I spend Thanksgiving alone on purpose.
Backstory
It started when I moved to a new town and didn't know anyone yet. Four whole days all to myself to do whatever I wanted. Eat, nap, eat, walk on beach, eat, listen to music. I loved it. Then when I made friends, they insisted on having me over to their gatherings. That was fun, but not the same. It is very hard to be a guest at someone's holiday family gathering no matter how nice everyone is. Especially if you are the only non relative. So, after years of trying to be a good sport, I decided I liked my Thanksgiving tradition better. It worked well later on when divorced and had to divide the holidays. I didn't mind giving up Thanksgiving since my birthday is at Christmas. And my ex was gracious and flexible. Now my beautiful, married, adult daughter still honors my Thanksgiving tradition. I love her for that! by Dragonflower in Six-Word Memoirs on Nov 19, 2012 | 
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canadafreeze says,
My brother celebrates the same way, and his friends respects it. Happy four days off in a row:-)Larry_D._Smith says,
Good question for Six-Word Questions.Dragonflower says,
Larry: sorry, I don't understand your comment. This is the first time I've ever truly admtted my Tgiving tradition in such a declarative way. It was meant to be a statement of joy. How can it be a question? The "alone" part isn't as important as the "on purpose" part. I'm interested in why you think it would be a good question.Dragonflower says,
Oh, leave it to me to talk back, unknowingly, to the editor in chief!! I just read the Thanks for Sixes story and realized what I'd done. It just sums up for me how much I love this site. In my writer's groups, that are in person, there is always someone who feels they can tell other people what to do. You know, instead of just commenting. So here is my big moment to declare to the world (sort of) that I spend Thanksgiving alone and someone suggests it would be a good question. Ticked me off, to tell you the truth! Funny, funny. Didn't know it was the editor and founder making the suggestion. That's the way it should be though, isn't it? To be allowed to feel our own feelings? I've never felt that way before. Thanks for creating this marvelous space and thank you for your question suggestion. I've been thinking about it since you commented, but all my questions have 7 words so far. At least I have a year to mull it over and get it down to six. Happiest Thanksgiving 2012!L2L3 says,
I could be wrong but am guessing that he meant the comment for the holiday indulgence memoir, which also had a backstory and is on the same page. Have seen something similiar in the past. Not even the benevolent dictator is always... Hehehe...