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Halloween.

Hate horror (movies, tv, books etc.) and blood and nasty and evil. Never understood the attraction. I did trick or treat some when we could get our father to haul us to grandparents (in town) so a few good ancient memories. But there's enough dark and murderous thoughts already; I don't see the need to encourage more.

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Thanksgiving - because I have no control over the day. As some sort of nightmare tradition I have to stay at my in laws the night before, even though they only live 30 minutes away.

They ask me to see if the turkey is done, I tell them when its at temp, they look and see some bloody liquid in the pan, then put it back in for an hour until its dried out. Then everyone complains that the turkey is dry. Every year for the last 10 years

One time I offered to make mashed potatoes, because their “recipe” is boil potatoes and put a stick of butter in it. Everyone ate every last bite of the ones I made but got mad when they found the wrapping for Boursin cheese in the trash. They thought it was a weird cheese and hated that I “tricked” them. Now they buy a bunch of Bob Evans pre made mashed potato and dump them in a crock pot.

I added in recreational drug use with my beer drinking this year and found the whole experience more appealing. I always work the Friday after, just so I have an excuse to leave early.
 
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Thanksgiving has to be up there. Turkey is an awful meat. Most people dry it the **** out, and even when prepared well its still nothing great especially considering the effort most put in.

Valentines day can also go to hell. If for nothing else than its right after my birthday so it makes making plans for that suck.

I'm more a fan of the summer holidays (Memorial day\4th\Labor day)
 
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Angie said:
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Hot take: I feel the same about Thanksgiving. It's a bunch of us white people patting ourselves on the asses for having had dinner with the indigenous people one time before massacring them and taking their land. That's all divisive enough, I won't even get into how mind-blowingly ridiculous it is that we celebrate this event in the ways we do. (Yes, I do know that there are elements that have to do with slavery in the entire history of the holiday, but that's not the premise. Nobody's making slaves out of lunch bags with construction paper cutouts in first grade, they are making pilgrim hats.)
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I love the concept of gathering with family and friends to celebrate all we have to be thankful for.

Memorial Day isn’t my least favorite necessarily but it’s a busy enough time of year farming that we don’t do it justice or give it the time we should.
 
NYE sucks when you have young kids. You can party til 1-2 AM but they still get up at 6
 
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farminclone said:
I love the concept of gathering with family and friends to celebrate all we have to be thankful for.
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For the families and friends who do that, yes - I think there is beauty in expressing our thankfulness for the everyday. But so often it's about pigging out and watching football. And then going and pushing each other in line for $100 TVs.
 
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Al_4_State said:
Christmas.

Come at me, bro.
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Christmas is my least favorite holiday.

Not a big fan of any holidays honestly. My favorites really are like Memorial Day and Labor Day..... ones where you get the day off of work, but there are no expectations to get together with anyone to do anything.... no gift giving, etc. Just relaxation.
 
MeanDean said:
Halloween.

Hate horror (movies, tv, books etc.) and blood and nasty and evil. Never understood the attraction. I did trick or treat some when we could get our father to haul us to grandparents (in town) so a few good ancient memories. But there's enough dark and murderous thoughts already; I don't see the need to encourage more.

Sermon over.
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I'm not much of a horror guy, either. Most exceptions are things that were released when I was much younger. Halloween's playful-scary side still can be fun, the darker elements I could take or leave.
 
Returning to the thread, I was out of loop most of last Friday. ... nothing much exciting to add, but overall I think most holidays have less appeal to me than they once did. I still like Christmas the most, but much lower-key approach with no young children ... the stretch from xmas to new year (with my birthday midway) I've come to appreciate a little more as a whole. NYE is overrated.

4th of July -- been there, done that.

I guess that's all.
 
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