Thanksgiving Break: the final break before the madness that is the end of the semester. You envision yourself stuffing your face with turkey, relaxing with the family and catching up with old friends. The reality is much different. With a little help from Liz Lemon, let us understand the reality that is Thanksgiving Break.

When you get stuck in traffic on the drive home:

The streak begins as soon as you pull out of your spot. The desire to get home quickly amplifies your road rage.

When you finally get home and see your beloved mom:

No one can squeeze all the air out of you quite like your mother. Also, her sixth sense for knowing that it has been your toughest semester yet is way too in tune.

When you get put on kitchen duty to help prep the Thanksgiving meal:

So much for hours of watching football or spent relaxing.

When you promptly get taken off kitchen duty because you’re only making things worse:

You almost fell offended, but then you remember how honestly happy youre to now have time to relax.

When your mom reveals every embarassing secret she could possible she about you to the entire family:

“Oh, honey, do you remember when you were 12 and ..”

“ I was hoping that moment would be erased from history but thanks for the reminder, Mom. “

When your far more successful siblings starts boasting about their accomplishments in front of the entire family:

Nothing makes you feel more inadequate than your one of your siblings, just receiving a huge raise and finishing their advance double masters within a year.

When you get put on post-dinner cleanup duty:

The cleaning never ends. This mountain of dishes will never be gone.

When Thanksgiving Break ends and you need to face the reality of going back to school: