#I literally only celebrate Thanksgiving for the food

[celestial-sadgirl]

Happy Canadian Thanksgiving!

I just cried from how good my food was. And yes I made most of it myself 😌.

[vvynia]

abby and your family’s thanksgiving

pairing: a. anderson x black southern belle!reader

genre: fluff w/ brief mention of smut (mdni)

word count: its headcanons so its short but idk the specific number sowwwy

warnings: not beta read, brief mentions of homophobia but only bc reader’s family isn’t like that, mention of family drama, pregnancy mention, brief moment where religion is talked about (saying grace/prayer)

synopsis: this is literally just headcanons of what would happen if our beloved abby anderson attended your family’s thanksgiving/reunion if you don’t celebrate. very much black reader-centric, but anyone’s welcome to read it esp if you’re from the south cause this is also heavily southern reader coded.

bringing abby anderson to your black (southern) family’s thanksgiving would be a sight to behold.

and imagine its everyone’s FIRST time meeting her too. assuming everyone is super cool and unhateful, i just know she’d have all the aunties’ attention. they see her height, her build and turn to you talkin about, “now, where’d you find her?”

abby would 100% be in ya grandmama’s backyard huddled around the grill with the uncles and dads. she’s got a lil beer in hand (she probably doesn’t even like beer but she likes fitting in and it isn’t all bad when the bonding is genuine) one of em goes “mhm that turkey bout done smokin” and abby is taking mental notes cause one day, she’s gonna smoke a turkey for you two’s family, in your backyard, and your grandkids are gonna be running around

the kids are OBSESSED with her. they climb her like she’s a jungle gym, ask her to throw them in the air, ask her all types of questions. “ABIGAIL! come play with us!” and she does, but the whole time she’s wondering how they discovered what her full name is cause she sure ain’t tell em lool

sometime after, she gets together in the livingroom with you and your cousins, then that one uncle or aunt comes in, says a few words, then leaves with a plate. the gossip commences lol and she’s so in tune to what ya’ll are talking about. she thought her family could dog somebody out?

all that pales in comparison to yall’s words. these sly (and sometimes even blatant) insults are unhinged, the storyline is juicy. she feels like she’s listening to an audiobook of lore. and whenever she asks a question for clarification, someone is always ready to start from the beginning with “see, what had happened was” and “to make a long story short” (the story was not made short)

then it actually comes time to eat, time for her to have her taste buds born anew

your family has whipped up some southern classics: sweet potato pie, pig feet, neck bones and collard greens, cabbage, pound cake, and every other dish you can think of.

you were in charge of the sweet tea, but this year you made a peach batch cause you know abby likes peaches 🥰

ya’ll say grace cause lets be real, if this is the south, somebody baptist and its probably the family matriarch lol

abby is respectful about it whether she believes in god or not cause your family has treated her with the most open of arms and she can feel the love and hospitality all around (if god is real, she thinks, he would’ve wanted everyone who believes in him to be like my sweet girl’s family)

when ya’ll are done and everyone has plated their food, they’re all silently waiting for the white girl’s reaction. they’re trying to play it off, be casual, not stare LOL but they know what’s coming i must admit

and abby doesn’t disappoint cause as you’re sitting next to her, soon as she puts some of them collard greens in her mouth and a couple candied yams and your grandaddy’s secret cast iron skillet macaroni recipe in her mouth, the satisfaction is written all over her face

everyone starts laughing when one of the kids say, “damn, girl, is it good?” to which they’re scolded lol but ofc abby nods like she’s trying to shake the hair follicles out her head

after everyone has ate and said what they’re thankful for (she says she’s thankful for you ofc but she leaves out how thankful she is for getting to strap you down at least twice a week), you two go sit on the porch alone.

you’re leaned against her in a two-seater rocking chair, bellies impossibly full, enjoying the gentle breeze and setting sun and the scent of food that is still wafting from the house

one of your cousin’s kids runs up from the backyard, comes up to you asking for help with opening a new toy, so you help

abby sees how cool you are, how in your element you are with your family, and this moment truly solidifies how much she wants this with you too. ya’ll have had the kids conversation before, so she knows you want at least one

she can’t help but think how gorgeous you’d look bein her housewife, barefoot and pregnant and divine and ethereal, starting a family, never having to worry for a thing bc she’s gonna take care of you

and she knows, when she needs it, you’ll take care of her too

I LOVE LOVE

[icycoldninja]

1st Class SOLDIER boys spending Thanksgiving with their S/O

A/N: HAPPY THANKSGIVING EVERYONE!!! This year, the SOLDIER boys decide to spend Thanksgiving with their beloved Y/N; I wonder how it'll go...?

♡Sephiroth♡

-Shows up to your house bearing a large bottle of pumpkin pie flavored wine (Yes, that exists) and a jar of Cool Whip, thinking that's a suitable dessert.

-Due to having grown up in a lab, the man has no idea what you're supposed to eat for Thanksgiving. He thinks it's just a day where your entire family gets together and eats for no reason.

-This man cannot cook a turkey for the life of him. Don't even let him try, he'll find a way to burn the turkey and make the baking dish explode in the oven, regardless of what it was made of.

-Drinks the cranberry sauce, not understanding it's for the turkey, and tries to mash potatoes with the hilt of Masamune.

-Fortunately, this man is not entirely hopless; he's tall enough to hang all the decorations without a stepladder, so there's that.

-When the Thanksgiving dinner is finally ready, he'll find that he actually enjoys eating turkey, especially the crispy turkey skin, and soon becomes addicted to sweet potato casserole. Potatoes with marshmallows!? He had no idea such a combination could exist and taste this good!

-He had a great time at your place; it was a welcome change of pace, being around all your family members at once, experiencing the familial love he never had.

-He ended up eating way too much, just so he could continue hanging around you guys, and had to literally waddle out the door because of how stuffed he was. 🌝

♡Genesis♡

-Unlike Sephi dearest, Genesis actually knows what Thanksgiving is and how to celebrate properly. His cooking skills are pretty basic, so he ends up gifting you an apple pie cobbled together from store-bought dough and canned filling.

-Very talkative; gets along quite well with all your family members and gets on all their good sides by talking about memories with you.

-His favorite foods are mashed potatoes and gravy. He just cannot get over how creamy they are and how delightfully savory the gravy tastes.

-As mentioned earlier, his cooking skills are basic, so he can help out in the kitchen, but only to a certain extent. He can help mash potatoes, mix sauces, keep an eye on the turkey, etc., basically, he does the stuff an eager 10-year-old does.

-Unfortunately, with Genesis, not everything has a happy ending. Just when you think the night is progressing properly with everyone socializing jovially and having fun, Genesis decides to cause some drama over something as small and insignificant as a housefly that had the misfortune of buzzing over his head.

