Thanksgiving Blues

Traditionally speaking, Thanksgiving has been a deep rooted Holiday for me because of all the wonderful memories and little traditions I shared with my family when my Mom was alive. Also, since my birthday falls right around and sometimes on Thanksgiving, it has always been my favorite Holiday.

This is the first year to spend Thanksgiving as a Vegan. This means that I have a choice to turn past traditions into new ones, however, I struggle with integrating my Vegan values in with the standard Thanksgiving dinner that my family participates in. So I have really put up a fight this year because I just don't want to be around or affiliated with the mass need to kill a turkey in order to have a Thanksgiving dinner.

Turkey's suffer a horrific death for Thanksgiving and either people don't care or they are not educated. In talking to people I know and in general, I have noticed a complete lack of compassion and that in itself is giving me the Thanksgiving Blues.