Of course! You’re in our thoughts, and I’ll be praying for you.

Mine was pretty good—I’m back in Utah with the family, and because it wasn’t at our house, we could just leave after a few hours. I went to bed nice and early, and it was great.

I CANNOT handle how stinking adorable she is! What a little dumpling!

I finally got to meet my parents’ new dog, and she’s delightful! Bella is a blue heeler with a ton of energy and absolutely zero chill. She has currently flopped on top of my feet, belly-up, so I know she needs pets.

When I need a movie that is both enjoyable for my dad and my 11-year-old niece, this is a perfectly okay choice.

I’m in a State Department pathway program, so I am supposed to be entering as a junior Foreign Service Officer next summer, assuming Rex doesn’t decide to try not hiring us again (it happened to last year’s cohort before Congress yelled at him and he had to create a training class). Maybe if I’m lucky, he’ll quit and…

I am so sorry your ex is being such a fucking trash weasel. May they be stolen away by Krampus and never seen again...after they send your stuff back, of course.

Oh, yay! That sounds amazing! I hope y’all have a great time.

Oh, that’s shitty. We’re adults, and that means they ought to be taking more responsibility for how they haven’t shut it down. It sounds like you’re doing some really awesome shit with your life, and hopefully next Thanksgiving goes better, even if you decide that you spend it with your mother. And congrats on your…

Oh, I’m so sorry. I understand wanting your family to be there for you, both for the holiday and as you prepare for your new baby. And especially your mom! She really dropped the ball there. But congratulations on your new baby; I’m sure you’re going to be a really great mom.

I feel you. I’m 27 and it seems like EVERYONE is getting married (it was fine in my early 20s, when everyone from my Mormon upbringing was getting married, because I’d left the church). I’m trying to remind myself that I’m allowed to want things, and being disappointed that it hasn’t happened yet is also okay.

I’d blame it on a hangover, personally—if nothing else, it’s an excuse for a fry-up at breakfast. Then, you can see how you feel: maybe decorate, or maybe just watch an old movie and veg on the couch with a cocoa.

It sucks so badly. My mom and I both hate stores that are open on Thanksgiving—beyond certain bare minimum essentials like you mentioned, there is no reason to be open. And Black Friday is the day for writing my Christmas cards.

Happy Birthday! Excellent choice of Good Place GIF.

That sucks so hard and I’m sorry. I hope you get all the good stuff, both spiritually and in terms of your shared property (I am entirely willing to be petty on behalf of a stranger).

The last thing anyone gives a shit about is having to care about white people’s feelings. Go home.

I mean, my mother is Black, but she grew up in Boston. In our house, it was stuffing.

GET OUT OF MY BRAIN! That would be amazing!

Ooh, yes! Isn’t that the one with the poison pen letters?

When I was in high school, I read every Agatha Christie book: all her fiction, her memoirs, and the six novels she wrote under the pen name Mary Westmacott (I’ve always been a completist). And yet, I find myself coming back to certain stories time after time—parricularly that one.