The biggest political debates of the year are about to ensue, people will feel lonelier now than during a Valentines Day with no valentine, the feeling of failure rushes within us as we describe what we do for a living, we eat our feelings to cope and get told we look more plush than we used to. No belief system is safe; no opinions are the right ones. All hell breaks lose.
That’s right. It’s Thanksgiving.
College students face the most hardships during this time. Coming home is full of obstacles. We’ve grown accustomed to saying and doing whatever we want, whenever we want.
At
“As soon as we finished eating dinner they told me I had to do the dishes. Who do they think they are? And why do they keep bringing something up about how they’re paying tuition or whatever?” said sophomore Alex Schimm.
Schimm wasn’t alone. A majority of her fellow students experienced a similar culture shock. So
The catch with Thanksgiving is that it prompts for the
Every year we have to brace ourselves for what‘s to come when we go home. For some unknown reason, Thanksgiving brings out this burning desire for everyone to share their political beliefs. Science has yet to fully answer the question of why exactly this happens, but studies show it might have a correlation with the demographics of elders and college students and the ego boosts they receive at these ages. Some publications have been released saying keeping quiet about these topics may actually cause physical pain.
Politics aren’t alone. There’s always the crazy aunt asking what you are doing with your life and if you’re in a relationship and why you don’t have a job yet because at when she was
The generation gap is honestly just so inconvenient.
“I remember last year my vegan cousin got so offended when we didn’t replace the turkey with tofu and said we were all condemned to hell for all the animals that have suffered for us,” junior Chris Leroy reminisced on.
But, like, who even eats turkey anymore? That’s just so 2000’s and so basic. Everyone is fat now
After many years of torment, the university will now offer a recovery period after the
No wonder everyone skips Thanksgiving and goes straight to Christmas.
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