The stock image Thanksgiving involves a lot of people around a nicely decorated table with a large turkey and a ridiculous amount of extra food. This image doesn't always depict the reality of the holiday though.
What does your Thanksgiving look like? Do you enjoy the holiday? What is your strangest or most wonderful memory of the holiday?
Our thanksgiving changes every year depending on who decides to show up. My family isn't as close to our relatives like other families and we arent as large either. We used to have dinner at my grandmothers, who lived down the street. Now since she has gotten older and lives at a nursing home, its held at my house. Holidays arent a big thing in my family. Overall i dont really enjoy thanksgiving, but the week after is one of my favorites. All the family has left but the food is still here, and boy do i love ham.
Holidays with my relatives are really strange. My dad's side is a bunch of loud, obnoxious rednecks. My mom's are proper and classy. Once people start getting food, its easy to tell which side they are from. Dad's side starts digging in as soon as they sit down. Spitting food, talking with their mouths open, and using their fingers. its disgusting. My mom's will sit down and wait till everyone has their food before they start to eat. they sit up straight, napkins in laps, and use polite table manners. How these two complete opposite families get along, i have no idea.
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