Thanksgiving

For me, the holiday is just something for me to overcome. I enjoy the time off of school, but the actual gatherings on the day are much less enjoyable. I often eat with the extended family that lives in Kentucky, and while they are all nice people for the most part, I don't really know them, and they aren't much like me at all. The only person to make the long hours sitting around bearable is my brother who is much more like me but can only make it to the gatherings about half the time - this year was unfortunately not one of those times. Things really get their worst when everyone feels the need to rant about their various opinions (on politics etc.) which each of them already agreed with - except me. So I have to listen to the most unreasonable indictments of my own beliefs without uttering a word. I don't completely hate my family, but it is certainly hard for me to bear them for long.