-The minute he caught sight of that fly, his mind snapped into Total Bitch Mode. He rises from the table with fury, knocking his drink over and sending silverware flying everywhere, shocking you and your entire family.

-He will scream like a banshee, then send a massive fireball hurtling past all your heads and crashing into the wall where that poor little fly once rested. Everyone is in shock as they try to comprehend what the actual fuck just happened.

-Despite this inconvenience, and the fact that there's now a smoldering hole in your wall, everything was quite fine. Genesis had a good time and so did everyone else.

♡Angeal♡

-Angeal is a man of dreams an honor. He knows how to cook. In fact, he knows so much, he takes over as head chef and magically turns into a dad overnight.

-According to him, it is now his solemn duty to cook the turkey, heat up the stuffing, and prep the dessert all at once, by himself. He adamantly rejects all assistance, claiming that a man with true honor can do all the cooking alone.

-Surprisingly, he pulls it off. The turkey was only a little bit burnt and the pie was only slightly too sweet.

-Angeal gets along well enough with most of your family and friends, and even ends up swapping recipes with several of them, though he very much preferred talking to you.

-His favorite foods are the deserts, believe it or not. He adores pie, especially pumpkin pie, and eats so much of it, he gets a massive sugar rush and a bloated belly. Poor guy.

-After everyone was done eating, his honor compelled him to tackle the mountain of dishes that everyone left behind, something you told him not to worry about. However, Angeal refused to listen to you, stating that it was his dream to do the dishes.

-Giving up due to his stubbornness, you left him to do his thing, only to come back an hour later to find an overflowing sink, wet dishes piled up literally everywhere, and a passed out angel on your kitchen floor. Turns out he'd eaten too much, and his food coma combined with over exertion from the daytime cooking caused him to fall asleep on the spot.

-All in all, everyone had a great time, and Angeal ended up sleeping in very late the next day.

[babiebom]

Sdv Bachelor/ettes at a Thanksgiving Dinner

A/N:happy thanksgiving if you celebrate!! I don’t really celebrate but I do like to eat a lot and sleep all day :)

Tw:cursing/ some sus content/mention of drugs and alcohol(not hard drugs)/ death mention

Wc: I have no idea it’s headcanons lmao

Sdv Masterlist

Sebastian

Shows up to eat and leave

Does not like the spending time and emotional part

Would rather not say what he’s thankful for just please fill his plate so he can eat and sleep

Would probably be the older cousin that you rarely ever see during the year you only ever see him on holidays and for like 20 minutes at most.

Will be found in a room smoking it up.

Will offer you some weed

Will probably forget how old you are and if you’re underage would be like “oops don’t snitch/get out of here”

Is the first to say bye

No one even realizes when he leaves because his bye was so quick and quiet

Sam

Constantly laughing and having a good time

Like actually before the food is ready he is so energetic

Singing

Dancing

Telling jokes

He’s literally the life of the party, and will not hesitate to get up and dance to the music at all

Does drag you to dance with him

He is probably sibling or cousins best friend that they bring and you lowkey have a crush on.

Wants to help cook is not allowed

Also sleeps over for some reason

Shane

Somehow gets there early and is angry the entire time

He’s only early because he was anxious about being late and now he wishes he was home

Doesn’t really interact with anyone just sits on the couch and watches tv

Gets his plate and eats by himself

Would be the alcoholic uncle that is cool but also makes everything depressing

He’s not the partying type

Is amused and is nice to the kids

But like his face is just stoic the entire time

No one bothers him to keep the party mood going.

Elliott

Brings like a pie or something

Like he does make a dish to bring ALWAYS

Wants to make sure that he’s not just eating and taking up space

Talks to EVERYONE and is VERY like….poetic

It annoys the women how lovely he is

Everything turns into a deep discussion the second he starts drinking

Is probably like your aunts husband that she brags that she bagged while on vacation somewhere expensive

Harvey

Surprisingly doesn’t eat a lot

Like everyone thinks that he’s going to CHOW DOWN but he doesn’t

Does however take a nap immediately

Is on the couch and he is passed out, his tie is loose and his tummy is slightly out

Is the older cousin that everyone is proud of and compares you to because HES A DOCTOR and YOU ARENT

Doesn’t drink much either, he’s literally just so tired

The kids are lying on him because his body is comfortable and his mustache is funny

Absolutely does not notice it and allows them to be all over him because he’s napping anyways it doesn’t matter

Loves to talk to the kids about airplanes and really gets into detail

Is the one sleeping over

Alex

Is 100 percent outside with the kids playing sports

Forces the kids to play with him because everyone else is too old to want to play outside anymore

Sam probably plays with him ngl

Does not go easy on the kids at all

Like absolutely demolishes them in football.

Just because you’re a kid doesn’t mean shit you’re getting massacred on the field.

Is your older brother that thinks he’s super cool, is actually really nice

He eats a LOT and passes out right after.

Probably has sex with someone (not a family me never you FREAKS) upstairs in his room and doesn’t hide the fact

He’s just like heheheh then gets yelled at for being vulgur in front of everyone.

Penny

Probably the one who cooked/helped Emily cook

Is VERY proud of her desserts

Makes all of the sides and leaves the main courses to Emily

Gets super anxious about being around everyone and what they’re going to think about her food

Absolutely doesn’t experiment with food because of anyone dislikes anything she’s gonna have a breakdown.

I think she likes the cranberry sauce the most, puts it on her rolls

Eats more than people think she’s capable of

Somehow doesn’t nap after stuffing herself, gets some chores done instead and starts cleaning as things are starting to be empty.

Is probably the mom, and it’s her house that everyone is going to for the dinner.

Very annoyed that her house is a mess now but won’t say anything.

Lets people sleep over

Abigail

Girlfriend of someone in your family

You really can’t tell if she’s the girlfriend of a sibling or cousin or anyone

She just doesn’t elaborate

Like she’s like “oh I’m their girlfriend”

And you’re like ?????WHOS GIRLFRIEND???

and she walks away

Somehow knows your family well enough even though no one knows who’s girlfriend she is

Will also supply weed

Is high as fuck

Also sleeps over for some reason

Leah

Eats all the sweets

Like every single dessert there is is on her plate

Eats like a salad right before to offset it

Also to be able to say she actually ate food

Eats SO MUCH

She’s your uncles “wife”

Met him while on a retreat somewhere and they have been together for 20 years

Like your uncle is dead and she’s still around even though they never got married bc she’s literally just your aunt now

Brings the salad that she eats to say that she ate some food

It’s funny

Maru

Also eats SO MUCH

And she’s not self conscious at all

She’s next to the dining table at all times

She’s definitely your younger sister

Shows off her robots and stuff to the kids

Gets in trouble because her robot catches on fire(idk why she’s Spencer from icarly but she is now and I refuse to change it)

Also makes something for dinner but only a couple people actually eat it because she experimented and it’s weird

She is offered weed by someone’s friend and gets everyone yelled at.

