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Another (US, yes, other cultures feel free to substitute your own here) Thanksgiving. I don't really enjoy turkey, I have food issues anyway, feasting is very conflicted.

Then, there is the enforced extended family togetherness, the clueless rightwing folks carrying on vs the suffering vegans. Everyone expected to be happy. This is almost beyond cliché, but it's real, happens every year.

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[-] RBWells@lemmy.world 1 points 6 months ago

I honestly love it, even with 3 days of cooking and preparing, the chaos, the obligatory racist uncle, it's fun somehow in a way other holidays aren't. We do an all comers celebration, anyone who wants to show up is welcome so lots of family, family of my ex, family of my kids' boyfriends and girlfriends, sometimes people from work or friends of my kids. It's a satisfying hospitality effort I guess, and we have some good cooks in the family. There is a front porch, back deck, and back room for people who need quieter space, and those see use too - the point is not to push anything on anyone, only to have a good time.

[-] just_ducky_in_NH@lemmy.world 1 points 6 months ago
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