I don’t mean to be so negative here, but unfortunately this time of year inspires the negative in me, and thus, that’s what you get from me. I will probably get worse before I get better. Sorry.
I have to say, for me, Thanksgiving is probably one of the worst holidays. Yeah, I know, it should be about being thankful and about our shared national history, but I don’t need a special day for these things. Instead, the message is, “I’m thankful, so let’s be as disgustingly, sickeningly, gluttonous as possible. Maybe it’s because I’m not a big cook, and I am certainly no fan of cleaning up. Maybe, it’s because turkey a few times per year is enough for me. Maybe it’s because I’m English and Thanksgiving was never a big deal in my house. Whatever it is, whenever I see that sea of food, I cant help but think of the all the poor people around the world who would be happy with just 1/10th of the calories we are going to consume on that day. I imagine all those eyes upon me as I tuck into my mountain of turkey and my gallon of gravy and I imagine them saying, shame on you, shame on you for being so driven by consumption and so wasteful. Perhaps, I will fast this year and then, when I eat on 11/23, then I will be thankful. I should, but alas, I probably won’t. The pressure to partake is just too great. It would be like trying to opt out of Christmas. People just won’t let you get away with it. Oh, well, pass the candied yams, will ya?
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