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My big question: what's the big deal about Thanksgiving? In my eyes, it's a big to-do about nothing. Sure, we're supposed to give thanks for all that we have, and remember the Pilgrims' and Indians' first meal in America or whatever, but personally, I give thanks every day anyway. And if I feel like eating turkey and ham and an endless buffet of assorted food, then I can do that on any given day as well. If I feel like being with my family, then I'll go see them. I won't lie to you: I don't like Thanksgiving. It's a pointless holiday. My mom and I got into a big fight today about me going to the family dinner at our farm in the middle of nowhere. She was mad at me because I didn't want to go. So, did I go out of the goodness of my heart? No. Why not? Because, like I said... it's a pointless holiday. And besides--- I don't like my family anyways. I *did* go last year, and I really wish I hadn't. I sit around all day, staring at the corn fields, wondering why I even bothered getting out of bed. If that's a holiday, then I can do without. I'm sure alot of people make a big deal about Thanksgiving because they like the companionship of their family and they like to cook or whatever, but I don't get off on that sort of thing. Now, Christmas... THAT is a holiday. It doesn't get any better than Christmas. Thanksgiving just doesn't appeal to me. It's a frivilous reason to close every store in town, INCLUDING all the fast food restaurants. (Hey, I *do* get tired of turkey after a while.) Thanksgiving also causes major choas on the day before. You haven't lived to you watch two fat women wrestle for the last turkey on Aisle 13 of the local Kroger. The video stores were even crowded! I went to the video store with a friend of mine to rent a movie, and the lines wrapped around the perimeter of the inside walls. Isn't there some kind of fire code against that? At any rate... that's the breakdown on Thanksgiving... if you don't like it, then stick with your own opinion.
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