1. The concept of “alone time” becomes obsolete.
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2. What’s an indoor voice?
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3. The kids table is forever.
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4. The kitchen is a sanctuary, and stepping foot in it during turkey preparation is the eighth deadly sin.
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5. The evening’s schedule consists of: shouting, eating, more shouting, more eating. Maybe throw some football games in there. Then more eating.
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6. Ceremonial torturing of the youngest cousin is a ritual.
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7. The grandparents get final say. On everything.
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8. There is no such thing as “having a filter,” unless we're talking about Instagram.
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9. You’re afraid to bring significant others home.
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10. In fact, the movie “My Big Fat Greek Wedding” is the most comparable example to Thanksgiving Dinner.
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11. Incessant interrupting is included in basic conversation etiquette.
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12. The Golden Rule: If they didn’t hear you, talk louder.
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13. Stories from the past will be re-told. Mostly the embarrassing ones.
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14. Inevitable brawling erupts over who gets the last serving of mashed potatoes.
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15. Unexpected confrontation usually goes down.
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16. A large portion of time is spent orchestrating a group family photo. Cue kids complaining.
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17. There's usually some sort of group game that is taken way out of hand.
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18. "Who's hosting next year?" is always the elephant (turkey?) in the room.
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19. You end up with way, way, way too much food.
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20. And we're always reminded in the best way why family always comes first.
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