Haley

Older sister that wants nothing to do with anyone

Brings her friend and they stay in her room the entire time gossiping

Comes down to get her and her friend a plate and returns to her room

You can hear laughing from her room if you listen closely

Is probably drunk up in her room

Ignores your parents pleads for her to spend time with the family

If she comes down she’s going to openly make fun of everyone

Also will flirt with you and your other siblings friends she absolutely doesn’t care

Take pictures though because in reality she does care just hates to show it

The pictures are very cute and she hangs them up in her room

Emily

Aunt that made the turkey and other main dishes

Will also make the effort to make something vegan or vegetarian for people who don’t eat animal products

Her food is surprisingly good like it’s so good that people will over stuff themself

Is the aunt that everyone is always around

Is on the dance floor with Sam and is not embarrassed at all

Also makes the animals something

Just a joy to be around

Brings Shane his plate

Chats away with Penny while cooking together because everything is fun for her

Loves the quality time together

She loves when everyone is in the same room

Is annoyed that there’s no thanksgiving music because she loves getting into the festive mood.

[differenteagletragedy]

Baxter is a daaaaaaaddy part 2: Holiday Edition

So I really had a very good time writing about Baxter becoming a father, and since Thanksgiving is coming up in the US, I decided to write another part with Baxter, MC and their daughter. Because reasons.

Takes place when Baby Ward is 4. She broke her arm when Baxter took her to the park and now it's a new reason why he hates himself. You know Baxter.

Part one here!

"Daddy, can I have marshmallow?"

"Not yet, Penny," you answered from the passenger seat of Baxter's car as he drove to your parents' home in Sunset Bird. "They're not just marshmallows, they're part of the casserole."

"I asked Daddy," your daughter replied, the sass in her voice unmistakable.

You were about to turn around to talk to her, but Baxter chuckled and reached into his coat pocket, pulling out a bag of miniature marshmallows.

"Daddy!" Penny cheered, throwing her good arm in the air and patiently waiting for him to fish out a few and hand them back to her.

"Seriously?" you asked him.

"It's Thanksgiving," he smirked, shooting you a quick glimpse. "If my girl wants to be thankful for marshmallows, far be it from me to stand in her way."

"She has you wrapped around her finger, you know that?"

"Like mother, like daughter."

You smiled and took the hand that he laid in your lap.

Your little family of three was heading over to celebrate the holiday with your moms, but it would be a full house. Liz had flown home for a few days, and Cliff always came over. Cove was coming too, and he was planning on bringing Xavier -- the two had gotten close over the years since Jude and Scott's wedding.

When you arrived, you saw Cove's car and texted him to come out and help carry things -- as always, Baxter had made several dishes to bring over. He and Xavier came out soon after, and after quick hugs, you started bringing the food in while Baxter gingerly unbuckled Penny from her car seat and carried her inside.

"Did your mom tell you I had a pink cast too when I broke my arm?" Cove asked Penny, gently nudging her.

"How did you break your arm?" she asked.

"I just had a little accident when I was little like you," he answered.

You saw Baxter bristle a bit. He still blamed himself for being the one taking care of her when she'd fallen and broken her arm. No matter how many times you told him it was just an accident, he still beat himself up over it.

Xavier noticed the slight change in his demeanor too, and they leaned past Cove to talk to Penny.

"I hope you save room for dessert!" they said cheerily.

Penny gasped and her eyes widened. Cove may have been the biggest fan of Xavier's baking skills, but your little girl was a close second.

When you got inside, you saw that everyone else had beaten you there. Liz and your mom were setting the table while Ma and Cliff were finishing up in the kitchen. Baxter put Penny down, and she darted towards the counter. Before you could catch up to her, she found a platter of Xavier's cookies and snatched one up.

"Let her have a cookie," Baxter smiled, taking the dish you held and finding a place for it on the table. "Just one cookie won't hurt."

"Is Baxter spoiling the baby again?" Liz asked as she approached you for a hug.

"Literally every second of every day ever," you replied.

"I say spoil them while you can," Cliff said, joining the conversation. "They're only little for a little while, and they turn out OK in the end."

Cove smiled smugly, and Penny yelled, "Thank you Grandpa Cliff!" before stuffing another cookie in her mouth.

~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*~*

After dinner, everyone chipped in to clean up -- or almost everyone. Penny had brought toys, and she, Cove and Liz were in the living room playing princesses.

"Cove looks pretty cute in a tiara," you told Xavier, who was helping you wash dishes.

"He looks pretty cute in anything," they responded, giving you a big smile.

Before you could say anything else, you heard a sharp squeal coming from the living room. You instinctively dropped what you were doing and ran over to see what had happened, as had Baxter.

Penny was clutching the arm that was in a cast, tears welling up in her big brown eyes. Liz was already kneeling down next to her, holding her hand, while Cove looked on nervously.

"What happened?" you asked, kneeling beside Liz.

"It hurts," your daughter whined, holding up her broken arm to you.

"We were dancing around and she bumped her cast against the coffee table," Liz explained. "I think it scared her more than anything."

"She really didn't hit hard enough to do any damage," Cove agreed, looking over to Baxter. "We wouldn't have let her get hurt."

There it was -- that same bristle as before. Cove didn't notice, his attention going back to Penny, but you and Liz shared a look.

"Hey, listen," you said softly to Penny. "Are you all right?"

"No," she whimpered.

"Are you hurt or did you get nervous?"

Penny looked at you and then up to Baxter, who offered a stiff smile.

"Nervous, I think," she answered.

You checked her over and talked to her more to make sure she was really fine before standing back up, satisfied that the situation had resolved itself. She went back to playing, and when you turned around you saw that everyone had moved over towards you to make sure everything was OK.

When you moved towards Baxter, he took a small step back.

"I believe I'm just going to step outside for a quick breath of fresh air," he said, smiling weakly. "I'll be back in two shakes."

You moved to follow him, but Cliff held up a hand.

"Let me," he told you quietly. "I think I know a thing or two about what might be bothering him."

You stayed put as Cliff followed Baxter outside. Catching a glimpse of them through the window, you saw them begin a conversation.

"Mommy, will you play too?"

"Of course."

As the four of you played -- the seven of you, once Xavier and your moms finished up in the kitchen -- you kept an eye on the window. You saw Baxter wipe at his eyes a few times but since Cliff had such an earnest expression on his face, you decided not to interrupt them.

Once you glanced over and saw them hugging, Cliff clapping a hand on Baxter's back and smiling.

"Oh great, Dad adopted another kid," Cove quipped, coming up beside you.

