50. It’s that time of year again. You’ve bought your plane ticket, taken the time off at work, and now it’s time to lie awake at night and fear-sweat.
49. You’re going home for Thanksgiving. And your whole family will be there.
48. Why are you even still celebrating this holiday? Aren’t we over eating jumbo-sized birds yet?
47. Luckily for you, you have some plans for how to minimize the agony and maximize the eating.
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45. Divide the day into a pie chart, so that you can track your progress.
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44. Make plans with your family! Like watching the Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade on TV (i.e. falling alseep on the couch).
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43. Watch the National Dog Show after, and don’t mention that you’ve become a cat person since you graduated.
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42. When your parents ask about your friends, don’t panic. Make up some names and go with it.
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40. If you need to, cry in the bathroom later (but turn the fan on and actually sit on the toilet, or she’ll know you’re faking it).
38. When your family sits down to eat, make sure you choose a seat that is, a) close to the desserts,
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34. d) *just have a bottle of alcohol with you at all times.
33. If your brother comments on how much you’re drinking and asks if everything in your life is going ok and do you need to talk, do not resort to violence. This will only prove his stupidface point.
32. Don’t use your phone at the table, this will give your grandmother an excuse to talk about the devil that is technology.
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31. Try not to flip out when your baby cousin blows spit bubbles into the communal pan of stuffing. You share a gene pool, you’ll live.
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30. Whenever someone asks you a question you don’t want to answer, stuff your mouth full of food and start humming.
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28. Your chatty aunt is who she is, just let her tell you about that medical procedure she had last August for the millionth time.
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27. Avoid political talk at the dinner table, your dad isn’t going to suddenly trade in his shotgun for a peace pipe.
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26. Give yourself small rewards for good behavior. Your uncle brings up Prop 8 and you don’t go bananas? High-five to you, self!
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23. So when your second cousin asks if you’re wearing plaid because you’re a lesbian, eat those feelings.
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22. And if your favorite food isn’t there this year, try not to lose it.
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21. If your awful demon of a younger cousin tries to sit on your lap during dinner, politely tell him that anything that comes between you and food today will be promptly destroyed.
20. Ignore your skinnier sister who’s only eating salad, you were way more popular than her in high school anyway.
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19. And don’t worry about overdoing it, because bathroom time = alone time.
18. Stay out of the kitchen. Don’t go near your mom, she’s on the verge of killing you, everyone else, and herself.
17. And if, somehow, your mom is faking happiness, don’t question it. Smile/nod/repeat.
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