Happyish Holidays: The Worst Thanksgiving Ever?

Thanks For Asking

Feelings & Co.

Society & Culture, Personal Journals, Health & Fitness, Mental Health

4.7 • 13.4K Ratings

🗓️ 14 November 2024

⏱️ 59 minutes

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Subscribe to TTFA Anthologies here. Two days after Nora’s husband Aaron died, she celebrated Thanksgiving with her family. Well... maybe not “celebrated.” Every year, millions of people do the same thing during the holidays. In this episode, we talk with some of those folks, including Dr. Lucy Kalanithi and comedian Amber Tozer. We also spend some time with some of the women of the Hot Young Widows Club, talking about their hopes and dreams for the upcoming year. Plus, stories of some of the worst holidays ever. _ Come see the Happyish Holidays Live Show: A Petty LIttle Christmas at The Parkway Theatre in Minneapolis on December 4th and 5th, or join the livestream on December 5th! _ It’s the most wonderful time of the year… um, but is it really? The holiday season can be complicated. Sometimes instead of cozy nights with hot cocoa and meaningful moments, we get tears, ruined plans, and nights spent hiding in the bathroom at family parties. If the holiday season hasn’t always lived up to your expectations, join us for Happyish Holidays, a collection of holidays gone wrong presented by Terrible, Thanks for Asking. Happyish Holidays to you and yours! Terrible, Thanks for Asking tells the real stories of real people who have lived through the terrible things in life. TTFA Anthologies are a curated collection of some of our best stories; released in seasons that focus on a specific topic. You can find our entire episode catalog ad-free on Apple+ or Patreon. Created and hosted by Nora McInerny. - Find Nora’s weekly newsletter here! Also, check out Nora on YouTube. _ The Feelings & Co. team is Nora McInerny, Claire McInerny, Marcel Malekebu and Grace Barry. _ Find all our shows at www.feelingsand.co.

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0:20.9	Hi, guys, it's Nora. If you like what we've done here on Terrible Thanks for asking,
0:25.9	you might want to check out our YouTube channel. We have two new videos going up every week
0:31.9	over at YouTube.com slash at Feelings, A-N-D-Co. That's Feelings and and co there's a link to it in our show description
0:41.5	so see over on youtube if that's what you're into what a sales gal I am I basically just assume that you
0:51.5	are always here and always recording like Like, it's the Truman Show,
0:57.4	but with our ears. Okay.
1:04.9	We're recording. Oh, shit. Now we're recording. We need some signal. Like,
1:10.0	how do I start? Do I say this is terrible things for asking? I can't remember. this is terrible? Thanks for asking. I can't remember.
1:19.5	This is terrible. Thanks for asking. The holidays can be a really difficult time for a lot of people.
1:27.5	And you have all these parties and people keep expecting cheer. And they ask how you're doing and they want you to say amazing. I love everything. Cheer, cheer, joy.
1:30.4	But a lot of people don't feel that.
1:33.4	They'd rather respond with, terrible.
1:36.3	Thanks for asking.
1:38.5	And if that's you, you're going to love this show.
1:44.1	We put together a holiday special filled with different kinds of holiday stories.
1:52.0	Stories that are sad and funny and wacky and weird.
1:56.7	Basically like every holiday you've ever experienced, except without food, because I didn't bring enough for everybody.
2:27.4	So here we go. My family was never great at holidays.
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