Soon after, they came back inside, and not long after that, you decided to leave -- it was almost Penny's bedtime, a fact made apparent when she fell asleep before you left the neighborhood.

"You OK?" you asked when you were sure she was out.

"I am," he replied, once again putting his hand in your lap.

"What did you and Cliff talk about?"

He considered the question for a moment, then said, "He talked to me about being a father."

You waited for him to elaborate, and eventually he did.

"I believe you've noticed that I've still been feeling guilty about Penny's accident," he began, his eyes focusing on the road but his hand gripping yours tighter. "Cliff told me he felt the same way when Cove broke his arm. That he'd always felt so protective over him from the moment he was born, and how that's never gone away, even now. And how ... devastating it can feel when you fail in protecting your child."

You wanted to cut in, to tell him again that what had happened wasn't his fault, but you felt he was in the middle of something important and you decided against interrupting.

"I'm sure it also won't come as a surprise for you to hear that I've often worried about being a father ... that I'd fail," he continued, his voice quieter. "I never had a great role model for that, you understand. I've read all the baby books, all the parentings books I could find, but there's only so much the written word can express when it comes to matters like these."

He glanced at Penny in the rearview mirror and said, "I love her more than life itself. I would die for her with no hesitation. I fully plan on dedicated the rest of my days to making sure she and you have everything you ever want or need. But I ... I do sometimes fear I'm not good enough. That's what Cliff talked to me about."

"Did he help?" you asked.

"He did."

"Good."

The rest of the ride was spent in comfortable silence, his hand in yours. You could write books about how good Baxter was, and you definitely never let him forget that you thought he was the most amazing man in the world, but sometimes when he got like this, it was best to let things sit for a bit before singing his praises.

When you got home, you climbed out of the car as quietly as possible, and Baxter unbuckled Penny, trying his best not to wake her. You unlocked the door and held it up while he carried her inside, and she didn't wake up until he laid her down.

"Daddy," she said sleepily, wrapping her arms around his neck tightly when he tried to let her go.

"You're in bed, sweetheart," he whispered, gently placing her arms at her sides and kissing her forehead. "Go back to sleep, we'll play in the morning.

"I love you is all," she said before cozying up under her blankets and shutting her eyes again.

Baxter turned around again, smiling ear to ear. You both left your daughter's room, shutting the door softly behind you.

When you were in the hall, he wrapped his arms tightly around you, pulling you in close and giving you a long, deep kiss.

"What was that for?" you asked when he pulled back a bit.

"I love you is all," he answered, resting his forehead against yours.

[satureja13]

Today is Mabon. Known as the pagan Thanksgiving, Mabon marks the Autumn Equinox, when day and night are equal, making it a time of balance, equality and harmony. 

Modern Mabon celebrations are a time to give thanks for the abundance of Mother Earth - both literally and spiritually. It’s also a good time to reflect on the Wheel of the Year, recognizing your successes and letting go of the things that did not serve you during the past twelve months. (found -> here)

After the Boys rescued Guidry and Ji Ho's brother, Neynah took them over to the Shipwreck. An outlying place where they could send Ji Ho's brother to the other side and celebrate Mabon in peace. Jeb and Jack prepare food and drinks.

Saiwa: "Thank you, Neynah, for everything you did for us." Neynah: "I wish I could have helped them earlier, though." Saiwa: "Grieve not. You did the best you were able to. It all went well in the end."

Ji Ho is also sorry he didn't take action earlier. He should have done something after Tae Woon appeared to him for the first time or when he heard that Guidry went missing.

Guidry: "Ah, time is nothing for ghosts. I didn't even notice that already over a year went by. Don't worry. And look. Tae Woon isn't even fully aware of us - or time. As always. He never showed any reaction the time I spent with him. It's good he finally leaves. There is a better place for him." Ji Ho: "Thank you, Guidry."

Jack and Saiwa are too mad at Vlad to care about him. Even though all went well in the end, he could have killed Ji Ho by cutting the bond. Only Jeb seems to understand that Vlad did all this for Ji Ho and his friends and so he went over to him.

Vlad: "When I left the Castle after Wesley got killed, I swore to myself I'd be never that helpless again to protect my loved one. And here I am again. Blind and helpless. While I should kill that bastard from the brothel who made Ji Ho's life a hell. He made Ji Ho's mother a prostitute and wanted Ji Ho to work there too. Jeb - take me to the slums. I'm going to kill him." Jeb: "Vlad. Killing him would bring you to jail. Or a even a death sentence. Remember where you got the scars on your back from. Jack once told you the same. Ji Ho wouldn't want you to become a murderer. And it would change nothing for Ji Ho. The damage can't be undone by killing this bastard. Help Ji Ho to overcome this instead, hm?"

From the Beginning  ~  Underwater Love ~  Latest

The Sulani Chapter from the beginning -> here

[pumpkinsy0]

HAPPY THANKSGIVING PUMPKINSY0!!!💌

In honor of the THANKSGIVING DAY!!

🛸💌🍙💭🤍🦭🐑🐚☘🍚🍥🥛⛰⛩☃🎲♟☂

How about headconnons....

Of the whole gang + the Shepards & Buck celebrating Thanksgiving!

🛸💌🍙💭🤍🦭🐑🐚☘🍚🍥🥛⛰⛩☃🎲♟☂

I thought it would be funny and cute that their celebrating it all together 🎀❗♦♥📿🐞🌹🍒🌶🍷🚨🌡🎈🎴🪀📣☎🔖

ALSO THOUGHT WOULD BE FUNNY IF DARRY PUTS DALLY IN CHARGE OF THE TURKEY [BUT DALLY'S DUMBASS BRINGS A ALIVE TURKEY INSTEAD OF A DEAD TURKEY😂] TAKE YOUR TIME NO RUSH THANK YOU 🙏🏻

🛸💌🍙💭🤍🦭🐑🐚☘🍚🍥🥛⛰⛩☃🎲♟☂

thank u!!! im not the biggest fan of thanksgiving, my mom loves it tho and so does my family so ill just base these hcs off of em

ALRIGHT SO

•the shepards!!! tims in charge of food, so hes just making haitian food cause thats like the only food he knows how to rlly make

•diri jon jon, lambi, crabs, shrimp, du riz au lait, etc etc rlly a lot of rice and sea food w one dessert

•hes been up literalally all day and night cooking god bless his soul, he did take a small break tho so its all ok

•curly aint the biggest of helpers, he doesnt rlly like thanksgiving like that but tims goin through all the trouble so might as well do somethin so hes not mad later on

•angela’s actually an angel, shes helping cut the lambi and peel and cut the shrimp what a great help in the kitchen

•the shepards r a black haitian family ik they also makin mac and cheese, BAKED☝🏽☝🏽☝🏽☝🏽 mac n cheese

•meanwhile darry is cooking but not rlly, hes only handling the cranberry sauce n shit

