What doesn't kill you makes you stranger...

Nov. 24th, 2011 at 10:05 PM

Holidays are the perfect time to dust off the family dysfunctions, rehash childhood traumas, and revisit old insecurities. Isn't it odd that you are obligated to spend these days off with individuals who just so happened to crawl out of the same gene pool?

Sorry for the cynicism. It's not that bad, really, and has more to do me than them. There's so much to be thankful for - including the fact that the holidays only come once a year. ;-)

Happy Thanksgiving!

Current Mood: drained

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crow821

Nov. 25th, 2011 04:14 am (UTC)

Cynical or not, I have to agree with your take on it.

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antesqueluz

Nov. 30th, 2011 01:02 am (UTC)

Solidarity in cynicism! Take care, dear!

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antesqueluz

Nov. 30th, 2011 01:10 am (UTC)

Thanks, dear. Now I need a holiday to recuperate from the holiday!

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angus_honey

Nov. 25th, 2011 01:58 pm (UTC)

Ah-ah! But it serves as a timely reminder of just how lucky you are to be able to have 364 days free of them!

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antesqueluz

Nov. 30th, 2011 01:11 am (UTC)

Too true. There's no drama like family drama! :-P

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tweedisgood

Nov. 25th, 2011 06:10 pm (UTC)

Oh, dear. In Merrie England, there's another month to go before our one big family-obligatory holiday. I do hope my two boys don't feel like this about it :-( Though I have had to extract a promise to be civil to each other for the *whole* day.

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antesqueluz

Nov. 30th, 2011 01:30 am (UTC)

Here Thanksgiving ushers in the holiday season, rife with obligatory get-togethers of all varieties - friends, family, coworkers, etcetera, etcetera, ad nauseum - that lasts until New Years.

It's not that bad, really. I'm just tired. :-P For me, it's the extended family and all the associated baggage that's such a drag. My immediate family is a different story.

I hope y'all have a good holiday, and your boys get along all day! ;-)

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f_m_r_l

Nov. 28th, 2011 03:09 pm (UTC)

Is 'traumatized' in some way a form of 'stronger'?
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Oh, right, you said 'stranger'. I'd agree with that.

Edited at 2011-11-28 03:11 pm (UTC)

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