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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Wow -- OP wins today's cynicism award in a landslide.  It's hard to imagine why one would feel so negatively towards a gesture as simple and positive as giving thanks in a private family/friends setting.[/quote]

+1 We do this on Thanksgiving. I can see it being overkill/insincere if you do it all the time, but I think it's nice as a special holiday tradition. OP is way overreacting. How hard is it to say, "I'm thankful for my friends/family/good health" or just "I'm thankful to be enjoying this holiday meal" and move on to the next person.

If it's not your cup of tea, that's fine, but why get your panties in a bunch over something so simple and well-intended? It's over in 5 minutes and then you can stuff yourself full of turkey and never have to be thankful for anything until next year, if that's what you want. Pretty obnoxious to be slamming people who hosted you for a holiday meal because they invited you to participate in a brief, anodyne tradition. [/quote]

We actually do this every night at our dinner table.  I like saying grace, but my husband is an atheist, so I came up with this (on my own, I didn't know it was a thing) as a substitute.  Everyone says one thing, and it can be big or little, and the stuff my four-year-old comes up with is often hilarious and sweet.  We invite guests to join us, but they don't have to.  It's not about bragging, or showing off, it's just about taking a minute to remember that we have a lot to be grateful for.  Sometimes after a really crappy day, my husband or I struggle to think of something, but it always does us good to, even if it's just being grateful that the workday is over and we are home with our family.  I guess if I didn't really like someone in the first place, it might annoy me, but I really don't see what's wrong with it per se.  [/quote]

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