•pony n soda r in charge of baking shit cause that’s genuinely what they’re pretty good at, and i say that a bit hesitantly bc the cookies were a lil burnt, had a lil aftertaste to em, so if they hear a “WHO MADE THE COOKIES🗣️” they silent

•buck is also making some trinidadian food!! now im not too well versed of trinidadian food so it could literally just b whatever trinidadian food u can possible think of

•EVERYONE ELSE??? just bring drinks or somethin

•dally and two bit of course brought the alcohol while everyone else just like, brought apple juice or orange juice, money dont grow on trees

•at the actual celebration they actually do play music!!! mostly caribbean BUT ALSO from other places as well!! they do not care whats on the speaker as long as its good

•ppl even brought dates!!! two bit brought marcia (she invited cheery but yknow sherry didnt wanna leave her fam), dally brought sylvia (ill get to that in a sec), and curly TECHNICALLY brought pony bit not rlly cause they were already going to the celebration so

•sylvia is ALSO haitian but shes more of a baker so she brought haitian cake, kremas, some coconut centered dish and flan 😋😋

•PERHAPS curly, pony, angela, sylvia, dally, and maybe johnny go on THAT ‘walk’ and curly comes back faded before everyone even gets their food, what a loser (i love him), angela and pony got a BIT faded but theyre alright they can generally hide it well, johnny was just there bc pony was there what a great bff xoxo

•dally saw pony gettin a lil high n went “u smoke🤨🤨🤨” but didnt tell darry or soda cause hes not a snitch he already got other things to deal w

•im not even gonna lie to to there’s probably a grown up table where darry, tim, and buck hang out and theres a “indescribable but alive” things table where everyone else is

•SURPRISINGLY NOTHING CRAZY HAPPENED, they were all chattin it up, chillin, no drama no nun, just friends, how great for em!!

•two bit and marcia were dancing most of the time

•steve wasnt rlly doin much he was just secretly making plates to take right tf back home so he dont gotta worry about what hes gonna eat the next few days

•darry actually knocked right tf out after eating so things got a BIT more unhinged but not too bad cause he needs his beauty sleep bad

•pony and curly actually ALSO wasnt doin anythin, rlly they were just in a lil corner talking, they were too full and tires to b doin allat and in curlys case a lil too tipsy cause he was drinking rum, perhaps stolen kisses were shared perhaps not, but who am i to judge

•the ONLY ones who werent being fucking calm was sylvia and dally what a shocker there🙄🙄 but rlly it was only small jabs here n there and even then they werent rlly serious thats just kinda how they do affection, god bless their souls

im doin this in the midst if my family blasting music and doin god knows what so if this isnt what u wanted im srry everythings so loud</33

[berrypass-de-murdler]

2 - 14 The Thanksgiving Dinner Murder

It's ok Logico, they can't all be puns

These episode titles tho, I legit imagine Logico painstakingly writing the entire book and then once he's done at some point at 3 AM he's just trying to title all of the cases

DON'T READ THE EPISODES WITHOUT READING THE BOOKS!!

It’s early in the morning, and Logico is fast asleep. He’s so tired! There’s an unpleasant knocking at the door. Unsurprisingly, Lady Violet is there. Eeby Gico rolls out of bed.

VIOLET: Rise and shine! It’s THANKSGIVING!! LOGICO: No it’s not!! It’s MAY! VIOLET: Remember? Holiday party? Today, we’re celebrating Thanksgiving!  LOGICO: W- VIOLET: Don’t worry, it’ll be Christmas tomorrow!

Vi leads Gico to a glorious dining hall.

VIOLET: For the Holy Republic, Thanksgiving celebrates the time where we annihilated a clan of peasants that was trying to overthrow us! Look!

The centerpiece decoration is a fake pie with a bunch of little dead human figures stuck in it.

LOGICO: How appetizing.

For no apparent reason, Father Mango and Steel are there.

STEEL: EW!! I thought I’d never have to see your short ass again! LOGICO: OH MY GOD, I hate you. MANGO: I’ve brought the wine! LOGICO: Of course you have.

They all sit down, awaiting their brown food to be served to them. After an hour, nothing happens.

MANGO: I have to go home now. VIOLET: NO WAIT!! I… I’m sure they’ll be out soon! 

She flutters to the kitchen. Can you guess what she sees? She screams. Logico runs over.

LOGICO: I probably could have guessed this happened an hour ago.

The first clue is a fork jammed into one of the human figures on the centerpiece. He tears it out and it’s stained with blood… but it’s nowhere near the dead chef. Are the human figures filled with blood????? Logico is about to vomit. He runs into the pantry instead. Mango is standing in the dark.

LOGICO: What are you doing? MANGO: Trying to figure out which brown food will go best with my gravy. 

He drinks some of it straight out of the pitcher. He gasps loudly!!!

LOGICO: … MANGO: I forgot I put arsenic in there. LOGICO: The fuck?? MANGO: It’s fine. I have God on my side.

He enters the kitchen instead and runs into Steel.

STEEL: Heyyyyy~ MANGO: … STEEL: I’d love a sip of that gravy.  MANGO: Absolutely not. STEEL: Ugh, I meant literally, but, if you wanna put it that way…

Mango kicks her across the room! Good thing too, because Logico cannot take any more of incompatible murdlers flirting with each other.

Irratino, restless, draws sketches of priests drenched in gravy. But his tears only make the paper bleed.

Logico quickly figures out that Steel is the chef killer. Makes sense, considering she’s one of the worst people alive.

STEEL: OH, YOU THINK YOU CAN CANCEL ME?! I CAN NEVER BE CANCELED!!!

She stomps around like the mature adult she is. 

MANGO: Now, I have the urge to kill HER…

Violet slams her hands on the table.

VIOLET: THAT’S IT! PARTY’S OVER! My GOD I can’t work with ANY OF YOUUUU

The end!

I hate steel so much

Look, baby sir rulean! He looks like a banana!

(I don't hate green bean sir rulean. I just hate armored sir rulean so I turned him into a green bean. wait what the fuck am i doing?)

The power of Goat Lord compels you!

See you next time murdlers!

