Being alone

[backguy]

Last Thursday during Bible study, our leader asked everyone what their plans were for American Thanksgiving. The idea was to figure out how many people were going to be around that night and if it was worth holding group

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[enigmaticdan]

I was so angry my employer didn't give me a day off for American Thanksgiving. I mean, am I not North American? Unreasonable!

I think being alone is underrated, though. There's stress of the bad (awkward, drunken relatives; bad blood and drama) and good-but-still-unfortunate kinds (worrying about the worst if someone is late; trying too hard to ensure everyone is having a pleasant time) when people make an effort to be together. I often feel disconnected these days, but I think in most cases, the roads that linked me to the people important to me are still there, even if they haven't been travelled recently.

[quikchange]

This year I actually visited Don in Brooklyn for Yanksgiving but last year I just went to one of the dinners that was being held by various friends for people who don't have family in the area. Are there none of those in Seattle!?

[backguy]

I celebrated with some friends and had a great time. (I also met some people who spoke French, and I got to talk in French with them that evening. Pretty neat.) Nothing replaces family, though.