The Whole Point Of Thanksgiving Is Missed When We Rush Straight To Christmas
Turkey day needs some love too.
First things first: I love Christmas with every fiber of my being.
Mariah Carey's "All I Want for Christmas" is a classic. Shopping while being surrounded by Christmas decorations gives me an actual adrenaline rush. I have an entire marathon of Christmas movies that I watch every year that I never get tired of. Just looking at overly fat, decorated to the nines, Christmas trees make my entire day. It quite literally is the most wonderful time of the year.
Now that we got that out of the way, guys, it is early November. It not Christmas yet. Chill.
The minute Spooky Season is over everyone whips out the Santa hats and blasts "Jingle Bell Rock." It's trending to skip straight to Christmas. Yes, the memes are hilarious and Twitter is having a field day, but it's not even just the younger generation. I went to the mall on November 1st and, I shit you not, the Christmas decorations were already up. Like, what type of elf-hybrids have that much skill to do that in that short amount of time? Anyway, as I said, I totally love Christmas. And I really wish it was Black Friday—but it's not.
As a whole, we are skipping Thanksgiving and that's not okay.
Granted, it is kind of easy to overlook the importance of Thanksgiving sometimes. You sit down at a perfectly decorated table and immediately become entranced by the large amounts of food—because, hell yeah, pumpkin pie and turkey. But the trance is broken once your overly nosey family members start grilling you about your personal life. The next thing you know, your whole family starts to gang up and you're as roasted as the ham (am I projecting? Probably). Aside from all that, Thanksgiving's origination has kinda a rocky history too, to say the least.
Clearly, I'm not even that much of a fan of Thanksgiving. But, to its core, the holiday has a really beautiful message.
In a society where we have a world of knowledge at our fingertips, it is easy to become desensitized to how lucky we actually are. Not even material possessions, but the connections and bonds we make need to be recognized. It is a day where you share a moment with the people you love, even if they drive you crazy, and appreciate what the universe/God has given you.
Thanksgiving is a holiday of thanks. Christmas is a holiday of giving. You have to be thankful for what you have before you give to the people you are thankful for. I love Christmas, way more than I love Thanksgiving. But Thanksgiving's overall message is necessary, especially in a time where mass shootings are normalized. It is scary to say, but anything can happen, so it is important to savor the moments and be thankful for them.
So before you start blasting the Christmas tunes and watching Elf for the 100th time, think about what you are thankful for. Christmas is worth the wait.
32 Times 'The Golden Girls' Were So Savage, It Packed A Punch
"Beat it, you fifty year old mattress!"
"The Golden Girls" was a sitcom that debuted in the mid-1980s, and starred Beatrice Arthur, Betty White, Rue McClanahan, and Estelle Getty. The show revolved around four older women, all single and sharing a house in Miami, Florida. Even though they are all friends, they tended to pick on each other, throwing snarky comments back and forth with no shame. Here's a list of some of their most hilarious and savage moments in the show.
1. When Sophia gave a friendly reminder that someone else is worse off.
2. When Sophia called out some major B.S.
3. When Dorothy stressed the necessity of birth control.
4. When Sophia wasn't afraid to tell how she really felt.
5. When Sophia tried to give a pep talk.
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6. When Dorothy hit where it hurts.
7. When Blanche gave Rose some useful advice.
8. When Rose told this little girl the brutal truth.
9. When Dorothy was a little too harsh.
10. When Sophia wasn't in the mood for another story.
11. When you realize Dorothy clearly got her shade from Sophia. Like mother, like daughter.
12. When Sophia wasn't afraid to show off her spicy side.
13. Seriously though, Sophia's roasts both hurt and amuse.
14. I'm not kidding.
15. When Dorothy threw this fireball at Blanche.
16. When Rose expressed what sounds like concern.
17. When Dorothy had no shame turning down a man.
18. When Sophia wasn't afraid to roast her own daughter.
19. When Dorothy had yet another comeback for Blanche.
20. When Rose didn't give a crap.
21. When Blanche set herself up for this shade.
22. When Sophia described future plans in a nutshell.
23. When Blanche wasn't afraid to be savage.
24. When Dorothy asked the master question.
25. When Blanche actually had roasts of her own.
26. When Dorothy pointed out someone's flaws.
27. When Sophia expressed the joy of forgotten memories.
28. When Dorothy struggled to find a compatible man.
29. When Dorothy came at Blanche with yet another slam.
30. And Sophia threw this brilliant jab.
31. When Blanche spoke the truth.
32. And lastly, when Sophia wasn't ashamed to point out her daughter's quirks.