[ssahotchnerr]

so idk what country you’re from but here in the us it’s thanksgiving and i’ve been thinking about what thanksgiving with aaron would be like as a couple 🥺🥰 mainly how he’d be so willing to help if he’s around (and ready and available to talk you down anytime you get even slightly overwhelmed because let’s face it, there’s so much to do and to arrange and to make) and you’d assign him little jobs or tasks in the kitchen and like for example, he’d be in charge of putting the pumpkin pie together or keeping an eye on the turkey or smth. it’d be the sweetest holiday ambience because at every possible moment he’s being so affectionate with you— to the point where it’s distracting— and he’s just following all your directions and treating you to soft kisses in between and wearing an apron that says kiss the chef or smth cheesy like that and he’s just your handsome man :’)))

AH this 😭😭😭 i am from the us and believe me thanksgiving with him has been on my mind all day </33333 and!! happy thanksgiving to all who celebrate!!

cw: food

hehe the hotchner household is hosting this year, for the first time, and you are stressed beyond belief 🥺 you just want everything to go perfectly. you’re afraid you won’t get everything done in time, even though you were up at the crack of dawn, and you start getting SO overwhelmed :(( you’re practically in tears in the kitchen, not knowing what to do next and you’re losing track of all the things you need to do simply because there’s so much. aaron walks in to grab something or whatnot, and he immediately notices how stressed you are :(( AH so he pulls you into his arms, rubs your back soothingly, and gives you the softest look ever as he asks you what you need him to do 🥺

as if you already weren’t thankful enough for this man 🥺🥺🥺 you put him in charge of the side dishes- like the green bean casserole or the sweet potatoes while your focus is on the turkey. as the two of you work in the kitchen, he’s randomly giving you kisses and providing words of encouragement- that everything will be done in time, it will taste amazing and overall will be perfect <3 he even rounds up jack for an extra pair of hands, heheh jack happily fills up the basket of dinner rolls and sets the table for you <3 and before you know it, everything is practically finished and you are so so relieved 🥹

ugh he’d just be so lovey the whole day 😣😣😣 he always has an arm around you or is touching you in some kind of way, he’s wearing a cozy sweater, constantly stealing kisses, asking if he can get you a drink or something, and during dinner his hand keeps finding yours under the table 🥹🥹 giving it loving squeezes and glancing at you with such love in his eyes <3333 hehe the holidays totally bring out a clingy side of aaron. he just has to be near you in one way or another and he just wants to shower you in endless affection <3333

and during dinner, he leans over to whisper in your ear what an amazing host you are and that everything was wonderful. he also throws in how he’s most thankful for you 🥹 ugsjdjd the sweetness in his voice brings tears to your eyes and you’re literally just lost for words, but your eyes tell him all he needs to know 🥰 he gives you that special smile of his that’s only reserved for you <333

[otx-l23]

"It's Christmas Eve!! " everyone's excited, well I guess I was, we don't celebrate Christmas in our beliefs but my mother's side was an exception, I'm literally just a diverse child with 2 different beliefs but I rather follow my father's beliefs because that has grown in me.

We do celebrate Winter break but it's more of a gathering thanksgiving in my father's side thanking God for another year He has given us while eating and blissfully having a conversation with families, which is somewhat, no, somewhat is an understatement because it's literally different we celebrate in a different way in my mother we tried "mamasko" and laughs while eating foods which we've purchased from our "pamasko" and it's quite more fun and engaging in someways.

Well that's just an overview of my Christmas Holidays actually, because one memorable moment we have was followed with a dark Christmas we've ever experience

Fireworks sparking my eyes sparkling from the great view above that you'll always witness in the winter Holidays with the motorcycle noises in New Year and many somewhat trumpet like toys kids play in the streets while singing "Joy to the World" and some kids selling lanterns, "That's the spirit of Christmas" that's what comes to our mind talking about those things but certainly we just got used to it in our own little thing, I'm actually what you call a boring one the one who can keep myself occupied if I want to then Socialize if asked to. "What a boring kid" "KJ" " This is just today" " Today is not everyday " well I've heard that enough but having you're family in the winter is really something that we think is normal until we lose it, something we tend to overlook and give appreciation until we lose it, something that we only see it's value ones taken away, and something normalize and not valued.

I often see winter break as pointless and Don't hold it value until I've experienced one of my best winter break, we played games till dawn, didn't sleep until 7am and ate food like it's gonna run from us, wasting our little time laughing and making a fool of ourselves then I realized that winter break is not half bad, then the next year we did the same it was especially special because all of my family members were present laughing, goofing around and eating food like some kid who hasn't eaten for days it was truly a bliss and that made me want WINTER BREAK, I found myself waiting for winter break, longing for winter break, and I see Winter Break as a gathering we have with my family to have fun, as a COMPLETE family, Not until one of the unexpected thing happened.

It was almost my birthday and I usually don't want to "handa" because I think it's quite embarrassing and just want a simple yet a complete and happy moment with my family. I was barely awake at that time when I heard sobs and cries coming down stairs since I was still half asleep, I tried helping myself get back to sleep but was awoken by the voice of some of my aunt, then I stood up and walked downstairs, I asked them, "what happened? ". Then they told me one of my cousin has died and it's one of my bestest cousin which I personally am close to and I was thoroughly hurt by hearing the news it was quite painful knowing we already planned what to do on Winter Hollidays, which all of my cousins will gather in the same house then just talk and have fun. The gathering was quite early but it wasn't for the Winter Holidays it was for my cousin's funeral, and it was hurtful to think that we would be spending our Winter Holidays incompletely without our "Ate" and that changed my perspective in many ways about Winter Hollidays, I thought Winter Holidays was about family gathering to celebrate a new year and the thanksgiving but it wasn't, but for me Winter Holidays is the time you spend time and bond with your family and just let time past while enjoying yourself, having a laid back conversation and many more. And now my family keeps gathering but it's not always about Winter Holidays but for the All Saints Day for both my Grandmother and our eldest girl cousin. Maybe I was quite stubborn and have taken for granted everything I have in the past few years so I probably would spend my Winter Hollidays with my family building memories and building bond with them until we still can 💙✨

[amberlynnmurdock]

Turnsgiving Day 1: Traditions

Day 1 (Nov. 23rd): TURNSGIVING!!!! Tell us how you spend your Thanksgiving (thanksgiving recipes/family traditions/tomfoolery) or how a character in the show might celebrate Thanksgiving!

First of all, happy Thanksgiving and TURNsgiving! This is my first time participating in this event. I became a YUGE Turn fan literally January 1st of this year, and when I got DEEP in the Ben Tallmadge tag (LOL) I saw Turnsgiving 2022 and was like damnnn, just missed it! So I've been looking forward to this for a while :) Anyways, today's prompt is so cute/easy so let me dive into how I normally spend Thanksgiving!

Growing up, it was always just my parents and I on Thanksgiving (I'm an only child). Although it was just the three of us, it was still a lot of fun and we always had a lot of food on the table. Turkey, mashed potatoes, pumpkin pie, the whole thing. Now that I'm older and in a relationship, I now get to celebrate two Thanksgivings: one with my boyfriend's family and one with my parents, so double the fun :) We've recently done brunch with his family and then dinner with my parents, and that's exactly what we did today. It's always joyous and warm and I love seeing everyone. I even said today we always get so lucky with having the BEST weather on Thanksgiving (so far!) It's always been a crisp, bright autumn day.

