Anonymous wrote:Do you guys send these texts to your Native American friends? Real question. If so, how do they respond?

My cousin married a man who is a tribal leader and they celebrate Thanksgiving, because it’s a holiday about being grateful, and they are smart enough to know they aren’t celebrating the harm that was caused to native Americans.

Don’t forget the obligatory turkey emoji OP.

Happy Thanksgiving! 🦃

Look Thanksgiving is a time to be grateful for everyone you're with. I don't think it's too much of a effort to wish somebody a Happy Thanksgiving to lighten up their day at least. I get it it's hard being grateful for the holidays but it's that time of year to try to do that I think even as far as going the extra mile to do that. Friendships are just as important as family to be grateful for in your life. I'm sorry to say this but that's considered a horrible thing not to do it. I'm not saying text everybody but at least make them feel appreciated. Just a lesson for you to learn.

Anonymous wrote:I'm waiting for a post that says "I'm so sad my friends didn't text happy Thanksgiving"

Ahem: https://www.dcurbanmom.com/jforum/posts/list/1169598.page

OP, you are THE DEFINITION of a SEE YOU NEXT TUESDAY.

Hope you didn't choke on your turkey!

Anonymous wrote:Some of you really need some real problems.

They mostly likely have serious problems going on.

I didn't get one text or call.

Wipe that look off your face. They only text because they’re worried about you.

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Anonymous wrote:It's not that deep and not worth getting upset about. They are just letting you know they thought of you.

This is the OP. I’m not upset about it, it’s just annoying. I’m sure I’m not the only one annoyed by this.

I do respond in kind to those who send me these lame texts, but I never initiate. I don’t have the heart to tell my friends how lame their Happy Thanksgiving texts are, so I guess this will continue on until….whenever.

But you have no problem telling others how lame they are.

I thought you said you could save them the energy by telling them how lame they are?

You should tell them. They should know how much you appreciate them.

Anonymous wrote:The only thing is, if it's a text, to remember that some of us are in different time zones, so the Happy Thanksgiving text for me started arriving at 4am

Bedtime Mode

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Anonymous wrote:When my friends text me Happy Thanksgiving - I tell them that I am thankful for them. I am thankful for my friends. To each his / her own.

Yes! Just a simple way to connect and say hi.

+1

Anonymous wrote:When my friends text me Happy Thanksgiving - I tell them that I am thankful for them. I am thankful for my friends. To each his / her own.

+1 same for me!

Anonymous wrote:When my friends text me Happy Thanksgiving - I tell them that I am thankful for them. I am thankful for my friends. To each his / her own.

Yes! Just a simple way to connect and say hi.

Anonymous wrote:Do you guys send these texts to your Native American friends? Real question. If so, how do they respond?

Well the native Americans were the first hosts, so why wouldn't they celebrate it? It's a celebration of the first Thanksgiving, not a celebration of the relationship between the settlers and the Native Americans or the final outcome.

If I had such a negative view of the world as the anti-Thanksgiving crowd, I would have a hard time getting out of bed every day.

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Anonymous wrote:It's not that deep and not worth getting upset about. They are just letting you know they thought of you.

This is the OP. I’m not upset about it, it’s just annoying. I’m sure I’m not the only one annoyed by this.

I do respond in kind to those who send me these lame texts, but I never initiate. I don’t have the heart to tell my friends how lame their Happy Thanksgiving texts are, so I guess this will continue on until….whenever.

I don't send them but I do respond kindly to them, thanking my friends for thinking of me. I would never tell my friends or relatives their well wishes are lame. It doesn't annoy me to get them either and you actually may be the only one annoyed by this.

All that complicated Thanksgiving detail you included is irrelevant by the way. People are just being thankful for each other mostly. You might want to try to redirect your emotions into a positive outlet.