Give Us Our Thanksgiving Back

Ok damnit I've had it.  Christmas, that holiday that has become all about gifts and gift cards, has begun to seriously encroach itself upon the glorious day that is Thanksgiving.  It used to be that insane and greedy shoppers went to dinner with their families only to find themselves standing out in 38 degree weather in the middle of the night waiting for their chosen Big Box store to open so they can grab a TV for $300 or the latest childs toy which by January 3rd, the child won't even play with anymore. 

Now those bastards in the retail industry have taken it upon themselves to try and further destroy Thanksgiving by opening their stores ON Thanksgiving in the hopes that your greed will make you forget your family and instead go shopping.

If you love your family so much why not spend Thanksgiving with them, rather than spend it in line or in a store so that you can get them the perfect Christmas gift?  How does shopping over quality time with your family show that you love them.

There's a reason we don't go trick or treating on July 4th, and a reason we don't cook a huge feast and give thanks on October 31st., but when it comes to Thanksgiving, all most have on their minds is Christmas.

Thanksgiving is a day to give thanks and spend with our loved ones; not a day to think 30 days in advance to the next holiday.  Christmas is so popular because of our greed and materialism.  We can't wait for Christmas because we wanna rip open gifts and see how much our love cost. Bah Humbug motherfuckers.

I saw that we as a society reject Black Friday which has actually turned into Blackish Thursday, or at least take the entire family to Best Buy and sit square in the middle of their home entertainment area with your family and share turkey Lunchables and can's of diet Coke. 

If you gotta shop that badly then you either don't love your family that much, or your sense of priority's needs a serious reality check.

I for one don't plan on doing my Christmas shopping until Feb., so my family can go suck on it. But I still love you, because I will be present and hungry on Thanksgiving.