Modern Thanksgiving Was Invented to Drive You Nuts

In a way, it has always been a celebration of stress

Livia Gershon
Forge
Published in
7 min readNov 15, 2019

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Illustration: Dan Woodger

AAh, Thanksgiving. The day when families reunite, when the stuffing is just like grandma used to make, when everyone takes a much-needed break from work and school to count their blessings together.

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Livia Gershon
Forge
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Freelance writer: Longreads, The Guardian, Quartz, Aeon, Boston Globe, Vice, JSTOR Daily, etc. liviagershon@gmaiI, liviagershon.com