1. You're home for the holidays – no work, no obligations, just chillin'...
2. ...aaaannd then you remember you gotta spend the holidays with your fam and all your chill goes out the window.
3. But, you haven't seen everyone all together for a hot minute, so this is a good thing, right? RIGHT??
4. It's time for the festivities to begin! Somehow the entire population of Wakanda, AKA your extended family, can squeeze into one room.
5. Noisy doesn't even BEGIN to describe the state of your home. Is that the sound of a stampede chasing its prey? Nah, that's just my family talking over one another.
6. Meanwhile, your mom's cheffin' it up in the kitchen, without ANYONE'S help.
My mom made everyone get out of her picture with the food cause "ain't nobody help"
7. The aunties have pulled you aside to ask if you're married yet. Like, calm down Auntie Gladys, I'm barely an adult.
8. And then there's the one auntie that asks if you remember them from when you were little.
When you are at a family function and that relative you haven't seen since you were 0.05minutes old asks if you remember them. #growingupblack
9. The uncles are on the other side of the room, talkin' politics like they're members of Congress, when really they have no idea what they're talking about. #noshade #justfacts
"That 1 uncle that gets drunk and starts telling lies" #BlackFamilyCookouts #blackcookouts #BlackfamilyBBQ #BlackBBQ
10. And the little cousins are out here wildin' off of all the candy they snuck in before dinner time.
11. And it is in this moment, that you realize, that you moved out for a reason. And this was that reason.
12. Finally, dinner is served! That one wannabe pastor uncle then takes it upon himself to say grace, and it takes EONS!
When you been waiting 10 minutes for grace to be over #ThanksgivingWithBlackFamilies
13. Time to dig in. Finally, a meal that didn't come from the prepared food aisle at the grocery store.
14. The conversation continues at the adult table: politics, soccer, when you're going to take that ring out of your nose...
15. Meanwhile, at the kids table, they're finally actin' right cuz you gave them your phone after they nagged you for it for the past three hours.
16. Alas, the food is done, and now it's time time for presents to be opened and your living room to turn into an explosion of wrapping paper and ribbon.
17. You gotta do presents roll call-style cuz if everyone went up at once, it would be a blood bath.
18. And, of course, you get called by one of your cousins' names, even though y'all are two whole-ass separate people.
19. But your present was some much needed cash, so it doesn't even matter.
Migos : "Call me what you want but you can't call me broke" Me : MONEY
20. The night is coming to an end, finally...
21. But not before y'all commemorate the night with one big family photo!
22. And after y'all figure out who's taking the photo and on what...
I for real love when old people take photos with their iPads
23. ...you look at the pic and smile, cuz even though your fam is extra AF, you wouldn't have it any other way.
