Thursday, November 27, 2014

Jessica Valenti Tells Us It's OK to Feel Sad

Face it: Thanksgiving is depressing this year, and you don't have to give thanks



If your Thanksgiving is dragging a little bit, the first thing to do is to avoid self-pitying Tumblr Queens like Jessica Valenti.  If you hang with her long enough either she'll threaten suicide or tell you about someone who did.


I'll be celebrating Thanksgiving with Tobey the Dog and I've got a pound of hamburger that I'll split with him. I'll ask him if he would like to see some snow and he'll tell me no fookin' way.  I'll tell him, yeah, buddy.  You've got that right.  No fookin' snow.

If you think I'm describing suffering then maybe you've listened to Jessica Valenti too much already.

I've got almost nothin' but what I do got is the ability to appreciate I got nothin' ... and that's somethin'.  I appreciate that I can still play as it didn't seem likely.  I appreciate there are some people who care if I keep playing.  My Thanksgiving is to remember who they are.

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