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If you\u2019re having trouble suppressing the brat in you this Thanksgiving, you\u2019re not alone. Read on to find out how to fake it until you make it or Thanksgiving is over.<\/p>\n
Adopt an attitude of gratitude<\/b><\/p>\n
So what you find out that your younger sister deleted every episode of the Great British Bake Off<\/i> from your DVR to make space for Catfish<\/i> reruns?! Now you have more quality time to spend with your grandma so she tell you the story about her youth that you\u2019ve heard 90 other times!<\/p>\n
Mask your criticism as compliments<\/b><\/p>\n
End every sentence with, \u201cI\u2019m saying this because I love you,\u201d even if what is about to come out of your mouth is middle-school-bully-level mean. Aunt decide to get bangs? And cut them herself? We both know that you\u2019re not going to filter your reaction, so tattoo this phrase on your middle finger for backup.<\/p>\n
Fake introspection<\/b><\/p>\n
Say you\u2019re thankful for the shittiest parts of your life to make it appear as though you\u2019ve gained perspective and appreciate a challenge. Find out that your brother moved into your room while you were at college? Not to fear, killing the basement cockroaches is building character. Plus, it\u2019s like playing the Wii in real life! Lucky duck!<\/p>\n
Say you\u2019re a team player without following through<\/b><\/p>\n
Sure, you said that you would \u201cdress the turkey,\u201d but being at home surrounded by your childhood books is bringing out the Amelia Bedelia in you. Go shopping instead. The turkey would look so cute in that dress you\u2019ve been eyeing at Forever 21.<\/p>\n
Leave a trace<\/b><\/p>\n
If anyone tries to call bullshit on your bullshit, you\u2019re going to want receipts. Hide your holiday gift wish list and strategically place a manifesto titled \u201cGifts for the People I\u2019m Grateful For\u201d on the kitchen table. Act surprised when everyone finds it. As an insurance measure, add \u201chomemade\u201d to the footnotes. <\/p>\n
I wish you the best of luck this Thanksgiving, but not that much luck because I still want some left over for me. I totally get that being a brat isn\u2019t easy. In fact, I\u2019m not being commissioned to write this advice, but I\u2019m thankful because it\u2019s preparing me for life as a Creative Writing Major. <\/p>\n
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By Audrey Fromson Nov. 22, 2018 \u00a0 If you\u2019re having trouble suppressing the brat in you this Thanksgiving, you\u2019re not alone. Read on to find out how to fake it until you make it or Thanksgiving is over. Adopt an attitude of gratitude So what you find out that your younger sister deleted every episode of the Great British Bake Off from your DVR to make space for Catfish reruns?! Now you have more quality time to spend with your grandma so she tell you the story about her youth that you\u2019ve heard 90 other times! Mask your criticism as compliments End every sentence with, \u201cI\u2019m saying this because I love you,\u201d even if what is about to come out of your mouth is middle-school-bully-level mean. Aunt decide to get bangs? And cut them herself? We both know that you\u2019re not going to filter your reaction, so tattoo this phrase on your middle finger for backup. Fake introspection Say you\u2019re thankful for the shittiest parts of your life to make it appear as though you\u2019ve gained perspective and appreciate a challenge. Find out that your brother moved into your room while you were at college? Not to fear, killing the basement cockroaches is building character. Plus, it\u2019s like playing the Wii in real life! Lucky duck! Say you\u2019re a team player without following through Sure, you said that you would \u201cdress the turkey,\u201d but being at home surrounded by your childhood books is bringing out the Amelia Bedelia in you. Go shopping instead. The turkey would look so cute in that dress you\u2019ve been eyeing at Forever 21. Leave a trace If anyone tries to call bullshit on your bullshit, you\u2019re going to want receipts. Hide your holiday gift wish list and strategically place a manifesto titled \u201cGifts for the People I\u2019m Grateful For\u201d on the kitchen table. Act surprised when everyone finds it. As an insurance measure, add \u201chomemade\u201d to the footnotes. I wish you the best of luck this Thanksgiving, but not that much luck because I still want some left over for me. I totally get that being a brat isn\u2019t easy. In fact, I\u2019m not being commissioned to write this advice, but I\u2019m thankful because it\u2019s preparing me for life as a Creative Writing Major.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[1],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/chicagoshadydealer.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1397"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/chicagoshadydealer.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/chicagoshadydealer.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/chicagoshadydealer.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/chicagoshadydealer.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1397"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/chicagoshadydealer.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1397\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2430,"href":"https:\/\/chicagoshadydealer.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1397\/revisions\/2430"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/chicagoshadydealer.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1397"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/chicagoshadydealer.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1397"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/chicagoshadydealer.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1397"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}