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Another (US, yes, other cultures feel free to substitute your own here) Thanksgiving. I don't really enjoy turkey, I have food issues anyway, feasting is very conflicted.

Then, there is the enforced extended family togetherness, the clueless rightwing folks carrying on vs the suffering vegans. Everyone expected to be happy. This is almost beyond cliché, but it's real, happens every year.

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[–] jerkface@lemmy.ca 25 points 1 day ago (1 children)

Having to perform fake emotions was always extremely taxing and upsetting for me.

[–] NoIWontPickAName@kbin.earth 3 points 1 day ago (3 children)
[–] jerkface@lemmy.ca 6 points 1 day ago

I feel like a jerkface.

[–] LePoisson@lemmy.world 8 points 1 day ago (1 children)

People really gonna down vote you because they don't realize the username you're replying to is literally jerkface...

[–] NoIWontPickAName@kbin.earth 2 points 20 hours ago

It’s the price you have to pay for username jones