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My Ideal Thanksgiving

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What does Thanksgiving mean for you? For most people, Thanksgiving is enjoyable and relaxing. For me things are a little different, filled with anxiety and stress; this is because there are too many people and too much noise. Despite this, I still love Thanksgiving with it’s food, family, and memories. Here’s my ideal Thanksgiving.
Thanksgiving the time to be around family and be thankful for everything that you have. Wale Ayeni once said “Be thankful for all that you have. Your life, no matter how bad you think it is, is someone else 's fairy tale.” One thing that would make my Thanksgiving great would be all of the family getting together and not fighting. No one trying to cause trouble and no one getting upset with anyone else. If my cousin,

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