For years my little sister (who shall remain nameless) has been under the impression that she, and the rest of my family, have been to see the Statue of Liberty on a family vacation. I have tried to convince her that we have never been to see the Statue of Liberty, that the family has never been anywhere east of Flaming Gorge, Utah, and that she must have been dreaming. (Just to clarify, I did ask her if she was confused and thought that the Statue of Liberty was located in Las Vegas at the New York New York Casino. She assured me that no, it was the Statue of Liberty in New York.) I don't know if she still suffers from this delusion but I've always thought it was quite humorous....how could she be so adamant that the family had been to New York when clearly we hadn't, and no one else thought so?
I guess I have to apologize to my sister....it appears that I suffer from a similar condition. This week is Thanksgiving and there is nothing I love more than ham on Thanksgiving. I also love leftover ham sandwiches the whole week after Thanksgiving. I mentioned this to my mother and she assured me that we have never had ham on Thanksgiving. She said that Thanksgiving, aka Turkey Day, has always been about turkey, no ham, and that it would be disgraceful to have a Thanksgiving meal without turkey.
Am I crazy? I distinctly remember ham as being one of the staple meats served every Thanksgiving. I couldn't get a clear response from any of my siblings on the ham and turkey issue....maybe it's a family conspiracy to get me to think we've never had ham. Have you ever seen the movie about the woman who has a son and the next day she wakes up and her son is gone, and it's like her son was erased from her life, no one can remember him, she is the only one who does, and she spends the next 1.5 hours trying to convince everyone that she's not crazy, that she really does have a son, and that he may still be alive? It's kind of like that....except I don't have red hair, or a son, but I'm pretty sure that people are trying to erase my memory of ham at Thanksgiving and trust me, I AM willing to spend at least 1.5 minutes (not hours, I do have a life) convincing everyone that I'm not crazy. What is wrong with ham and why can't I eat it on Thanksgiving?
Who started the so called "tradition" that a true Thanksgiving meal had to consist of turkey? Why can't it be ham? Am I alone in my ham obsession/fantasy/craving?
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I've never been to Thanksgiving dinner at your house, but I do recall you telling me that you requested a ham one year and your mom denied you. I have to agree with her--Thanksgiving is all about turkey, Kandis! Maybe you could have ham for Christmas?
I think we've always had ham when we've done the big Thanksgiving meals at Kathryn's church, haven't we?? Now I'M wondering if I'm suffering from delusions too!! I LOVE ham ANYTIME! We're having Ham on Thanksgiving at Shar's...come on by if you find you're still losing the ham battle come the big day. :)
Please, no one encourage this child to demand ham. Let me just say, ALL grocery stores in America carry ham. And a BIG P.S. Last year you were the only one home for Thanksgiving so your beloved parents sacrificed their beloved turkey dinner and had ham. That surely proves our love for you.
Hmmm. Have you had any injuries to your head that you know of? That might explain this mix up...Just walk into any home with Thanksgiving decorations out and you are sure to find a cute little turkey in a pilgrim hat...i've never seen a pig dressed like a pilgrim...I think your confusion may be the fact that most people serve ham AND turkey for Christmas. I've really not known any Pearsons who weren't all about that lovely dry turkey for Thanksgiving...
Yay Kandis! Thank you so much for your response! We were talking about Shawshank the other day. You know my friend Lisa, ( The Nielsen Nuthouse) her husband Joel was saying it's his favorite movie of all time too. you are gonna love Enchanted! Did you see Dan in real life? I asked my mom that when she was in town last week and she said, "I haven't talked to him for awhile, why, is everything alright?" HAHAHAHA she thought it was so funny when I told her it's a movie. And then I took her to it, and she loved it. We also saw Lars and the real girl and that's the one she went home and told Mike and Charlotte they have to see. Have you seen it yet? I'm dying to hear what you think!! I've seen it twice, Dan in real life 3 times and enchanted twice. Let me know!
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