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In reply to the discussion: My wife: Should we rethink Thanksgiving as a holiday? [View all]Tommy_Carcetti
(43,181 posts)25. It's not Thanksgiving's fault for the Black Friday madness.
The holiday itself is one of my favorites of the year. It actually surpasses Christmas and Halloween in terms of personal favorites.
Yes, it's a lot of cooking. Yes, travel is a pain. Yes, you sometimes have to deal with relatives with whom you have a love/hate relationship. But that aside, it's simple. It's straightforward. You have a dinner with those close to you. That's it. No silly costumes, no trips to the mall. And the house smells great.
But Black Friday is horrible, and threatens to consume all that is good about the Thanksgiving holiday itself. I for one don't plan on setting foot in one store on Friday. I'll be taking my daughters for a car ride out to a nature park instead.
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It wasn't always this way. We weren't always a maniacally consumeristic culture.
NYC_SKP
Nov 2012
#1
Well said. And I think the problem starts with the concept of "must have" item.
Squinch
Nov 2012
#52
NO you aren't getting what my wife is saying. LOOK at our society today. You either are wealthy
diabeticman
Nov 2012
#8
I think you should celebrate Thanksgiving like YOUR FAMILY wants to, and stop worrying
Lex
Nov 2012
#9
Kind of a nice thought BUT when you have friends and family whose seats are empty because they
diabeticman
Nov 2012
#10
2004 we said no politics. actually, my very mellow, sorely disappoint repug hubby that was sure
seabeyond
Nov 2012
#38
Congrats! I know that feeling. Rather my wife does. About 18 months ago she was in a simular
diabeticman
Nov 2012
#21
I think it's nice of you to be concerned about others who are stuck working.
Michigan Alum
Nov 2012
#18
when thnaksgiving is here, that is what our hosue is. anyone that does not have a place to go, are
seabeyond
Nov 2012
#40
Correct. It is also not Thanksgivings' fault that many families can't or won't get along together.
FSogol
Nov 2012
#37
One of my most memorable Thanksgivings was spent serving and eating dinner
Jackpine Radical
Nov 2012
#26
true that, as i did just what you said, below. and maybe it is as much to point out to the OP that
seabeyond
Nov 2012
#32
we really do create our own. now granted, i am seeing in laws, and they are hard for me.
seabeyond
Nov 2012
#31
I enjoy Thanksgiving. If people spend their time traveling & arguing, that's their choice.
Honeycombe8
Nov 2012
#34
Black Friday came about because it was the only way Corporations could turn Thanksgiving
lunatica
Nov 2012
#50