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Thanksgiving Conversations

Donald Trump is the color of my sweet potato!

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Thanksgiving Conversations

Thanksgiving is a time to catch up with your family and eat as much food as you can handle. You haven't eaten food like this in awhile considering you go to the dining hall and your diet consists of tiny personal pizzas (not anything like New Jersey pizza) and bananas. Literally, that is all I eat. You will most likely be in a huge food-coma after Thanksgiving, but it is completely with it in every way possible. However, since you haven't seen your family in so long, some interesting topics of conversation come up. Thinking about this may make you a little upset, but just keep stuffing the mashed potatoes down your throat and maybe you won't have to answer these questions!

A big Thanksgiving topic will be about the election. "Who'd you vote for?". Does it really matter now? It's been over and it is Thanksgiving. I'd rather not think of the fact that Donald Trump is about the same color as my sweet potato. That was mean, sorry dude. Sweet potatoes are the bomb.com.

There is always the question of your relationship status. "Are you still single?". Odds are yes, I am still single which is why I am clearly dating the mountain of mashed potatoes on my plate. Then, after that dreaded question come the little comments. "I don't understand why you don't have a boyfriend.". How does one respond to this, c'mon let me eat in peace.

Of course, there will be questions about school and grades. You already know the questions that will be asked. "How are your classes?". If you were to answer honestly about your classes, someone might just throw the whole turkey at your face. Someone might even ask you what classes you are taking. Obviously, you have to try to explain what each class is about but half the time you don't even know what the class is about. You have to fake it 'till you make it, right? Keep smiling through the pain!

The worst part of this conversation is when someone brings up a past friend. You might not talk to everyone you did in the past, maybe a fight happened,or they moved to Australia (it could happen). Clearly, you don't want to talk about someone who brings those bad vibes to the stuffing you are trying to eat. However, you don't want to upset any of the family members by acting like a little female dog, so you pretend you are still best friends and talk about the adventures you went on from four years ago. No one will ever know, especially that friend that you haven't talked to in a decade.

Thanksgiving is one of my favorite holidays. Mostly because it revolves around a ton of the best food, but it is really nice to be back with family and friends. Yes, the topic of conversation usually is about your college life and other personal things that you would rather not tell your grandparents, but we will all get through this. Just remember, as you are trying to keep constantly eating to avoid being questioned, your cousin is doing the exact same thing right next to you.

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