Now... how would I think a character in the show might celebrate Thanksgiving? I thought I might do Ben for this one bc I love him but to switch things up I think I want to focus on my favorite menace, Robert Rogers LOL. I feel like Rogers would just sit in the darkest corner of a dingy bar, beer in one hand and turkey leg in another, grumbling about something and barely enjoying his day, until he's finally had one too many and begins heckling people in the bar. What a guy lol.

HAPPY TURNSGIVING! Can't wait for tomorrow :)

[thisdreamplace]

Hi dream. it’s 😵‍💫 anon. always a joy to look at your page. honestly, life has been sucking as usual. opportunities have arose, but nothing came of it. I actually felt worse after the opportunities. sometimes it feels like there is no hope. the hardest thing is seeing someone I care for be sad like I am. now I’m trying to manifest for her as well. it’s like you can’t escape what makes you feel terrible. ugh. even though I’m down, I don’t want this person to feel the same as me but I can’t do anything for either of us. I just remember a time of crying and then being okay because of possibility but sadly, possibility isn’t enough anymore. seeing this person hurt kind of drilled it in me that I’m here….and I don’t know a way out seriously. I’m sorry for the negativity. I’m always trauma dumping here like a fucking dumbass. the only time I feel open is when I let it all out, but a part of me feels sucky for doing so here. I hope it’s not too much, dream.

I’m just babbling but I went black friday shopping. I kind of found out that I have been buying shit for a second of relief. I get happy that I have something to look forward to. is it retail therapy?? I bought some skincare products so hopefully they work out. for some reason, every time I do skincare, everything just sits there on top of my skin or it burns. like damn 💀

this entire message seems like I roller coaster like you started off sad and then straight into skincare lol? I guess I feel lighter after releasing my words. right now I’m about to go stuff my entire face with leftover Thanksgiving food. happy Thanksgiving btw if you celebrate it. if you do celebrate it, did you do anything? any black friday shopping? it’s really hard not to fall victim to sales 🥲🤣

hiiiii my lovely 😵‍💫 anon <3

its never too much, so don't worry. it saddens me to read how you've been feeling though, especially in regards to your friend. its lovely you want to help them, but truly, you deserved to be help first in your life. you've gotta make sure you're good, then you're best able to help others too.

dont feel too bad about shopping like that. literally, a lot of us has been there. i literally had a shopping addiction a couple of years ago, without realizing it. luckily, i was able to get out of it. hahah so really, its just one of them things sometimes. lol theres nothing wrong w a lil retail therapy though, i mean why not treat yourself ? i hope the skincare works out <3 any product recs ??

and thank you <3 i hope you had a great thanksgiving !! i just spent the time with friends and family, and actually had one of the best thanksgivings i've had in a while hehe and i made a new friend ! i did go black friday shopping, but i mainly shopped deals online which have ~finally~ started arriving recently and i love them sm. youre so right tho, but i was like hey i could def use some things and the deals truly were irresistable in that moment LOL

anyway, i hope youre feeling better now and im glad youre able to come here and vent, and leave yourself feeling lighter in that moment ! <3

xoxo

[angeltreasure]

Hi I'm new to Catholicism, and growing up I was always told birthdays were pagan? I know they're not but could you pls prove that and explain why they're not?

I’ve never heard a birthday as being a pagan celebration.

A birthday celebration is not a day to worship a regular human. God alone deserves our worship, because as Catholics we believe there is only one God. Our birthdays are celebrating the day we and loved ones are born, a day to give thanksgiving to God in prayer and show love to our neighbor. Birthdays are a chance to express our happiness that we are so happy a loved one was/is born and we look forward to more time with them in the present moment. We can also use birthdays as a day to look back and remember past years of good times growing up surrounded by our dearest family, friends, coworkers, and churchgoers. To love our neighbor is a direct teaching of Jesus Christ.

Now one of the scribes had come up and heard their debate. Noticing how well Jesus had answered them, he asked Him, “Which commandment is the most important of all?”

Jesus replied, “This is the most important: ‘Hear O Israel, the Lord our God, the Lord is One. Love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your mind and with all your strength.’ The second is this: ‘Love your neighbor as yourself.’ No other commandment is greater than these.”

“Right, Teacher,” the scribe replied. “You have stated correctly that God is One and there is no other but Him, and to love Him with all your heart and with all your understanding and with all your strength, and to love your neighbor as yourself, which is more important than all burnt offerings and sacrifices.”

When Jesus saw that the man had answered wisely, He said, “You are not far from the kingdom of God.”

And no one dared to question Him any further.

- Mark 12:28-34

Unlike Islam, Catholics do not view birthdays as bad. We don’t see birthday candles as a replacement for prayer to God. There is no replacement. They are just decorations on a piece of food.

And also, as Catholics, we literally celebrate the best birthday of all every single year: Christmas, the birthday of Jesus Christ!!!!!!!! His birthday is the best of all. ❤️ It’s a real holy day we celebrate, in fact, a whole liturgical season. The pagans are mad about our calendar day, but at the end of the day, their fits don’t matter. What matters is that Christ was real. We express our happiness in His birthday too and thank God the Father for sending Him (and thank the Holy Spirit too). We honor Mary the Mother of Jesus and we honor Jesus’s adoptive father, St. Joseph. The mass on the day of Christmas is so awesome it changes in readings depending on the time of day or night you go, making it all the more special. I make a birthday cake for Jesus every year and I celebrate His birthday through our traditions. What an awesome gift, the Messiah! Oh how my heart soars like a dove just think of Christmas!

For God so loved the world that he gave his one and only Son, that whoever believes in him shall not perish but have eternal life.

- John 3:16

The world forgets Jesus in their secular celebrations in their relativism and consumerism, but Catholicism remembers Jesus Christ, our King. What will you give Jesus for His birthday?

[rainyfestivalsweets]

Last Nights meals.

Leftover sliced chicken + spicy garlic, a portion of leftover hibachi leftovers mostly noodles, slice peppers + bleu cheese yogurt dressing.

Then I got dressed super cute (for me) and went to a Thanksgiving Eve church service. This is the first time in about 10 years that I have gone to a service. It is supposed to be gay friendly, so I went to check it out. The sermon was about stewardship and conservation. Odd that this would be the church service I would be drawn to, considering most of my reading this fall has had land and conservation themes. [Taylor Brorby Boys and Oil, highly recommend, especially for LGBTQ folx & Terry Tempest Williams "An Hour of Land." Also highly recommend for nature lovers] .

I then went with my girlfriend to Walmart to buy a TV. Hers broke a couple of weeks ago. I talked to my uncle while we were at the store. I stayed while while she set up the TV, and I had 2 sparkling waters while I was there. I didn't actually get home until almost 11 o'clock - I left shortly after 5.

When I got home, mom didn't want to eat so I basically had a snack of a Chobani flip (which was nice). I was still snacky and looking for something else to eat so I had a tub of sugar free jello.

I, of course, wanted other things but I told myself "no." It was too late to eat a bigger meal.

I woke up this morning quite a bit lighter than I have been lately! Wooooooooo!

The sad part is: Just in time for the big "day of eating."

Fuck.

I will have had 3 big meals, and that's just a little bit overwhelming. That's a lot.

That is alot considering the first meal revealed that I am a nervous Eater and which back for extras on things I didn't need because I needed to keep my hands busy.

I am so obviously in need of some connection/community and I have been trying to seek it out. I am grieving the loss of yet another lgbtq massacre. I feel too, that part of my eating problem is that I am literally home 90% of the time. Most of that time is spent alone, working. Or alone, cleaning. Mom doesn't conversate much sometimes. Can't track conversations so we don't really talk about much. She doesn't hear well and she doesn't remember well, so although she is here, sometimes loneliness can be a huge eating trigger.

I feel like just being out of the house helped me and it is non food time. So I am telling myself to do more of that.

But wait, celebrate!

245 today! Woo!

Right in time for a big eating holiday. I hate being so anxious and hating the holidays so much because of it. I hate having had dieted most of the years for holidays and missing out on all the yummy food. There were days when I was low carb that my sister's boyfriend would make me loaded bacon cheesy mashed potatoes to tempt me. I didn't break, but I think it gave me a Halo Effect when eating later. [Oh, I passed on the potatoes, so I can have this...and this].

The plan:

Make a healthy dish to take

Have a protein meal within the hour before leaving

Take some tea and/or ask them to make a pot of coffee if they don't have it on

Take nomorbidity before I leave the house

Take Gluccomannon right about when I get there.

Take a little of everything I want (science says you only really taste the first 3 bites)

Try to eat slowly. Smaller bites. Fork down between?

Ask questions, conversate.

Relax and enjoy myself. This day is not going to make or break me.

Take some holiday flavored sparkling water.

[bunniesbearsandadventures]

I always feel as if there isn't enough time between autumn/winter holidays to fully appreciate and love each one of them.

Like Halloween is perfect and then we get a ton of candy,

Then its immediately Thanksgiving afterwards which means more, food and probably candy.

Then after that's done (if people celebrate thanksgiving) its immediately into Christmas which for some people lasts like three months of celebration and preparation

(It also doesn't help that like I am German so I celebrate both German and American Christmas) which is TWO days of festivities and more sweets and candy

Then its new years which means more celebration, and parties, and gatherings

And then its Valentines day after that which again more candy, celebrations, and stuff

Then immediately after Valentine's day is my birthday

By the time I reach my birthday I'm still probably eating leftovers from previous holidays, putting away decorations, and have a mountain of old candy and chocolates I do not look forward to eating.

I get that this is probably a small issue because not a lot of people have birthdays near holidays or celebrate different cultural holidays but even if I didn't have my birthday near the holidays or celebrated German Christmas

That's FIVE holidays nearly smooched together at these ending and beginning months and it's been on of the reasons why I love Halloween so much.

Halloween feels deserved because it's the first holiday we actually get in a while because summer doesn't really have any.

By the time new years roles around I get so sick of holidays, and forced parties to attend, and holiday foods and sweets, and celebrations and activities that I end up dreading my birthday and I think a lot of people who share birthdays near holidays can relate.

It's already bad enough the holiday becomes more of a central focus for everyone else but it also feels like you have to share the holidays theme.

I know this whole post may come across as whiny and pointless because it is

This is just some dumb rant about nothing but I've always wanted to know if other people can relate to this because I've never had anyone to really talk to about this.

Like i know there literally is no solution to this pointless problem its just a funny observation because a part of me wishes it was easy to just go

"Hey lets celebrate Halloween in like September and Christmas on like January the 3rd and valentines day can be on March the 7th or something"

But it's not going to happen for obvious reasons.

To put it short I wish these holidays had more breathing room to really appreciate before diving into the next big holiday. It doesn't help that too many people like to shove Christmas down peoples throats the second Halloween ends, or having them overstay their welcome long after its over. Trust me! I have seen way to many neighbors refuse to put down their Christmas lights and blow up decorations until late January. By the time February roles around and corporate greed shoves tacky red and pink hearts into every store across America I am so sick of holidays amd celebration a part of me wants to move MY Birthday just to avoid it all.

And I kinda have?

See it was always a problem having to celebrate a birthday near the holidays because as my parents would describe it "People were too holidayed out" aka people have rightfully spent their time and money on family over Halloween, Christmas, and Valentine's day that spending any more of their time and money on some child's birthday that wasn't their own was too much to ask for. So much so that I pretty much stopped having huge celebrations for my birthday resulting in only my mom and dad spending time with me as young as like 11-12 years old.

I learned pretty early on from my parents that "don't expect people to do much for your birthday! People are busy! People have already spent all their money so don't ask for much" and that was pretty normal.

Luckily my partner and I both share this issue since he is also born in February. Because of this we have both decided to just share a birthday together. We still celebrate our actual days but we reserve those for family.

On our shared day its just our birthdays for the both of us. We go where we want to, see a movie, go get dinner, or walk around town and just get to appreciate each other. Yeah sure we still run into Valentines day stuff being sold everywhere but we can just laugh it off and ignore it better when we have each other.

[dzamie]

That's not a hot take. That's literally the #1 go-to response from any Christian who gets uncomfortable when a Jew doesn't want to participate in, say, the office Christmas party. It's the Christmas equivalent of "Thanksgiving is just a feast day, I don't see why Native Americans are so uppity about it" or "I'm not asking YOU to do anything when I say I'll pray for you" or "black people don't even come to mind when the Dutch dress up in blackface as Black Pete" or "it's not homophobic; this [romantic thing] is simply only done between a boy and a girl, as a matter of culture"

Though as a humorous aside, there's some dark comedy that you respond to a Jew saying "hey don't fucking drag us into your religion's celebration" with "eat some non-kosher food."

Happy first day of the war on Christmas everyone

Yearly reminder to gentiles that

1. Jews do not recognize Jesus as anything but a human man who probably existed in some capacity at some point

2. We do not celebrate his birthday. He is just some guy to us.

3. It is not a personal attack on you if we don’t celebrate your favorite holiday.

4. Chanukah is not the most important Jewish holiday, its just the only one you know by name because it happens roughly around Christmas time.

5. You can say or do whatever you want, we just think you’re annoying. At the end of the day, you’re still gonna get school or work off on Christmas and Easter while I have to chose between my religion and my schoolwork every year on Yom Kippur and Rosh Hashanah.

6. You are not the victim. However, unfortunately you are usually the main character.