that makes family members lose their minds? As far back as I can remember Thanksgiving has been my mother's favorite holiday. My mother spends days planning her menu and sets a table that rivals anything Martha Stewart's crew can create. My mother loves the holiday and she loves to make it special for her family. Some of her Thanksgiving fever has been passed along to me. It probably has more to do with the holiday being about food than anything, but that's a blog in and of itself. Anyway....my question is what is it about family gatherings that bring out the absolute worst in some people? Here you are, getting ready to spend the day (or at least a few hours) with people you're supposed to love, care about and respect; to gather to eat a meal fit for royalty and some people see this as an opportunity to rail against a captive audience. We live in a world where our fellow American's are being shipped off to war, where some people will never see tables of food like those we've seen, where what we threw away after dinner would feed their family for a week, where people will never be able to sit with their families at dinner because their loved ones have been slaughtered before their eyes, and on a day where we are encouraged to give thanks for our blessings I find myself watching various family members choosing to argue and spew hatred and venom instead of embracing their loved ones and giving genuine thanks for all they have been blessed with. What is it about the holidays?
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