out standards ... And I get to hear about it for the next 4 weeks until Christmas, where it's de ja vous ... Thinking about it, I don't really dread it too much ... It's become sort of amusing at this point ....0
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I dread doing the dishes after. But this year I'm doing almost all of the cooking (everything but the turkey which my dad is frying, oh lord), so hopefully that means I'm relieved from dish-washing duty, or at least will have a lot of help!0
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It's a holiday honored with copious amounts of food... I'm a fan.
Those that dread it should GTFO to CANADA!!!
We celebrate Thanksgiving in Canada.....
yea but isn't it in like October?0 -
Because I drink all the wine and (much to the amusement of others) start talking in a very affected, Mid-Atlantic accent ... Then I stat drinking the Limoncello and Frangelico, and before you know It, I'm belting out standards ... And I get to hear about it for the next 4 weeks until Christmas, where it's de ja vous ... Thinking about it, I don't really dread it too much ... It's become sort of amusing at this point ....
That's OK. I sound like I'm from Fargo... I'd take the other accent.0 -
I used to work retail. I dreaded Thanksgiving because it meant Black Friday was the next day. So glad I don't do that anymore.0
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I dont dread the holiday. I dread having to see my father this year - very long story.0
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only because i know all the yummy food to be available, which will cause me to gain weight:laugh:0
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