The 8 Things You Probably Don't Want To See Over Thanksgiving Weekend But Will Anyway
The 8 Things You Probably Don't Want To See Over Thanksgiving Weekend But Will Anyway
With any luck, that turkey and wine food coma will last the entire weekend.
With any luck, that turkey and wine food coma will last the entire weekend.
Somebody from high school you haven't seen in 10 years
They'll definitely be at the go-to bar in your hometown on Wednesday night and guess what -- they still don't remember having algebra class with you. On the plus side, you won't cross paths with them for another 365 days on next year's Thanksgiving eve.
The post-dinner gut of a relative.
Somehow your relative managed to shove even more mashed potatoes down their throat than last year. Sure, when they arrived their shirt was tucked in, but you saw that belt loosening before the pumpkin pie even came out. It's really only a matter of time until they're sprawled out on the couch with their pants unzipped asking you to grab the Tums.
Endless ads for Thanksgiving sales.
Even if you're not a Black Friday shopper, there's no escaping the endless barrage of ads and commercials begging you to spend money. Forget about Friday morning shopping, most stores stay open on Thanksgiving and make their employees to work on a holiday meant for spending time with family. Because the almighty dollar is king!
An argument between relatives over politics.
You've survived political debates at the Thanksgiving table before, but that was before 2016 came along. You've had to read 11 months of Facebook posts from your relatives about how (Trump/Hillary) is the devil and now you'll be sitting across from them at the table. Basically, every dinner table in America this year is going to be a pressure-cooker ready to explode.
Constant news reports with horrific holiday travel stats.
Every news broadcast from Tuesday until Sunday is going to have a report about the hellscape that is traveling over Thanksgiving. We know it's bad, it's been bad every year since 1621 and it's never going to get any better. Just be prepared to hear "better leave early" about a 1,000 times over the weekend.
An overload of social media "thankful" hashtags and dinner photos.
We know your #thankful and #blessed, but unless Bobby Flay is whipping up your holiday spread, please spare us the photos. We all know what turkey and stuffing looks like and your phone's sepia filter isn't making the Stove Top any more appealing.
Aaaaand all the Black Friday brawls....
It's kind of amazing how quickly people morph from being "blessed" and "thankful" on Thursday to fist-swinging heathens on Friday. Black Friday might not be the retail bloodbath that it once was because of online shopping, but you can bet there'll be at least a few news stories about some $5 blender that sparked a Kmart riot.