Quote Originally Posted by Dhiana View Post
I worked all the holidays through high school and the first couple of years of college. I NEEDED the money! I was thankful for the extra hours and the premium pay. Bring on the crazy shoppers I said, many who work retail already live paycheck to paycheck. Thanksgiving is a lost day of pay for many.

Appreciating and being thankful for those around you is not a one day/year event, it is an everyday habit.
Yes, thank you.

But so many here insist that I *WILL* appreciate what I have, dammit! on the holiday for which that appreciation has been scheduled. And that appreciation takes the form of staying at home. One size fits all regardless.