1.
This pre-Thanksgiving anxiety:
2.
And this more intense anxiety:
4.
Hoping this is the year:
5.
But finding out it's not:
6.
Not taking it so well:
7.
When your parents add insult to injury:
9.
This threat/reminder to anyone who would leave you behind:
11.
The barely concealed disdain:
12.
The suffering in silence:
13.
The smiling through the tears:
15.
And the re-evaluation of your entire life:
16.
When your table mates make things worse:
17.
The realization that maybe it's you:
18.
And finally... acceptance: