Fuck Thanksgiving.
Fuck it in its thankful ass.
For the past month, my family has been planning the biggest Thanksgiving dinner in the history of dinners. This one was to put the original Thanksgiving dinner with the pilgrims and indians to shame. Back when the pilgrims and indians finished their meal, then watched football, I bet they never planned for their dinner to be as big as ours.
This dinner was to take place at my grandmother's. 150 plus people were on the list to be invited. Everyone even had their own assigned name plate on the table, so they'd know where to sit. Two nights ago I drove over to my grandmother's to go ahead and set up the table, name plates and all.
Much to my dismay-- I didn't have a name plate for me. When I asked my grandmother why, she responded with--
"You're too good to come and see me all year round, so I assume you're too good to see me on Thanksgiving."
So, that's it. I'm not invited to my family's Thanksgiving dinner. I wasn't going to fight it or show up anyway. Why should I? I wouldn't have anywhere to sit even if I did show up. Fine, I'll make use out of my time and volunteer at a church. My goal-- to feed all the hobos that come into the door.
Easy enough.
This morning as I pulled into the church parking lot, I had never seen so many bicycles in my life. I couldn't find a parking space because apparently homeless people think that a bike is equal to a car.
As I walked into the church gym, tables with white table-cloths were everywhere. A man greeted me as I stood there.
"I'm sorry buddy. We don't start serving until 11."
Apparently shaggy hair and sideburns constitutes being homeless.
I don't understand the reasoning with this. The ladies love my hair. My bangs flow over my eyes and if I walk into a club on a Friday night, I get all the attention. Yet, when I walk into a homeless function, I'm considered one of "them".
"I don't think you understand. I'm not homeless. I'm here to help out."
"Oh, okay. Well, you can cut the turkey and serve it. Here, throw on this purple shirt."
Purple shirt? No thanks, I'm wearing my own clothes, dipshit.
"I'm not wearing this. I'm just helping out."
"It's required. You have to wear the shirt and a nametag."
I held the purple shirt up in front of me. It had the church's logo and a turkey on the front. I'm not wearing this. I'm not wearing a nametag either. What do homeless people care if I wear a nametag? They don't want to know my name. They just want their food.
I thought to myself-- I can be anybody I want here. Nobody knows me. I chuckled to myself as I wrote "Doctor Morris" on my nametag and stuck it to my shirt. I walked behind the counter and grabbed a knife, and started practicing cutting the turkey as a hefty lady walked up to me.
"Hi! How are you... Doctor Morris?"
I ignored her.
"Excuse me? Doctor?"
I looked up to her.
"My name's--", then I looked down at my name tag. Oh yea, that's right. "Doctor Morris, how are you?"
''Oh great! We've never had a doctor come and help us out! It's usually housewives and church members. You look awfully young to be a doctor."
"Why thank you. You look young yourself. You're, what, 20?"
She blushed and covered her obviously 60 year old face. "No silly, I'm 35."
Ew. Could have fooled me.
From the beginning, things went smoothly. When people looked at my nametag, then up to me, I was given the respect that Doctor Morris deserved. The homeless people never complained. They took their turkey and moved on.
"Excuse me, doctor?"
I turned around. "Yes?"
"Hi. My name is Sharol. This my little boy. We're volunteering here as well. I just wanted to know if you could look at this rash on his bum and maybe tell me what would be the appropriate cream to put on it."
"Um... I... sure."
I'm a fucking idiot.
So there I was, in the bathroom with an 11 year old boy with his pants down to his ankles. Needless to say, this isn't actually how I envisioned spending my Thanksgiving.
"Ma'am, it looks like your son has a rash."
"We know that--"
"Well if you knew that, then why am I here?"
"We don't know what to do about it."
"Put some cream on it."
With that, I walked off with my bad self.
As the day progressed, more homeless people crowded into the huge gym. One man in particular actually brought his plate back to me. His facial hair was extremely long, a black tobogan rested on his head.
"Uh, yessuh. My turkey, it's dry."
"Oh I'm sorry, it'll be okay."
"No it won't. I want to see the manager."
"Excuse me? You got that turkey for free. Do you want your money back?"
"I want to make sure that we get the best qualty turkey that we can."
"Let me reiterate. How much did you pay for that turkey?"
"You listen to me, you doctor. Just because you make alot of money doesn't make you better than me, you dog fucker."
Great, I see the correlation that all doctors fuck dogs. Seeng as how I'm not really a doctor, that means the joke's on him. Ha!
"What did you just call me?"
"I want some better turkey!"
"Are you this picky when you're digging through the trash cans?"
"Wha? Did you just--"
"NO, let me finish. Do you knock on the door of the house that threw out their food and complain that their trash isn't to your liking? Do you ask them to throw out better trash next time?"
"Why you--"
"Here, let me dump it in the trash over here. Maybe then it'll taste a little better."
Needless to say, several people weren't happy with Doctor Morris' actions. I decided to leave before somebody choked on a bone and needed a real doctor. Only then, I'd be in really deep shit. Right before I left, two homeless guys got into a fight. If only I had my camcorder on me, I could have recorded it and sold it on e-bay.
On my way home, I stopped at the only open restaurant and bought a turkey sandwich and fries. When I walked into my home, I had several messages asking me why I wasn't at the family's Thanksgiving lunch (It's always our tradition to eat early).
That concludes my awful Thanksgiving Day.
Fuck Thanksgiving.
Fuck it in its thankful ass.
Fuck it in its thankful ass.
For the past month, my family has been planning the biggest Thanksgiving dinner in the history of dinners. This one was to put the original Thanksgiving dinner with the pilgrims and indians to shame. Back when the pilgrims and indians finished their meal, then watched football, I bet they never planned for their dinner to be as big as ours.
This dinner was to take place at my grandmother's. 150 plus people were on the list to be invited. Everyone even had their own assigned name plate on the table, so they'd know where to sit. Two nights ago I drove over to my grandmother's to go ahead and set up the table, name plates and all.
Much to my dismay-- I didn't have a name plate for me. When I asked my grandmother why, she responded with--
"You're too good to come and see me all year round, so I assume you're too good to see me on Thanksgiving."
So, that's it. I'm not invited to my family's Thanksgiving dinner. I wasn't going to fight it or show up anyway. Why should I? I wouldn't have anywhere to sit even if I did show up. Fine, I'll make use out of my time and volunteer at a church. My goal-- to feed all the hobos that come into the door.
Easy enough.
This morning as I pulled into the church parking lot, I had never seen so many bicycles in my life. I couldn't find a parking space because apparently homeless people think that a bike is equal to a car.
As I walked into the church gym, tables with white table-cloths were everywhere. A man greeted me as I stood there.
"I'm sorry buddy. We don't start serving until 11."
Apparently shaggy hair and sideburns constitutes being homeless.
I don't understand the reasoning with this. The ladies love my hair. My bangs flow over my eyes and if I walk into a club on a Friday night, I get all the attention. Yet, when I walk into a homeless function, I'm considered one of "them".
"I don't think you understand. I'm not homeless. I'm here to help out."
"Oh, okay. Well, you can cut the turkey and serve it. Here, throw on this purple shirt."
Purple shirt? No thanks, I'm wearing my own clothes, dipshit.
"I'm not wearing this. I'm just helping out."
"It's required. You have to wear the shirt and a nametag."
I held the purple shirt up in front of me. It had the church's logo and a turkey on the front. I'm not wearing this. I'm not wearing a nametag either. What do homeless people care if I wear a nametag? They don't want to know my name. They just want their food.
I thought to myself-- I can be anybody I want here. Nobody knows me. I chuckled to myself as I wrote "Doctor Morris" on my nametag and stuck it to my shirt. I walked behind the counter and grabbed a knife, and started practicing cutting the turkey as a hefty lady walked up to me.
"Hi! How are you... Doctor Morris?"
I ignored her.
"Excuse me? Doctor?"
I looked up to her.
"My name's--", then I looked down at my name tag. Oh yea, that's right. "Doctor Morris, how are you?"
''Oh great! We've never had a doctor come and help us out! It's usually housewives and church members. You look awfully young to be a doctor."
"Why thank you. You look young yourself. You're, what, 20?"
She blushed and covered her obviously 60 year old face. "No silly, I'm 35."
Ew. Could have fooled me.
From the beginning, things went smoothly. When people looked at my nametag, then up to me, I was given the respect that Doctor Morris deserved. The homeless people never complained. They took their turkey and moved on.
"Excuse me, doctor?"
I turned around. "Yes?"
"Hi. My name is Sharol. This my little boy. We're volunteering here as well. I just wanted to know if you could look at this rash on his bum and maybe tell me what would be the appropriate cream to put on it."
"Um... I... sure."
I'm a fucking idiot.
So there I was, in the bathroom with an 11 year old boy with his pants down to his ankles. Needless to say, this isn't actually how I envisioned spending my Thanksgiving.
"Ma'am, it looks like your son has a rash."
"We know that--"
"Well if you knew that, then why am I here?"
"We don't know what to do about it."
"Put some cream on it."
With that, I walked off with my bad self.
As the day progressed, more homeless people crowded into the huge gym. One man in particular actually brought his plate back to me. His facial hair was extremely long, a black tobogan rested on his head.
"Uh, yessuh. My turkey, it's dry."
"Oh I'm sorry, it'll be okay."
"No it won't. I want to see the manager."
"Excuse me? You got that turkey for free. Do you want your money back?"
"I want to make sure that we get the best qualty turkey that we can."
"Let me reiterate. How much did you pay for that turkey?"
"You listen to me, you doctor. Just because you make alot of money doesn't make you better than me, you dog fucker."
Great, I see the correlation that all doctors fuck dogs. Seeng as how I'm not really a doctor, that means the joke's on him. Ha!
"What did you just call me?"
"I want some better turkey!"
"Are you this picky when you're digging through the trash cans?"
"Wha? Did you just--"
"NO, let me finish. Do you knock on the door of the house that threw out their food and complain that their trash isn't to your liking? Do you ask them to throw out better trash next time?"
"Why you--"
"Here, let me dump it in the trash over here. Maybe then it'll taste a little better."
Needless to say, several people weren't happy with Doctor Morris' actions. I decided to leave before somebody choked on a bone and needed a real doctor. Only then, I'd be in really deep shit. Right before I left, two homeless guys got into a fight. If only I had my camcorder on me, I could have recorded it and sold it on e-bay.
On my way home, I stopped at the only open restaurant and bought a turkey sandwich and fries. When I walked into my home, I had several messages asking me why I wasn't at the family's Thanksgiving lunch (It's always our tradition to eat early).
That concludes my awful Thanksgiving Day.
Fuck Thanksgiving.
Fuck it in its thankful ass.