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Well, today is the American holiday where folks gather with family and friends in food, fun and fellowship. Eat, drink and enjoy however you so choose. I know the history behind *holidays* but I do not skip them for the aforementioned reasons. I use holidays as a time to further build and connect with my tribe. Every several years, my birthday happens to fall on Thanksgiving Day. When that happens, I don't have to cook anything for the family dinner. I'll pull up, eat, enjoy my folks and watch football games.😁 Happy Thanksgiving to all.😎

@ProfDProfD Enjoy your special day and may you celebrate many happy returns. May you also enjoy the traditional holiday that allows you to gather with your loved ones and give thanks for your blessings. The upcoming meeting between the DA BEARS and the Eagles should be an interesting game. I'm just enjoying the ride, loving how my team finds a way to win! 👍

Well happy Birth Date my brutha! How old are you now, 25....30? It should come as no surprise that I don't celebrate Thanks Giving. Because of my strong influence, nobody in my household does either. I don't force them to or not to....but I guess I have that type of influence over people...lol. On top of that, as I've gotten older a lot of the matriarchs who did most of the cooking during these holidays have passed on and most of the younger women DON'T KNOW how to cook. I grew up eating DRESSING....and they're talking about making some STUFFING...lol. WTF??? * Talk about men being jealous in another thread. Sometimes I DO get jealous of these African and immigrant Latino men who come from a culture where cooking is still highly prized among their women. The women are expected to cook, not just for the children but for the men....and this is indisputable among them! Even the younger ones just ACCEPT this and smile as they start rattling the dishes and warming up the water. Now THAT is enough to get a brutha jealous and wonder why do THEY deserve that type of royal treatment....lol. Anyway...... I DO enjoy the time off I get though and I use it to relax and get other things done. As far as using it as a time to spend with family and friends.....you should be doing that ANY day of the week you have an opportunity. I don't need a White man to tell me WHEN to do it. I say the same things about Mother's Day. I don't let anybody "shame" me into celebrating Mother's Day, because EVERY DAY should be Mother's Day when your mother is still alive to celebrate her.

Got it. A handful of mostly anonymous Black folks were kidnapped by white folks and enslaved and forced to breed since the 1970s. Of course, many folks in unhealthy situations; bad relationships and marriages can make a claim that they are enslaved and forced to breed too.🤣😎