I hope everyone is taking a moment today to remember and thank those that have served for their country. In Flanders fields the poppies blow Between the crosses, row on row, That mark our place; and in the sky The larks, still bravely singing, fly Scarce heard amid the guns below. We are the Dead. Short days ago We lived, felt dawn, saw sunset glow, Loved and were loved, and now we lie, In Flanders fields. Take up our quarrel with the foe: To you from failing hands we throw The torch; be yours to hold it high. If ye break faith with us who die We shall not sleep, though poppies grow In Flanders fields.
Maybe just for one day we can all put aside the bullshit that is politics and try and remember what really matters.
Veterans Day depresses me. Looking at my husband and brothers and friends I’m just...when I look at our nation as it sits now, I don’t know if it was worth it or not.
That's the beauty of it though, especially on days like today, it's always worth it. In my little town the city puts up flags on each and every city block. Whatever or however you choose to do so today is about honor but just a simple thanks always seems to fall short to me.
well. As I watch my husband live in a near constant state of pain, or answer my brother’s 0230 texts because he’s had nightmares, or help my other brother find bumpers for the cabinets and drawers in his house and quiet toilet lids for his bathrooms... I’m not always sure I feel the same about it. If this country didn’t fight progress kicking and screaming, if over a quarter of the country didn’t actively support one of the most toxic and disgusting administrations our government has ever seen, if it didn’t feel like a daily fight to remind people of the humanity of our differences in color, sexuality, gender, socioeconomic background, autonomy, etc. I’d maybe have fewer doubts. But it often feels like we gave up a lifetime for a dream no one believes in or wants. And it fucking sucks.
I tend to look at it as you did your part at the time, no regrets. Others may have failed to do theirs, and things may be ending up slightly different than you were hoping or expecting, but you should not feel badly for that.
That’s absolutely healthy and the way to look at it and most of the time I look at it like that. but sometimes.
I understand, as well as I can, some of the many reasons and I did not mean to make light of anything on a personal level you're feeling. Apologies. I have a step brother that served, he did 3 tours. He will never be the same.
Getting drunk, rewatching the first season of Altered Carbon. I have to say, a bunch of naked asian chicks coming out of stasis and trying to kill you is pretty fucking hawt, if you ask me. Not a bad way to go in my books.
Damn lady. Tis the season I guess. Try not to blow too fast past Thanksgiving! I have come to terms with the fact that I hate the Christmas season. Now that we have a kid I am doing my best to change my attitude and make it a merry holiday. I feel like there's a reason to decorate now when before it just made me more depressed. I also just bought a sun therapy lamp so maybe this winter won't be so bad.
My wife has started watching Xmas movies already. they should not be playing Xmas movies on tv until after Thanksgiving
December first in our house, that’s the rule. This year I’m letting her watch The Ref, and Die Hard 1 & 2. Because those are all Christmas movies. Yes, they are.
I used to love Christmas. Then deaths in the family made it less of a time get excited about. Then ten years in retail drove some more nails into the coffin. I still like it, but it’s not the same. Maybe when we have kids, I’ll get back into the spirit a little more.
I’m not super into thanksgiving in the whole “food until coma” vibe, just because I don’t generally eat enough to make the work worth it, and everyone in my house has a tendency to eat through the day so by meal time it’s kinda meh. I love the idea of a holiday for gratitude. A forced pause, or whatever. But especially now that so many places are either open in the evening for sales on thanksgiving or don’t even bother closing for the black Friday blitz, it’s just more than I’m into. Although, I feel like I’ve seen a couple of retailers who said they’d close completely for thanksgiving so that’s cool.
At my old job, they made an announcement one year, that our stores would open on Thanksgiving night from 6:00PM to midnight. The CEO (family owned business) sent the email to all of the managers maybe 30 days in advance. Within a half hour after, he sent an email asking for everyone’s honest opinion about the decision, only to be sent to him, no one else. Within the hour, he emailed everyone to say they had decided not to open on Thanksgiving, and the subject was never brought up again any other year.
Also, now that I’m mom and everyone looks at me to feed them this shit sucks Plus, there’s a complete lack of glitter I can’t overlook.
Due to COVID this will very likely be the first year of my life that I won't be in my parents' living room for Christmas. Weird to think about.